Our 10 hectare university botanic garden is set amongst beautiful mature woodlands on the southern outskirts of Durham City. We provide an academic resource to the university for teaching and research as well as offering educational visits to schools. Visitors are...

2000 hectares of mixed woodland lying between the Wear and Tees valleys on the edge of the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Hamsterley is a delightful oasis of broadleaved and coniferous woodland, sprawling along the sides of a sheltered valley.

It’s a garden for gardeners, with a design that looks to the future. From the country’s largest collection of European plants in the Ornamental Garden to the very unusual plants found in the Poison Garden, there’s an enormous variety of plants and trees. Many...

Delamere Forest is Cheshire's largest area of woodland and is a place for families to let off steam, escape the crowds and find peace in the heart of the forest. Delamere is also a haven for wildlife including the beautiful small tortoiseshell butterfly, greater...

This woodland was the second Forest Park created by the Forestry Commission back in 1948, and remains its most northerly. Glenmore holds one of the few remaining pockets of ancient Caledonian Pinewood in Scotland. Major work is underway to preserve and expand this...

Relax and enjoy the contemporary design and striking modern planting of this stunning 4 acre garden. A 21st century plantsman’s paradise, set within magnificent ‘Capability’ Brown parkland and complemented by an excellent restaurant and plant sales area.

Harlow Carr is a garden dominated by water, stone and woodland and is very much part of the surrounding Yorkshire landscape.

From the all access Ridding Wood trail to the demanding Silurian Way, from Go Ape to The North Face Trail, amazing sculpture to great food, Grizedale offers an unrivalled day out for everyone. Come and visit us and discover an outdoor experience you will want to come...

The Museum Gardens date back to the 1830s when the Yorkshire Philosophical Society opened the museum. They appointed landscape architect, Sir John Murray Naysmith, to draw up a design for the gardens which was subsequently laid out in the Gardenesque style to show...

With 40 acres of garden and open estate, choosing a suitable location to enjoy a picnic should not be too difficult!