Sweet Pea Gardens Network
Where to enjoy sweet peas around the UK
Here’s a short guide to some of the venues where you can have a day out and enjoy a great display of sweet peas too!
This list is just a start and we are adding more gardens and details on a regular basis, so please check back for updates!
Southern England
Eythrope Gardens
Tucked discreetly away from the grand surrounds of Waddesdon Manor, Eythrope Gardens is a historic walled garden, created in the late 1870s by the formidable Alice de Rothschild as her own private horticultural paradise. Today, Eythrope Gardens is cared for by nine skilled and knowledgeable gardeners. Inspired by the horticultural ambitions of Miss Alice, they continue her legacy through their planting schemes and displays throughout the year.
A working garden of this scale is rare to find in the 21st century and Eythrope remains a haven for traditional horticultural techniques that might otherwise be lost.
The garden is beautiful all year round but for the Lathyrus aficionados the best time to visit Eythrope is in July when you will see the colourful selection of sweet peas trained on hazel supports.
Latest events and bookings for this stunning garden are here. Spring tours run from February to April and Walled Garden tours from May to October.
Opening times Open Wednesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays
Grounds open 10am – 5pm (last entry 4pm)
House open 12pm – 4.30pm (last entry 3.30pm)
House open from 11am weekends only
Website https://waddesdon.org.uk/
Address Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH
Central England
Easton Walled Gardens
At Easton Walled Gardens we grow around forty varieties of sweet pea each year, chosen for their scent, colour and form. They are displayed in two areas of the gardens, where visitors can enjoy them at their peak from late June to mid-July.
There is no need to pre-book, though tickets may be bought online in advance if preferred. After flowering, the plants are left to set seed, and seed collected from our own stock is later offered for sale in the garden's shop.
Opening times Open Wednesday – Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays, from February to December. Full details and booking here
Website https://www.visiteaston.co.uk
Address Easton Walled Gardens, Easton, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG33 5AP
West of England
Bodmin Railway
Discover the excitement and nostalgia of steam travel with a journey back in time on Bodmin Railway, Cornwall’s only full-size railway still operated by steam locomotives.
Relax in style and enjoy a leisurely 13-mile round trip through beautiful Cornish countryside, taking in the sights, sounds and smells of a bygone age, as the era of a Cornish branch line in the 1950s reveals itself during the course of your journey.
Trains operate from Bodmin General, the principal station where free coach and car parking is available, to both Bodmin Parkway station – where connections can be made directly with main line railway services – and Boscarne Junction, which is situated directly adjacent to the Camel Trail recreational footpath and cycle way. Passenger train services operate throughout the year, and regularly from late March to early October.
Join us for a varied and interesting programme of special events and special trains, which are an important part of the Railway’s calendar. Just a 10-minute walk from the Town Centre, we are proud to be one of Cornwall’s Dog-Friendly attractions!
Opening times Open most of the year - full details and booking here
Website https://bodminrailway.co.uk
Address If using SatNav, please use the postcode PL31 1AG
The station is half a mile from the town centre, on the B3268 towards Lostwithiel, and well signposted from the town centre and all the main roads leading into the town.
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