List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom facts for kids

Botanical gardens in the United Kingdom are special places where different kinds of plants are grown, studied, and shown to the public. These gardens are like living museums for plants! They help us learn about plants from all over the world and understand how important they are for our planet.

The UK has many amazing botanical gardens, as well as places called arboretums (which focus on trees) and pinetums (which focus on pine trees and other conifers). These green spaces are great for learning, relaxing, and enjoying nature.

England's Green Spaces

England is home to many famous and historic botanical gardens, from large national collections to smaller university gardens.

Berkshire's Plant Collections

• Harris Garden, University of Reading, Reading

Birmingham's Botanical Wonders

• Birmingham Botanical Gardens
• Winterbourne Botanic Garden, University of Birmingham

Bristol's Green Oasis

• Bristol University Botanic Gardens

Cambridgeshire's Famous Garden

• Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Cambridge

Cheshire's Tree Havens

• Jodrell Bank Arboretum
• Ness Botanic Gardens
• Quinta Arboretum

Cornwall's Unique Gardens

• Lost Gardens of Heligan
• Eden Project

County Durham's University Garden

• University of Durham Botanic Garden

Cumbria's Historic Gardens

• Holker Hall and Gardens

Derby's Oldest Arboretum

• Derby Arboretum

Devon's Coastal Gardens

• Bicton Gardens
• Paignton Botanical Gardens

Dorset's Subtropical Plants

• Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire's Arboreta

• Batsford Arboretum
• Tortworth Court Arboretum
• Westonbirt Arboretum, Tetbury

Hampshire's Beautiful Gardens

• Exbury Gardens, Exbury
• Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey

Hertfordshire's Physic Garden

• Physic Garden, Hitchin

Isles of Scilly's Island Paradise

• Abbey Gardens, Tresco

Isle of Wight's Coastal Garden

• Ventnor Botanic Garden, Ventnor

Kent's National Pinetum

• Bedgebury National Pinetum

Lancashire's College Garden

• Myerscough College

Leicestershire's University Garden

• University of Leicester Botanic Garden, Oadby

London's Iconic Gardens

• Chelsea Physic Garden, Chelsea
• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• Medicinal Plant Garden, Royal College of Physicians of London, Regents Park
• Fulham Palace House & Garden, Fulham

Manchester's Green Spaces

• RHS Garden Bridgewater Salford
• Firs Botanical Grounds Fallowfield
• Fletcher Moss Botanical Garden Didsbury

Merseyside's Plant Collections

• Wavertree Botanic Park and Gardens, Liverpool
• Calderstones/Harthill estate, Liverpool
• Southport Botanic Gardens

Newcastle upon Tyne's University Garden

• Moorbank Botanic Gardens, Newcastle University

North Yorkshire's Tree Collections

• Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale
• The Yorkshire Arboretum, Nr Malton
• Museum Gardens, York

Northamptonshire's Private Arboretum

• Thenford House Arboretum, Thenford

Nottinghamshire's City Arboretum

• The Arboretum, Nottingham

Oxfordshire's Historic Gardens

• University of Oxford Botanic Garden, Oxford
• Harcourt Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay

Staffordshire's Memorial Arboretum

• National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas

South Yorkshire's City Garden

• Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Sheffield

Surrey's Famous Gardens

• Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
• Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley
• Winkworth Arboretum

West Sussex's Kew Outstation

• Wakehurst Place (outstation of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
• Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath

Worcestershire's Arboretum

• Bodenham Arboretum

Scotland's Plant Collections

Scotland has a rich history of botanical exploration and stunning gardens, including the famous Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.

Aberdeen's University Garden

• Cruickshank Botanic Garden, Aberdeen

Argyll's Highland Gardens

• Benmore Botanic Garden, near Dunoon, first outstation of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
• Crarae Gardens, Inveraray

Dundee's University Garden

• University of Dundee Botanic Garden

Edinburgh's Royal Garden

• Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. The main site is in Edinburgh at Inverleith, with three "Regional Gardens":
  • Benmore Botanic Garden in Argyll, formerly known as the Younger Botanic Garden
  • Dawyck Botanic Garden in the Scottish Borders
  • Logan Botanic Garden in Galloway

Fife's Coastal Garden

• St Andrews Botanic Garden

Galloway's Regional Garden

• Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Glasgow's City Garden

• Glasgow Botanic Gardens

Inverness's Northern Garden

• Inverness Botanic Gardens

Scottish Borders' Regional Garden

• Dawyck Botanic Garden near Peebles, regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Welsh Wonders of Nature

Wales offers a variety of beautiful botanical gardens, including the National Botanic Garden of Wales.

Carmarthenshire's National Garden

• National Botanic Garden of Wales
• Gelli Aur Arboretum

Ceredigion's University Garden

• Aberystwyth University Botanic Garden - Penglais

Gwynedd's University Garden

• Treborth Botanic Garden - Bangor University

Vale of Glamorgan's Historic Garden

• Cowbridge Physic Garden

Swansea's City Gardens

• Clyne Gardens
• Singleton Botanical Gardens

Northern Ireland's Gardens

Northern Ireland also has its own important botanical collections.

Belfast's City Garden

• Belfast Botanic Gardens

See also

• Botanical garden
• List of botanical gardens

The United Kingdom has a strong tradition of decorative gardening, and there are many well known gardens in the United Kingdom that are not botanical gardens. See:

• Gardens in England
• Gardens in Scotland
• Gardens in Wales
• Gardens in Northern Ireland