Emmetts Garden

Discover beautiful English blooms along with exotic shrubs from around the world at Emmetts Garden this summer. Find some of our summer highlights here and come along for the full show.

Make the most of the sunshine and explosion of colour on a family outing to Emmetts Garden this summer. Go wild in our play area, reach new heights on the swings or enjoy our newly added mud kitchen. What are you waiting for?

Our café outlet has reopened and will initially be serving a limited range of takeaway hot and cold drinks and light lunches. We've introduced new safety measures including closure of our seating areas, screens at our tills and collection points, and waymarked routes. We'll also only be accepting card payment. We look forward to welcoming you back and know that you'll support us to make this a safe experience for everyone.

A visit to the National Trust is not complete without popping into the shop. We've got a variety of gifts and souvenirs for you to enjoy, and you can even purchase some of the plant varieties you saw around the gardens.

Emmetts Garden is a small site with big plans. Head Gardener, Matthew Scott has embarked on a long term project in the South Garden to restore this area of rare and exotic plants to its early 1900s glory.

It's no mean feat looking after Emmetts Garden - mixing conservation skills with practical experience to ensure the nineteenth century gardens are looking their best. A year after joining the team, we spoke to Head Gardener Matthew Scott about his work and experience with the National Trust.

Specimen shrubs and plants seen at their best, that was the plan for the North Garden developed by Frederick Lubbock between 1910-14, but later owners lost some of this original charm. Find out how Emmetts Garden are going to bring back this horticulturally distinct area.