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There is a wealth of splendid rose gardens to visit across Britain that can offer inspiration for planting and designing your very own romantic rose garden. From classic gardens such as Mottisfont in Hampshire to more contemporary styles such as RHS Rosemoor Garden in Devon, there is a rose garden for every taste and style. Here are fifty 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 until mid-July, and there is no finer place to see them than in these great rose gardens.
Enjoy the delightful scent and rich colour of the crowds of roses at many of the UK's 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 Britain:
David Austin Rose Gardens, Shropshire
Peter Beales Rose Garden, Norfolk
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
Gardens of the Rose, Hertfordshire
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Complete list of British Rose Gardens:
Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Antony, Cornwall
Ashton Court Estate, Bristol
Barrington Court, Somerset
Bateman’s East Sussex
Bodnant Garden, Conwy
Borde Hill Garden, West Sussex
Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire
Carolside Gardens, Earlston
Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Chartwell, Kent
Cliveden’s Rose Garden located at Basildon Park, Buckinghamshire
Cockington Country Park, Devon
Coughton Court, Warwickshire
Compton Castle, Devon
David Austin Rose Garden, Shropshire
Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire
Emmetts Garden, Kent
Great Chalfield Manor, Wiltshire
Helmingham Hall Gardens, Stowmarket
Hever Castle’s Rose Garden, Kent
Hidcote Manor, Gloucestershire
Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
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
Peter Beales Rose Nursery, Norfolk
Pashley Manor, Wiltshire
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
Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire
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:
The 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 this list of the best British rose gardens useful.
