Introduction
Garden visiting is an important way of finding inspiration, ideas and hints and tips to help improve your garden.
RHS members can enjoy free access to more than 140 gardens in the UK, 23 in Europe and one in the USA (full details appear in the RHS Members' Handbook or download the Recommended Gardens booklet) plus the four RHS gardens: Wisley in Surrey, Rosemoor in Devon, Hyde Hall in Essex and Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire.
Download the RHS Recommended Gardens booklet, detailing gardens offering free entry to RHS members (Adobe Acrobat pdf 3.93MB)
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Before your next holiday, search here for the best gardens
to visit while you are away. You'll return not just with memories,
but with exciting new ideas for your garden.
The list of gardens has been compiled by Charles Quest-Ritson.
To find details of a particular garden enter the name or
part of the name in the first box. For a list of gardens in
any county simply select a county and search.
To narrow down the search tick any of the additional criteria
such as 'plantsman' and then search. Choose from the list
of gardens returned and click on 'details' for a description
of the garden, opening times, entry fees and facilities.
RHS events
Many of the gardens within the Free Access Scheme also hold events in association with the RHS. To find out if a garden contributes to this programme view the RHS Event Finder for a searchable listing by region. Alternatively, call for an RHS Events Calendar on 0845 062 1111 or e-mail: membership@rhs.org.uk. Further details of events can also be found in the gardens and events sections of The Garden.
National Gardens Scheme
The National Gardens Scheme Garden Finder contains details of the thousands of gardens that open for charity.
Find out more about the NGS and its open garden scheme
