Spetchley Park Gardens

Book Spetchley Park Gardens tickets & discover 4500 acres of gardens in Worcester

  • Age Restrictions: Suitable for all ages
  • Duration: Spend as long or as little onsite as you like
  • Location: Spetchley Park Gardens, Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS
  • Tickets include: Entry to the Gardens (The House is not open to the public)

Explore Spetchley's wild wonderland at Spetchley Park Gardens in Worcestershire

Just a few miles from Worcester, Spetchley Park Gardens is where nature throws off its formal gloves and dances freely through 30 acres of lush, living beauty. Think grand manors, honey-hued walls, and sweeping lawns that melt into serene lakes. But the real magic? It’s in the gardens.

Step beyond the stately house and into a world curated by plant-loving pioneers. The Berkeley family, who’ve called Spetchley home for over 400 years, have gathered rare and exotic specimens from across the globe. Thanks to the green-thumbed genius of Ellen Willmott in the early 1900s, the gardens burst with life - from towering hedges to delicate peonies, every turn is a new surprise.

  • Gardener's Cottage: Once used by Edward Elgar when he visited the Berkeley family, enjoy a glimpse of the 19th century cottage
  • The Borders: Stroll around the outside of the walled garden and explore the four borders, filled with fresh flowers for all plant-enthusiasts! 
  • Melon Yard: Situated in the Kitchen Garden, four original 'sunken greenhouses' sit in the gardens, once home to melons & pineapples - now, the Melon Yard provides shelter for a variety of beautiful flowers
  • Kitchen Garden: See the bronze Ramsey stag that stands proudly at the centre of the Kitchen Garden
  • Millennium Garden: Designed by the late John Berkeley & garden designer Veronica Adams to mark the new millennium, this part sub-tropical, part Italianate style garden provides colour through to late summer.
  • Lovers' Walk & Apollo Statue: Lined by daffodils in the spring, visit the Apollo statue - the God of music, poetry, plague, oracles, sun, medicine, light and knowledge
  • Fountain Gardens: Designed by Rose Berkeley & sister Ellen Willmott, discover the four outdoor 'rooms' that surround the central fountain
  • Rose Lawn & Conservatory: Laid out in the 19th century and overlooked by 300 year old towering trees, the Rose Lawn features a majestic cedar whose lop-sided appearance is due to an encounter with a low flying American fighter plane
  • Cork Lawn: Designed as a place for relaxation and quiet contemplation, explore the thatched summerhouse constructed in the 1840's, meander alongside the Garden Pool or view the American swamp
  • New Lawn & Lake Walk: In spring, swathes of daffodils, many Spetchley’s very own, greet visitors and a collection of rowans Sorbus app. and crab apples Malus spp. burst into blossom later bearing brightly-coloured fruits into late summer and autumn
  • Long Walk & Garden Pool: Head towards the current home of the Berkeley family and cross the pretty wrought-iron footbridge, all that remains of a moat which surrounded the original Tudor house!
  • Copse: From shrubs and small trees to towering pines, this area has a different feel to the rest of gardens where visitors can soak up the rustling of the trees and birdsong echoing through the canopy above them
  • Garden Cafe: Built in 1851 and located in what was once the estates old laundry, treat yourself to a great range of hot and cold food and drink in the stunning surroundings

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Location

Spetchley Park Gardens

Spetchley,
Worcester,
WR5 1RS
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How to find us

By Car:

From the South:

  • Leave the M5 at Junction 7
  • Take the A44 (To Evesham / Worcester South)
  • Continue to follow signs for the A44 by going straight over the first roundabout, right at the second roundabout and right at the third roundabout (signposted Evesham).
  • Shortly after crossing over the M5, you will pass under a white footbridge, continue past the white gates and you will find the main Car Park and visitor entrance to the Gardens on the right.

From the North:

  • Leave the M5 at Junction 6
  • Take the A4538, Pershore Road. Straight over the first and second roundabouts, at the third roundabout turn right onto the A44 (Worcester).
  • Half a mile after crossing over the railway, turn left into the Gardens.

From the East:

  • Follow the A44 from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Worcester.
  • Go straight over the roundabout with the A4538 Pershore Road and after half mile turn left into Spetchley.

From the West:

  • Take the A44 out of Worcester towards Stratford-Upon-Avon.
  • Shortly after crossing over the M5, you will pass under a white footbridge and the Car Park entrance to the Gardens is on the right.

Distances:

  • Malvern: 13 miles and 25 minutes
  • Stratford-upon-Avon: 21 miles and 32 minutes
  • Birmingham: 29 miles and 42 minutes
  • Berkeley Castle: 46 miles and 44 minutes

(Times and distances are taken from Google Maps and are without traffic)

Facilities
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Free parking
  • Accessible toilets
  • Food and drink
More Info
Is Spetchley Park Gardens wheelchair accessible?

Spetchley Gardens is flat, but some paths are gravel - these can be accessed by wheelchair with care.

Is there food and drink available at Spetchley Park Gardens?

Yes! You can purchase food and drink at Spetchley Gardens Coffee Shop. Food and drink is served as takeaway service only. There are benches and picnic spots located around the site, where you're welcome to sit and enjoy your lunch.

  • Please do not bring food from the outside onto the premises. 
Is Spetchley Park Gardens dog-friendly?

Due to the nature of the site, dogs are not allowed on the premises, with the exception of assistance dogs. 

What are the opening hours for Spetchley Park Gardens?
  • Until 28th September: Open Wednesday - Sunday, 10:30am - 5pm
  • After 28th September: Open weekends only until 4pm
  • Final day: 16th November
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