Gardens in the North East

Soak up the sights and sounds of autumn as gardens around the North East put on their final show. See the leaves change colour in the Avenue at Gibside, explore the changing colours in Wallington’s walled garden or take in the sights and views at Cragside’s Formal Garden.

Visitors exploring the Formal Garden at Cragside, Northumberland

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The garden at Cragside

Experience a grand designer garden created for beauty and function which includes a Formal Garden, Rock Garden and the Pinetum. Find out what you could discover on your next visit.

The Walled Garden in Wallington, Northumberland

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The garden at Wallington

The garden at Wallington offers year-round colour with its historic Edwardian conservatory and a secluded walled garden. Take a stroll along the terrace, pause to hear the trickling water from the Mary Pool. As winter continues, look out for carpets of snowdrops starting to appear from late January.

Visitors with dogs in the Walled Garden at Gibside, with yellow autumn trees visible behind them

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The 18th-century landscape garden at Gibside

Escape the hustle and bustle of modern life within 600 acres of Georgian landscape garden at Gibside, with its tree-lined Avenue, walled garden, winding woodland paths and views over the Derwent Valley.

A visitor walking her dog in autumn at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland

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The garden at Seaton Delaval Hall

At this time of year when the trees are bare, it's all about the views at Seaton Delaval Hall. From the formal lines of the hedges and the geometry of the Parterre, to the long, bare branches of the great weeping ash.

Crook Hall ablaze with colour in the Autumn time

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The garden at Crook Hall Gardens

The garden offers a different perspective in every season. In colder months highlights include the corkscrew hazel, and the bark of Euonymus alatus, winged spindle. The beautiful silver trunks of the birch, the berries of the ivy and holly, and the unusual foliage of the variegated holly Ilex aquifolium also stand out. Follow your nose to sniff out the highly fragrant, sweet smelling shrub Sarcococca confusa.

Family looking at flowers in the garden below Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland

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The Gertrude Jekyll Garden at Lindisfarne Castle

As the blaze of summer colour begins to fade in the Gertrude Jekyll garden, the dahlias become the stars of the show and pockets of rich colour can be found with the roses continuing to flower until the first frosts.

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The garden at Ormesby Hall

Explore the garden the garden at Ormesby Hall, a green oasis in the heart of industrial Middlesbrough. Discover the seasonal delights of this colourful Victorian formal garden.

Visitors in the Orchard at Washington Old Hall, Tyne & Wear

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Things to see and do at Washington Old Hall

Explore the manor house, home to the original Washington family and discover more about the history and people who lived here.

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Acer glade

The Acer glade in the East Wood at Wallington looks incredible in Autumn with the deep red of the acers illuminated by the woodland sunlight. Autumn colour is around every corner and the changing trees nestled next to the numerous ponds, coupled with the sun sitting low in the sky, create beautiful reflections on the water. Make your way to the walled garden where the hot border is still blooming.

A close up of the Dahlia 'Gerry Hoek' in the Dahlia Walk at Cragside

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Beautiful dahlias

The skies may be turning a little greyer but the dahlias in the Formal Garden at Cragside are bringing the sunshine. As you walk into the garden, you'll witness these big, bold flowers in the beds around the Orchard House. These bright blooms will be in full flower until the first frosts.

Autumn colours in the Parterre Garden at Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland

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Colour around every corner

Autumn is a colourful time at Seaton Delaval Hall. The dahlias showing off in the herbaceous border, and the rose garden still in flower. The leaves on the beech hedge turn to coppers and rusts and in the arboretum, the rowans are full of coloured berries. In early November the autumn colours are at their strongest when the ginkgo biloba tree in the parterre turns a bright yet delicate yellow.

Discover more seasonal blooms in the north of England with plenty of gardens and parks to visit.

Frosty morning in the garden at Nostell with fountain and statue in the foreground

Gardens and Parks in Yorkshire

Enjoy Yorkshire's glorious autumnal gardens and parks, from landscaped views of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, to exploring pathways at Beningbrough Hall and Nostell.

A family in winter coats look out between autumn leaves to pond, with blue sky reflected in its water

Gardens in the Lake District

The Lakes is known for its dramatic, wild landscapes, but its home to some intriguing gardens too. Explore castle grounds, a cottage garden that inspired Beatrix Potter, and more.