Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens
Free RHS Member days
February–April and August–October, when open (excluding special events)
About the garden
The family home of the Hasells since 1679, Dalemain is a beautiful mixture of Mediaeval, Tudor and Georgian, situated in a landscape of rolling parkland, lakes and rugged Cumbrian hills. It forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Alongside different fashions and architectural styles, in this garden visitors can find national-standard collection of plants, including over 200 old-fashioned roses and over fifty variegated plants and heritage apple varieties. Dalemain is also home to the Stumpery, made from 200-year old Oak Trees, and Lobb’s Wood, a leafy green wild woodland.
There is the Animal Garden, with animal-themed plants such as Bears Breeches, foxgloves, Snake Bark Maple, Hare’s Ear and many more. The garden is well known for having won the Historic Houses Garden of the Year Award in 2013.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Rock garden
- Herbaceous border
- Autumn colour
- Champion trees
- Colour themed borders
- Winter garden
Get involved
The RHS is the UK’s gardening charity, helping people and plants to grow - nurturing a healthier, happier world, one person and one plant at a time.