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Goodnestone Park Gardens

RHS Partner Garden
GOODNESTONE PARK GARDENS

Free access for RHS Members at selected times

The Street
Goodnestone
Canterbury
Kent
CT3 1PJ
England

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Free RHS Member days
9am–5pm (10am–4pm in October–March), Wednesday, 2 January–24 December. Plus daily in April and September

Telephone
01304 840107

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About the garden

This diverse garden at Goodnestone Park surrounds an 18th-century manor house. Formal areas with terraced lawns, shaped yews and a box parterre can be found near the house, offering views of the surrounding parkland. A series of stone steps and yew hedges lead visitors from the house to a lime avenue and an adjoining arboretum.

The nearby woodland garden is home to many acid-loving plants. One of the garden’s most renowned features, the walled garden, comprises three walled enclosures connected by a central lawn, with views to the village’s 12th-century church. A holly walk and a second tree-lined avenue run parallel to the walled garden, while a second arboretum lies to the west.

Visitors can also relax on the exotic jungle patio, wandering through the greenhouse dedicated to cacti and succulents or trying produce from the no-dig vegetable and herb garden in The Old Dairy Café.

Facilities

  • Dogs welcome
  • Parking
  • Plant sales
  • Refreshments
  • Toilets

Key features

  • Wildflower meadow
  • Woodland
  • Herbaceous border
  • Wildlife planting and features

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.