Gardens & Stately Homes in Surrey
From RHS Wisley to hidden walled gardens, discover Surrey’s most beautiful landscapes and historic estates
Historic Gardens
RHS Garden Wisley
The flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society, with 240 acres of stunning planting, glasshouses and trial grounds.
Painshill Park
An award-winning 18th-century landscape garden with a crystal grotto, Gothic tower and serpentine lake.
Savill Garden
A 35-acre ornamental garden within Windsor Great Park, renowned for its woodland planting and award-winning visitor centre.
Loseley Park
An Elizabethan mansion surrounded by a walled garden, rose garden and moat walk, set in 1,400 acres of parkland.
Polesden Lacey Gardens
A National Trust estate with an Edwardian walled rose garden, sweeping lawns and views across the North Downs.
Claremont Landscape Garden
One of the earliest surviving English landscape gardens, with a serpentine lake, grassy amphitheatre and island pavilion.
Vann Garden
A Grade II listed Arts and Crafts garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll, with a water garden, pergola and cottage borders.
Hatchlands Park
A National Trust estate with a Repton-designed parkland, bluebell woods and the world’s largest collection of keyboard instruments.
Rural Life Living Museum
An open-air museum set in 10 acres of woodland and gardens, celebrating rural crafts, heritage buildings and countryside life.
Clandon Park Walled Garden
A restored 18th-century walled garden at the National Trust’s Clandon Park, with heritage fruit trees and cutting borders.
Titsey Place
One of the largest surviving historic estates on the North Downs, with a walled garden, lakes and sweeping parkland views.
Guildford Castle Gardens
A beautifully maintained public garden surrounding the medieval castle keep, with seasonal flower displays in the heart of Guildford.
Sculpture & Art Gardens
Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden
A pioneering outdoor sculpture gallery set in a lush water garden, combining contemporary art with naturalistic planting.
Watts Gallery – Artists’ Village
A unique arts village built by the Victorian painter G.F. Watts and his wife Mary, featuring galleries, a chapel and sculpture grounds.
Woodland & Landscape Gardens
Winkworth Arboretum
A hillside arboretum with over 1,000 tree and shrub species, famous for its spectacular autumn colour and lake reflections.
Ramster Garden
A mature woodland garden celebrated for its spectacular rhododendron and azalea collection in a tranquil valley setting.
Coverwood Lakes
A secluded garden with a chain of lakes, bog garden and bluebell woodland in the heart of the Surrey Hills.
Chilworth Manor
A tranquil monastery garden in a historic setting, with walled gardens, woodland walks and a 17th-century gunpowder heritage.
Surrey has one of the richest concentrations of outstanding gardens in England. The county’s mild climate, varied geology and proximity to London have attracted generations of garden-makers, from 18th-century landscape designers to the Arts and Crafts movement pioneers who shaped the look of the modern English garden. The result is a tapestry of green spaces that ranges from grand historic estates to intimate plantsman’s collections.
The Royal Horticultural Society chose Surrey for its flagship garden at Wisley, and the county is also home to the Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park – one of the finest ornamental gardens in the country. National Trust properties such as Polesden Lacey and Claremont preserve centuries of horticultural ambition, while lesser-known gems like Ramster and Vann offer quieter pleasures among azaleas and old English borders.
Whether you are drawn to sweeping landscape parks, richly planted borders or woodland walks ablaze with autumn colour, Surrey’s gardens reward every season. Many sit within easy reach of the towns and villages featured on Doorstep, making them ideal for a morning visit before an afternoon of house-hunting.
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