Dumfries House Estate

About the garden

Dumfries House is located at the centre of 600 acres of gardens. In 2007, His Majesty King Charles III appealed to save Dumfries House, a historic estate and home to a unique collection of Chippendale furniture. 

Since then, a series of formal gardens have been developed. These include a Japanese garden, woodland gardens, flower gardens, water features, azalea beds, mazes, a health and wellbeing garden and tree-lined avenues. There is also an arboretum and a wide variety of tree and shrub plantings throughout the grounds. 

The five-acre walled garden comprises a one-acre education garden showcasing an A to Z of organic, heritage-focused vegetables, as well as fruits, herbs, edible flowers, dye plants and a wildlife garden. It also features various garden elements, including a large rose garden, topiary, numerous flower beds, formal parterres and four glasshouses, including a year-round display house and a melon house. 

Additionally, the gardens and designed landscape feature an increasing number of traditionally made garden structures and buildings, developed as part of the King’s Foundation educational and training program for traditional skills and crafts. Dumfries House now serves as the headquarters of the King’s Foundation.