Last updated on 20 July 09

Chelsea Physic Garden

4.0/5 (1 ratings)

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Photograph © Chelsea Physic Company
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A seventeenth century enclosed garden. It was made, in 1673, as a garden in which to grow plants for medicinal purposes and, though it is still a botanical garden, has the appearance of an ornamental garden with regular walks. The garden's position near the Thames was chosen to allow non-native plants to grow in the warmer microclimate created by the river.

The Chelsea Physic Garden is on the London Gardens Walk and included in the eBook guide to the London Gardens Walk

History

see website www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk

Plants of Note

largest olive growing outside in UK

Address - 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London, England, SW3 4HS
Opening times - April to October, 12pm - 5pm Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. ( late night openings every Wednesday in July and August. 12pm -8.30pm. Sundays, Bank Holidays and Good Friday, 12-6pm.
Admission - Adult £8.00, Child £5.00 (under 5)
Website - Visit the Chelsea Physic Garden website

Designers and Influences

This garden has been designed and influenced by Philip Miller, John Tradescant

Local Hotels

Hotels within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

The Royal Standard Guest House (24km away)
From £62.95 to £83.90
The Ethorpe Hotel (25km away)
From £67.50 to £116.00
The Bull (25km away)
From £67.50 to £140.00
The Wheatsheaf Hotel (26km away)
From £45.00 to £125.00

Nearby Gardens

Gardens within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

Battersea Park (0km away)
(4.5/5)
Chelsea Flower Show RHS Showground Location Map (0km away)
Royal Hospital and Ranelagh Gardens (0km away)
Sloane Square (0km away)
Exhibition Road South Kensington (1km away)
Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden (1km away)
Bessborough Gardens Pimlico (1km away)

Nearby Garden Nurseries

Garden Nurseries within 30km as the crow flies from this garden.

The Palm Centre (10km away)
(4.0/5)
The Vernon Geranium Nursery (16km away)
(1.6/5)
Allwoods (16km away)
Jacques Amand International (17km away)
Beechcroft Nursery (17km away)
Cottage Garden Nursery (18km away)
Provender Nurseries (20km away)
(4.0/5)
Cooling's Nurseries (23km away)
(5.0/5)

Luxury Garden Hotels

Nearby Recommended Garden Hotels

Hempel Hotel

Reviews and Comments

Have you visited this garden?

over 3 years ago Björn said
A real little nugget in Chelsea, next to the Thames

(4.0/5)

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