Waterperry Gardens. Photo by Pat Havers

Our Host Gardens

All of our fairs are held at beautiful and prestigious gardens across the country, with a wide range of styles. For example, we have fairs at ancient and venerable locations such as the Bishop’s Palace, Wells,  where there is evidence of a garden before building of the Palace started in around 1206, or the fabulous gardens at Llanover House, near Abergavenny, the earliest parts of which date back over 200 years. Then there are more recent gardens such as the fabulous Arts and Crafts gardens at High Glanau Manor, Monmouthshire and at Winterbourne House, in Birmingham. Gardens in more unusual settings include the unique woodland gardens at Evenley Wood, near Brackley. All of these beautiful gardens provide a wonderful setting for the fairs. 

In 2024 we are delighted to announce that we are returning to The Manor House Gardens at Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, for the first time since 2008. Bledlow Manor House has been owned by the Carington family since the 18th Century. The garden came into existence in 1967 as the brainchild of the 6th Lord and Lady Carrington,  who commissioned the landscape architect, Robert Adams to create the garden. After the 7th Lord Carrington inherited the garden, he commissioned the plantsman and designer Sean Walter in 2019 to lead on an extensive replanting and rejuvenation project throughout the gardens. The Manor House Garden has been selected as the Judges’ Choice for the Historic Houses Association Garden of The Year Award 2023.

Now, more than ever, we understand the value of our gardens in helping us to remain healthy, both physically and mentally, and we very much appreciate the owners of our wonderful host gardens making their gardens available for us to enjoy, both for our Fairs and at other times of the year. Your attendance at the Fairs helps to support the upkeep of the gardens (some of which are also charitable trusts) so that we are all able to continue to enjoy them, and in some cases also benefits important local charities. 

Click on any one of the fairs in the list at the side of the page (bottom of the page on tablets and smart phones) to find full details of the event and a list of the nurseries and exhibitors attending. 

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Tempted by Rare Plant Fairs, by Mandy Bradshaw, from The Chatty Gardener blog

Please check our page 'Visiting our Fairs' for important general information about coming to our events.