Gardens

Buckinghamshire is blessed with some of the finest gardens in England. Ranging from spectacular landscape gardens with astounding vistas to enchanting country cottages best enjoyed with a cream tea in hand.

There is an abundance of charming and internationally acclaimed gardens. No visit to the Gardens of Bucks would be complete without a visit to the world famous Stowe Landscape Gardens. Described as the finest outdoor work of art in Europe, Stowe is one of the first and foremost great English landscape gardens. Enjoy the charming and internationally acclaimed gardens at Chenies Manor, Winner of the Historic Houses Associations and Christies Garden of the Year Award in 2009 or visit the stunning gardens of the former home of Enid Blyton at the Old Thatch.  For those who wish to go on a group tour, why not visit the luxurious gardens at Waddesdon Manor.

If you’re looking for special finds, discover the secret Lyde Gardens in Bledow, the Cowper and Newton Museum Gardens in Olney or the sunken garden at Ascott House  in Wing or the historic Boarstall Duck Decoy and Nature Reserve is well worth a trip.

Over the summer months over a 100 of Buckinghamshire's glorious private gardens are open to the public as part of the National Garden Scheme.

Enjoy a spot of horticultural retail therapy find Buckinghamshire’s finest garden centres at World’s End in Wendover, Marlow, Bicester, Waterperry Gardens near Thame and the Waddesdon Manor’s Plant Centre. The Wendover and Waddesdon Centres are ideally located on a return journey to London via the A41 or A413 whilst Waterperry Gardens and the Bicester Garden Centre are both conveniently located en-route to the M40.