This year we are celebrating 30 years of 2-for-1 Gardens, and we have 407 gardens taking part, from local hidden gems to national landmarks! To kick off your year of garden visits, we’ve picked out some of the 2-for-1 Gardens in the scheme this year which are perfect for a visit this month. Head out with your 2-for-1 Gardens card and enjoy saving money on days out with friends and family, whilst gathering lots of garden inspiration!
Our 2-for-1 Gardens 2024 guide is available to buy online, as part of our May issue value pack. Order your May issue, including 2-for-1 Gardens card and guide, online here which includes our May issue, 2-for-1 Gardens guide and 4 free seed packs.
The Savill Garden
The Savill Garden is a jewel in the heart of Windsor Great Park. This is a great garden to visit no matter the time of year, different gardens flow into each other like the changing of the seasons. Highlights include the modern rose garden with raised walkway, winding woodland paths and large waterfall. When visiting in late spring, head to the shady woodland garden with trilliums, erythroniums and little primulas.
Find out more about The Savill Garden in our 2-for-1 Garden scheme.
Visit The Savill Garden website for further details.
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dog: Not permitted
- Single Visitor Discount: Available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Athelhampton
Athelhampton House and Gardens, near Dorchester, combine grandeur and charm. The poet and novelist Thomas Hardy had a life-long relationship with Athelhapton, his first visit was as a young apprentice stonemason, when he painted a watercolour of the gatehouse. The house was the inspiration for Bathsheba’s farm in Far From the Madding Crowd and the setting for the The Dame of Athelhall, a poem about unrequited love.
Find out more about Athelhampton in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Athelhampton website for further details
- Disabled access: Full access
- Dog: Permitted on the lead
- Single Visitor Discount: Available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Dyffryn Gardens
Dyffryn Gardens, just west of Cardiff, joined our 2 for 1 Gardens scheme in 1994 and was described as ‘one of Wales’s greatest gardens’, this is just as true today. Lovingly restored by the National Trust, these elegant gardens comprise a series of ‘rooms’ that have a distinct Italianate feel, including the wisteria-covered Pompeian garden, cloisters and a rose garden.
Find out more about Dyffryn Gardens in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Dyffryn Gardens website for further details
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dog: Permitted on the lead
- Single Visitor Discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Arley Hall and Gardens
Arley Hall and Gardens, Cheshire, regularly steals the show on TV. It has played host to weddings and funerals in Coronation Street, features in Netflix series Fool Me Once, and most famously was one blown to smithereens in the finale of Peaky Blinders. The gardens have their own sense of drama, featuring a renowned double herbaceous border, cottage and rose garden, and rootery filled with riotous colour.
Find out more about Arley Hall and Gardens in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Arley Hall and Gardens website for further details
- Disabled access: Full access
- Dog: Permitted on the lead
- Single Visitor Discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Birr Castle Demesne
Birr Castle Demesne, in County Offaly, has been shaped over the centuries by the ambition of its residents – the Earls of Rosse. The star attraction is the 17-metre-long telescope, once the biggest in the world. The family are also planting pioneers, with collections from around the world. Recent plant hunting trips have taken them to Kyrgzstan, Iran and Bhutan.
Find out more about Birr Castle Demesne in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Birr Castle Demesne website for further details
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dog: Not permitted
- Single Visitor Discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Dawyck Botanic Garden
If you’re planning a visit, now is the time to go to Dawyck Botanic Garden, in the Scottish borders. There is lots to enjoy in every season, with wonders great and small along the winding paths, from blue Himalayan poppies to towering redwoods. The heritage tree collection also boasts some of the UK’s oldest and tallest specimens, including mighty Douglas Firs.
Find out more about Dawyck Botanic Garden in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Dawyck Botanic Garden website for further details
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dog: Not permitted
- Single Visitor Discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Dalemain
Dalemain, in Cumbria, may host the Marmalade Awards, but the real treats are in the gardens. These are a living historical record of different gardening styles. The formality of the Elizabethan knot garden vies with the romance of an English cottage garden, all set against the backdrop of Lakeland fells. It is a garden of contrasts – between structure and nature, detail and grandeur.
Find out more about Dalemain in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Dalemain website for further details
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dog: Not permitted
- Single Visitor Discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Light refreshments
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