Barnsdale Gardens
Nature Reserves, Country Parks & Beaches · Oakham, Rutland
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 9am
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What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
Free parking for cars and coaches. Disabled spaces available and bookable in advance; shaded dog-parking spaces provided (dogs not admitted to gardens, nursery or tea rooms).
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
Barnsdale Gardens holds Britain's largest collection of individually designed gardens. The site includes a Modern Estate Garden, Rock Feature, Memorial Garden, Gentleman's Cottage Garden, Japanese Garden, Versailles Rose Garden, Children's Garden, Woodland Walk, Fruit Orchard, Allotment, and many others. There is a Tea Garden with a menu, a plant nursery where you can buy plants, and a shop. The gardens are open every day with no need to book in advance.
Mar-Oct: gardens & nursery 9:00-17:00 (last entry 16:00), tea room 9:00-16:30. Nov-Feb: gardens & nursery 10:00-16:00 (last entry 15:00), tea room 10:00-15:30. Closed 24th-26th December. Under-18s free.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Wellies
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Magnifying glass
- Spare carrier bagFor the wet things. There are always wet things.
- Bum bag
- Waterproof trousers
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
- Notebook
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