Reviews of Abbey House Gardens

What an unusual place. For me 'intense' summarizes it best !
The owners have embarked on a generous task of growing a huge range of labelled plants, almost like a botanical garden, but with style appropriate to the lovely house. The various areas are all richly furnished with lots of everything.Perhaps a place more for horticultural discovery more than relaxation.
Once the relabelling is complete,a herculean task in itself, I will be back !

(4.0/5)

My wife and I rarely visit gardens, but had passed by the entrance to Abbey House so many times we thought we would pop in.

The gardens were beautiful, one of the most uplifting we've seen. The plants were carefully arranged and labelled, but in a way that we found relaxing and approachable.

There is a tea room with a view (on an elevation) with a snug and pretty patio garden which we found very reasonably priced (at least it was when we went in March 2009), and the staff were very friendly.

The whole place felt to us as if a few well-heeled and chilled hippies earned a few million quid, and decided to share their love of gardening and people.

(5.0/5)

This is a stunningly beautiful garden that should not be missed. All the 10,000 or so plants are carefully labelled and the gardeners will answer any quesions with enthusiasm. There are a variety of layouts from formal to riverside with amazing displays of tulips in the spring to roses in the summer. A delightful oasis of colour and calm.

(5.0/5)