Open Gardens in Yorkshire

Bellerby Open Gardens
Sunday 13th July 2014
Bellerby Open Gardens is a regular fund raising event for local good causes, with many of the residents having opened their gardens for a number of years. Over a dozen gardens regularly open (often many more) both large and small, ....


Boston Spa Open Gardens
Sunday 13th July 2014
Boston Spa boasts the longest Georgian High Street in Yorkshire and this year there will be 12 or more gardens open. These include 2 gardens that are open under the NGS and a Leeds in Bloom Gold medal winner. Some big, some small, all ....


Bridlington Old Town Secret Gardens
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2014
The Magnificent Secret Gardens of Old Town Bridlington. Merchants would stand in the gardens of their palatial Georgian houses to watch ships arriving at Bridlington harbour. The Old Town is one of the most complete Georgian high ....


Burley in Wharfedale Open Gardens
Saturday 21st June 2014
An opportunity to see six very different Burley gardens. They range from personal gardens that reflect a person's home and life style through to more public examples of gardens that enhance our village. This is the first time Burley has ....


Carperby Village Open Gardens
Sunday 6th July 2014
This is an annual fund raising event and features up to 20 gardens of varying size and interest. One of the gardens has been featured in local press and magazines. Most of the village is involved and this creates a wonderful ....


Cawthorne Open Gardens
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Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2013
Enjoy a memorable visit to the 20 private gardens in our lovely award winning village. Home made refreshments in the Parish Room and also at some gardens. Organ recital in church and a Bucks Fizz pit stop at one of our gardens! ....


Cornholme Open Gardens
Sunday 15th Jume 2014
Following the success of last year's event Cornholme is having its second Open Gardens day. Take a delightful walk around our lovely valley and explore the further reaches of Cornholme whilst discovering all sorts of beautiful views and ....


Cottingham Open Gardens
Sunday 22nd June 2014
A wide range of gardens in terms of both size (from a hundred square yards up to two acres and more) and design, offering a great opportunity for visitors to these normally private grounds, to get ideas for their own gardens and to talk to ....


Dunnington Open Gardens
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Sunday 28th April 2013
Award-winning vilage in Britain in Bloom. Several private gardens open in this bi-annual event. ....


East Harlsey Open Gardens
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014
A rare opportunity to vist 15 privately owned gardens not normally open to the public, from grand formal to english cottage gardens. Afterwards, enjoy cream teas at the village hall, and children can enter the Gnome Hunt Competition. ....


Ecclesfield Open Gardens
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014
Ecclesfield is a village in South Yorkshire, 5 miles north of Sheffield City Centre. The village has an extremely large medieval church at its centre and the church will be the focal point for the open gardens. 12 gardens in the village ....


Flockton and Emley Hidden Gardens
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014
A selection of lovely gardens small and large to cater for all tastes and including one NGS garden. ....


Gargrave Open Gardens
Saturday 17th May 2014
Come and discover the great variety of Gargrave's garden gems, with live music in gardens and other venues throughout this beautiful Yorkshire Dales village. One of the gardens is in the neighbouring village of Bell Busk, two miles ....


Great Ayton Open Gardens
Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2014
Over a dozen lovely gardens of all shapes and sizes. These will be a real treat for anyone interested in cottage or rockery gardens, growing your own flowers and foliage for flower arranging or just gaining a few ideas for your own garden. ....


Great Ouseburn Open Gardens
Sunday 4th May 2014
Wander through 12 outstanding hidden gardens. Enjoy the music festival at the church and large display of Morgan Cars on the Green. In the village hall enjoy home cooked food at the café and visit the craft fair. There will be fun and ....


Green Hammerton Open Gardens
Sunday 15th June 2014
A widely contrasting variety of gardens ranging from small featured gardens, orchards, wild flower areas, blasts of colours everywhere, old well-established large gardens, village allotments with lots of views over the Vale of York. ....


Helperby Hidden Gardens
Sunday 29th June 2014
Some 16 beautiful private gardens open to the public in Brafferton & Helperby. They are called "Hidden Gardens" because they are precisesly that - Helperby has a wide Main Street with cobbled borders, which are lined by houses, most of ....


Hepworth Garden Trail
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Sunday 8th July 2012
In this our eighth biennial Hepworth Garden Trail, enjoy a walk round 15 gardens, including the grounds of Hepworth J & I School, in this "Last of the Summer Wine" countryside. Art exhibition in Hepworth Church. Local produce stall. ....


Hook Open Gardens
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Sunday 30th June 2013
Starting from Hook Memorial Hall, there will be 14 gardens to visit, all shapes and sizes. Lavender Blue will be having a stall selling lovely lavender, pinks and bunches of cut flowers, also, the award-winning Jug and Bottle, a ....


Hull Open Gardens: The Avenues
Sunday 6th July and Sunday 13th July 2014
Every year since 1976 residents of the conservation area known as the Avenues open their gardens to the public to raise money for charity. This year we have 51 gardens opening with a massive diversity of gardening styles complimented ....


Hunmanby Hidden Gardens
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Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd June 2013
Keen gardeners in Hunmanby will once again be opening their gates in aid of Hunmanby In Bloom. Some gardens will be selling plants, garden produce and serving refreshments. Experts from Scarborough Parks & Gardens will be on hand on ....


Hutton Buscel Open Gardens
Sunday 22nd June 2014
Situated on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, Hutton Buscel is one of the prettiest villages in the National Park. 16 gardens will be open, some with stunning views of the vale of Pickering and the East Yorkshire ....


Little Ouseburn Open Gardens
Sunday 18th May 2014
Little Ouseburn is a small North Yorkshire village lying about 12 miles North West of York. The village centre is a conservation area and the 12th Century Church is a Grade 1 listed building. The Thompson Mausoleum associated with Anne ....


Little Weighton Open Gardens
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Sunday 19th May 2013
Nine gardens in the village will be open and some will have music to entertain as you view the garden. There are cream teas for sale in the village hall and a plant sale on the village green. The village pub will serve lunches (booking ....


Long Marston Open Gardens
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Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th June 2013
8 gardens of different interest will be open including cottage gardens, vegetable plots, trees and shrubs, a wild flower meadow and a wild garden with stone carvings. The gardens include both large and smaller plots including a school ....


Marsden Open Gardens
Sunday 3rd August 2014
11 gardens open to the public, including a communal allotment, gardens reclaimed from wasteland, Japanese garden and a lovely hillside garden complete with folly. Some splendid views! ....


Marton cum Grafton Open Gardens
Sunday 22nd June 2014
This fun-packed day, offers a rare opportunity to explore the secrets of the hidden and private gardens of this charming village. They come in all shapes and sizes and the village's elevated position allows for spectacular views over to ....


Meltham Open Gardens: Pavilion Way
Sunday 20th July 2014
The Pig Sty (73) is an end plot looking over fields towards Castle Hill, with modern 'pod' summerhouse surrounded by black bamboo and red dogwoods. Compact raised veg beds, greenhouse, mixed shrubs and unusual ornaments. Featured in ....


Middleham Open Gardens
Sunday 29th June 2014
The hidden gems of Middleham. Overlooked by the castle and ancient church, some 16 to 18 gardens will be open. Refreshments will be available in the church. ....


Midgley Open Gardens
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th June 2014
Over 20 gardens will be open, ranging from tiny courtyards to rambling moorland-edge gardens, all demonstrating an individual style to suit the challenging gardening conditions of this stunning Pennine hill village location. Many plots ....


North Ferriby Open Gardens and Scarecrow Festival
Sunday 15th June 2014
North Ferriby Open Gardens offers a wonderful opportunity to view the varied private gardens of this Wolds village. New landscaped gardens and well established gardens are opening, some having wonderful views of the River Humber. Over ....


North Frodingham Open Gardens
Saturday 14th June 2014
A group of approximately 12 village gardens of varying size and shapes, from the pristine to the rambling attempt at self-sufficiency. Refreshments available. ....


Oxspring Open Gardens
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Sunday 14th July 2013
A mix of gardens open on a quiet estate ranging from the formal to the very practical and a great variety inbetween. Cream teas, Tombola, Macessories and other events. ....


Potto Open Gardens Day
Sunday 27th July 2014
Open gardens with refreshments and a friendly welcome to the the lovely village of Potto, bordering the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. Includes a garden scarecrow trail and flower arrangements. ....


Raskelf Open Gardens
Sunday 29th June 2014
Steeped in history, our beautiful little Yorkshire village has 8 open gardens waiting for you along with strawberry cream teas, vintage tractors and cars, rare breeds, ice cream parlour, stalls and games, steam engine and music. Our tiny ....


Richmond Open Gardens
Sunday 6th July 2014
Around 10 private gardens will be open - walled gardens, typical town gardens with borders veg plots and ponds, hillside gardens with stunning views. Enjoy a walk around this lovely Georgian town, sampling its gardens as you go. The ....


Rillington Open Gardens
Sunday 22nd June 2014
14 gardens will be open for viewing, varying from large cottage gardens, small quirky gardens to traditional gardens. Live music will be playing in some gardens. Teas, scones and ice creams will be available. ....


Roundhay Gardens Ideas Trail
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Sunday 23rd June 2013
The REAP Gardening Group is holding another Roundhay Garden Ideas Trail when 26 enthusiastic gardeners will open their gardens to visitors to share ideas and experiences. Are you new to gardening or perhaps you would like some fresh ....


Sessay Open Gardens
Sunday 13th July 2014
10 varied gardens plus plant stall, cake stall, book stall, pickles and preserves and the famous afternoon teas in the Village Hall. We end with Songs of Praise at 5.30pm in a garden. ....


Settle and District Open Gardens
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Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th June 2013
There are over 12 gardens open in and around the historic market town of Settle featuring a wide variety of gardens ranging from the majestic grounds of Langcliffe Hall to the small cottage garden typically found within Settle town center. ....


Shiptonthorpe Open Gardens
Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June 2014
Open gardens, scarecrows, flower festival in the church and refreshments. All based around the route of the Tour de France in Yorkshire. ....


Skipsea Open Gardens
Sunday 27th July 2014
Around a dozen gardens will be open. Start your tour from the Skipsea Village Hall. Refreshments, cakes and pizzas will be available. ....


Snape Open Gardens
Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July 2014
Snape Open Gardens is well worth a visit - there will be refreshments and light lunches on both days, a raffle with good prizes and a book stall. ....


Spofforth Open Gardens
Sunday 29th June 2014
Enjoy a midsummer stroll around a variety of 12 glorious gardens. Stay awhile in the Gold award winning Millennium Garden and experience the environmental play scheme Ginny Green Holes on the garden tour. Judge your favourite Scarecrow on ....


Sutton-in-Craven Open Gardens Trail
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More details to come, but last year included gardens of varying sizes open - lunches and teas available in The Village Hall on both days. ....


Totley Open Gardens
Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th July 2014
This annual event has proved popular over the last few years. We've over 10 gardens open this year, some old favourites, but some new ones too. Refreshments available for those who see that as an important part of the afternoon. ....


Upper Hopton Garden Trail
Saturday 12th July 2014
Your chance to visit many gardens in Upper Hopton, from Country Cottage to Country House, you can drive or walk around our village. We are very proud of the fact that our village has achieved a gold award two consecutive years from ....


Wass Open Gardens
Sunday 1st June 2014
Wass is small village in North Yorkshire, situated on the southern edge of the North York Moors. There will be also be tombola, a plant and a produce stall. Acorn Morris will dance at 2.30pm and 3.30pm. Teas will be served in the ....


Weaverthorpe Open Gardens
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Sunday 7th July 2013
Some ten open gardens will be open ranging from tiny courtyard to an acre of meadow, vegetables and themed beds. 12th century Grade I listed Sykes Church with wildlife rich churchyard. Malton Museum display of Roman artefacts, ....


Welton and Melton Gardens Festival
Sunday 29th June 2014
This very popular annual village event has something for everyone. There are at least 20 gardens open of diverse interest and styles. There also stalls and attractions in and around the village, including a plant stall, cake stall, ....


Worsbrough Village Open Gardens
Saturday 26th July 2014
Ten gardens will be open (three new openers), centred around the historic village Church of St Mary and the neighbouring village of Birdwell. Tea, coffee, sandwiches and cakes will be available from the Old Schoolroom in the grounds of ....