Reviews of RHS Garden Hyde Hall

Lovely place to visit but take your own food if you are going to be there for a while, especially with children as the restaurant prices are pretty steep. Two ham salads though delicious and plenty of ham £17.90!!

Sept 2011

(4.0/5)

I loved my visit. It was a late birthday present, left over from last October!

I enjoyed the walking up to the higher levels and around the different areas. My friend lesley was writing down all the names of plants we were going Oh at.
The most disappointing aspect was that when we got to the Plant Centre the plants were not in the areas of planting and many of our special needs were not there. We were so admiring of a gigantic Lamium with dusty pink huge flowers and haven't been able to find it yet...any help?

(4.0/5)

Disabled access can be a problem. Today the special vehicle to take wheelchairs and their occupants was out of action and there was no alternative but to push it, with my mother in it, all the way up the long and steep hill to the restaurant and gardens.
I suggest anyone with a wheelchair should telephone to check whether the special vehicle is operating before visiting. The car park is now a long way from the main garden area (compared with the previous closer location).

(2.0/5)

I went for five stars as this is a garden to watch as there is a lot of new developement. Its always exciting to see good established gardens and witness creation going on in the landscape. Gives you something to go back for.

(5.0/5)

A garden in the making.

Lots of good plantings and some 'interesting' ones. The Queen Mother garden especially was looking tremendous.
I couldnt figure out the point of the direction of the Millenium Avenue ..it seems to come from nowhere and go nowhere and one isnt inclined to participate in it. Notwithstanding ,nice choice of Oak tree !

(3.0/5)

I have to agree with Mr Hopper the wall doesn't seem in keeping with the rest of the garden. Also the paths to the bee hives feel "scruffy".

The rose garden is pretty and the lily pond is fine.

money is being invested and this may take a while to "bed down"

It didn't feel like a garden I could love.

(3.0/5)

My wife and I have spent many enjoyable days, as we live within easy reach of Hyde Hall, which we have always admired. The woodland area now overtaken by the Robinson garden, was an absolute gem. The bank in spring was full of beauty, snowdrops, hyacinths, primroses, hellebores, and other lovely plants beneath the trees was a woodland paradise.
Sadly the Robinson garden replaced it. It is completely out of character with the whole garden,
and hideous in the extreme. Whoever 'designed' it has a strange sense of beauty. The wall has nothing to commend it - we hope it will soon be demolished and replaced with something more in keeping with the whole garden. Sad that it must have cost a fortune.

(4.0/5)