Shuttleworth Swiss Garden
Free RHS Member days
Monday and Thursday, when open
About the garden
The Swiss Garden was created by Lord Robert Henley Ongley in the 1820s in a ‘Swiss Picturesque’ style and boasts 13 listed buildings and artefacts within its nine-acre grounds. Embellished with Victorian features during the 1870s by Joseph Shuttleworth, the garden and its buildings sit within the wider landscape of Old Warden Park.
Scented shrubs and snowdrops provide interest in winter, while spring showcases a host of yellow daffodils covering many of the Swiss Garden’s banks, along with early tree blossom and an interesting range of alpine plants and bulbs in the rock garden. Rhododendrons blaze with rich colour in May and June, followed by herbaceous planting in garden borders and seasonal bedding in the Dolphin Tazza bed. In autumn, deciduous trees lose their leaves and open up views across the garden.
Admission includes entry to Shuttleworth's internationally acclaimed collection of historic aircraft and motor vehicles.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Accessible garden
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Rock garden
- Sculpture
- Woodland
- Glasshouse (open to public)
- Pond or lake
- Autumn colour
- Champion trees
Get involved
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