There’s a wealth of splendid rose gardens to visit across Britan that can offer inspiration for planting and designing in your very own romantic rose garden. From the classic gardens such as Great Dixter in East Sussex to more contemporary styles such as Bury Court in Surrey, there is a rose garden for every taste and style. Here are 50 great rose gardens to visit in Britain to see garden roses at their very best. Roses are at their peak in the UK from May till mid-July and there is no finer place to see them than in these great rose gardens.

Enjoy the delightful scent and rich colour from the crowds of roses at many of the UK finest rose gardens this summer. From the big, bold displays loved by Lady Brunner at Greys Court in Oxfordshire to the exquisite Italianate rose garden at Emmetts Garden in Kent. These flowers of love and passion are all around Britain.

List of the best rose gardens to visit in Britan:

David Austin Rose Gardens, Shropshire

Mottisfont Abbey Rose Garden

Peter Beales Rose Garden, Norfolk

Borde Hill, West Sussex

Castle Howard, North Yorkshire

Coughton Court, Warwickshire

Gardens of the Rose, Hertfordshire

Helmingham Hall, Suffolk

Malleny Garden, Midlothian

Queen Mary’s Gardens, London

Sissinghurst Castle, Kent

Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire

The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland

The Savill Garden, Surrey

Complete list of British Rose Gardens:


Alnwick Garden, Northumberland

Antony, Cornwall

Barrington Court, Somerset

Bateman’s East Sussex

Bodnant Garden, Conwy

Borde Hill Garden, West Sussex

Castle Howard, Yorkshire

Chartwell, Kent

Cliveden’s Rose Garden located at Basildon Park, Buckinghamshire

Cockington Country Park, Devon

Compton Castle, Devon

David Austin Rose Garden, Shropshire

Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire

Dunham Massey, Cheshire

Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire

Emmetts Garden, Kent

Helmingham Hall Gardens, Stowmarket

Hever Castle’s rose garden, Kent

Ive Cottage, Hertfordshire

Kew Gardens / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London

Kiftsgate Court Gardens, Gloucestershire

Malleny, Balerno, Midlothian

Mottisfont Abbey Rose Garden, Hampshire

Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire

Nymans, West Sussex

Polesden Lacey, Surrey

Powis Castle, Welshpool

Queen Mary’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, London

Ragley Hall Gardens, Alcester

Regent’s Park, London

RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon

RHS Hyde Hall, Chelmsford

RHS Wisley, Woking

Rose gardens of Peter Beale, Attleborough

Seaton Delaval, Northumberland

Sissinghurst Castle, Kent

Smallhythe Place, Kent

The Manor, Cambridgeshire

The Savill Garden, Surrey

Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire

Wemyss Castle Gardens, Kirkcaldy

Wightwick Manor, West Midlands

Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Market Drayton

Wrest Park, Bedfordshire

Wynyard Hall, Billingham

English Rose gardens in the UK:

Below gardens all feature English Roses and make a wonderful day out. They are also highly recommended by David Austin roses, a leading English rose expert.

Alnwick Garden, Northumberland

Bodnant Garden, Conwy

Borde Hill Garden, West Sussex

Cockington Country Park, Devon

David Austin Rose Garden, Shropshire

Easton Walled Gardens Emmetts Garden, Kent

Kew Gardens / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London

Queen Mary’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, London

RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon

RHS Hyde Hall, Chelmsford

RHS Wisley, Woking

Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire

Wemyss Castle Gardens, Kirkcaldy

Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Market Drayton

Wrest Park, Bedfordshire

Wynyard Hall, Billingham

National collections of historic roses

National collections of historic roses are held in several locations. Below is a selection.

Pre-1900 roses: Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire

Pemberton and Bentall roses: St Francis Hospice, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex

Species and old roses: Peter Beales Rose Nursery, Norfolk

Rambling roses: Moor Wood, Woodmancote, near Cirencester

Pre-1900 gallica’s: Carolside, Earlston, Scotland

Species and older hybrid roses: Malleny Gardens, near Edinburgh

Roses are as evocative of a British summer as strawberries and cream. It’s easy to see why they remain the nation’s favourite flower – they’re hard to beat for beauty and scent, and every year they make a spectacular display. I hope you found useful this list of the best Britain rose gardens.