Waterperry
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
OX33 1JZ
Tel: 01844 339226
Fax: 01844 339883
Price
Charge for entrance to the ornamental gardens.
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Additional Features
Art Gallery
Museum of Rural Life
Crafts
Painting
Gardens open to the public
Guided walks
Light lunches/afternoon teas
Programme of annual events
Quality plant centre
Shopping
Pear Tree Teashop
Disabled Toilets
Ideal for walkingSpecial Offers
SPECIAL EVENTS
Michaelmas Daisy Weekend. Saturday and Sunday 18th and 19th September, 10.30am to 4pm. Gardens and plant centre open until 5.30pm.
Come and see our famous herbaceous border in all its late summer glory as it springs to life again with beautiful Michaelmas Daisies (Asters). Our nursery experts will be on hand to offer help and advice about growing Asters. Lots of Aster varieties on sale and a country food fair in the plant centre too.
Our gardens are open in aid of the National Gardens Scheme on Sunday 19th September too.
Apple Weekend.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 8th, 9th and 10th October. 10.30am to 4pm. Gardens and plant centre open until 5.30pm.
We're famous for our apples and Apple Weekend is a great celebration of our native fruit. You can taste and try numerous different apple and juice varieties, get your mystery apple crop identified, take tours of our orchards and get information and advice about growing fruit in your garden. Enjoy our country food fairin the plant centre and apple bobbing.
The Great Pumpkin Hunt!
Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st October. 10am to 5pm.
Give the kids an exciting challenge by taking part in the Great Pumpkin Hunt. Throughout half term week join the race to find 10 pumpkins hidden in our beautiful gardens to win a special, seasonal, edible price! Children must be accompanied by a paying adult but there's no need to book - just turn up and enjoy.
Christmas Starts here!
Saturday and Sunday 27th and 28th November. 10.30am to 4pm. (Gardens and plant centre open until 5pm).
Get your Christmas shopping underway with our beautiful and unique gift ideas provided by local artists and craftspeople. We'll celebrate the festive season with wreath and decoration making demonstrations, festive food and free visits to Santa for the under 10's. Browse our beautiful decorations and present ideas in the Gift Barn and pick up your Waterperry grown Christmas tree. The Gallery also has a wide range of gifts to suit every taste and budget and the Teashop offers seasonal fare as well as the chance to buy festive produce as gifts.
Description
The eight acres of landscaped ornamental gardens at Waterperry have inspired and delighted countless gardeners for more than 75 years. Dating back to 1932 when Miss Beatrix Havergai opened up her School of Horticulture for Ladies, the gardens have evolved into an oasis of calm and beauty in the heart of the Oxfordshire countryside.
The ornamental gardens themselves include a rose and formal knot garden, water-lily canal, riverside walk and one of the finest purely herbaceous borders in the country. Herbaceous nursery stock beds provide a living catalogue of plants, and there is also an alpine garden, and the National Collection of Kabschia Saxifrages. The gardens are open several times a year in aid of the NGS.
A commercial plant centre, stocked with plants grown in on-site nurseries, occupies large areas of the beautiful walled garden and the site also boast five acres of commercial orchards, producing thousands of bottles of Waterperry apple juice each year. There is also a gallery, museum of rural life, Saxon church and teashop and Waterperry's educational links remain strong, with gardening courses held throughout the year.
There is a charge for entrance to the ornamental gardens. We also offer preferential rates for group/coach bookings of 20 or more. Please see our website for more details.
