Gardens & parks

Our gardens are perfect places to relax. With plenty of space for running around, and enough colour and beauty to inspire anyone.

Popular gardens

Rhododendrons reflected in the Top lake on an early morning at Sheffield Park. © NTPL/Stephen Robson

A guide to some of our most-visited gardens, and a clue as to why so many visitors take the time to enjoy them year after year.

Five hidden garden treasures

Early summer at Colby Woodland Garden looking down Long Lane © Steve Whitehead

Long Lane at Colby Woodland Garden in summer

We have plenty of huge landscape gardens - designed by 'celebrity' architects of their day. However, we also have loads of smaller gardens, that, though shying from the limelight, always surprise and delight visitors with their compact loveliness.

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Famous gardens

This shows the ornate wooden footbridge in thwe garden at Biddulph Grange. © NTPL/Nick Meers

We care for hundreds of amazing gardens, but these seven are the jewels in our crown. Why not plan a visit?

Rose gardens

Close up of roses Montacute House, Somerset © NTPL/Layton Thompson

Quintessentially English, a riot of roses lends a splash of vibrance to a garden, which promise to delight all of your senses. Here we have picked out just 10 amazing rose gardens...

Garden events

Garden arrow, basket and picnic blanket on the lawn, Melford Halll © Amy Mountney

Uncover our garden secrets, quiz our gardeners, let the children get their hands dirty with some seed planting, or even pick up a few tips to take home, at one of our many gardens events.

Top topiary

Topiary and a stone sphinx at Blickling © NTPL/Nick Meers

A tree doesn't necessarily have to look like a tree. With some imagination and a good pair of shears, some of our gardeners have created amazing works of art that really are a cut...

Fantastic fountains

Family sitting by the fountain at Belton House © NTPL/Ian Shaw

Fountains are often a centre piece for lots of our gardens, and we think that they deserve to be celebrated for bringing a sense of movement to a garden. So here are our top 5 fountains...