Hidcote
Free RHS Member days
11am–4pm, Saturday and Sunday, 1 January–31 March and 4 August–30 November. Plus daily, 17 February–31 March and September–November (10am–5pm from 24 March)
About the garden
Nestled in a North Cotswold hamlet, Hidcote is an Arts and Crafts-inspired garden created by passionate plantsman and talented designer Major Lawrence Johnston. Using Hidcote as a blank canvas, Johnston designed the garden in phases from 1907 to 1938, filling the borders with newly discovered plants and exotic rarities gathered during plant expeditions around the world.
The 10.5-acre garden takes visitors on a journey through intimate formal areas, revealing a different atmosphere or new vista at every turn. A central axis running from east to west, and another from north to south, form corridors off which the garden rooms can be found, each one with its own character and personality.
Johnson used to open the garden to the public on a few days each year, until, in 1948, he gifted Hidcote to the National Trust. Johnston and Hidcote – now a Grade I-listed garden – gave the name to many plants, such as Hypericum ‘Hidcote’, Lavandula ‘Hidcote’ and Rosa ‘Lawrence Johnston’.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Herbaceous border
- Pond or lake
- Autumn colour
- Colour themed borders
- Cottage planting
Get involved
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.