Discover more at Bodnant Garden
Find out when Bodnant Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Family days out at Bodnant Garden
With 80 acres to explore, there’s plenty of space for families to enjoy some quiet time together at Bodnant Garden. Spend a few hours enjoying the beauty and nature that the different areas of the garden have to offer throughout the year.
Plan your visit
- There are toilets and baby changing facilities located next to the car park, behind the Pavilion tea-room and down by the Kiosk in The Dell.
- There are some steep areas in the garden and many paths have steps. If you’re using a pram or buggy during your visit, ask one of the team in the Visitor Welcome Building when you arrive for a map which has step-free routes clearly marked.
- Children’s lunch boxes are available from the Pavilion and Magnolia cafes.
Explore the garden together this summer
Bodnant Garden is the perfect place to get the whole family together outside during the summer months. With formal terraces for tranquil moments, lush lawns, wildflower meadows and shaded woodland all in one place, it has something for everyone.
Whether you’re spending a whole day or an hour or two, there’s always something new to discover. Head through the Old Park wildflower meadow and the Yew Dell down to the river Hiraethlyn and see if you can spot the dippers feeding their young alongside majestic herons and a variety of other visiting wild fowl.
Pack a picnic lunch
Enjoy a picnic by the Willow Maze and head alongside the river to the Old Mill, stopping for an ice cream before making your way back up to the Canal Terrace for a family photo and a tranquil moment to enjoy the dragonflies and damselflies dancing above the lilies in the pond.
Wallace & Gromit ‘All Systems Go’ AR trail (19 July – 31 August 2025)
Cracking! You’ll never guess who’s coming to Bodnant Garden this summer?!
Follow a brand-new Augmented Reality trail from the team at Aardman and help get Wallace & Gromit’s famous rocket ready for blast off. Find the markers around the garden, complete the challenges and grab a photo or two along the way to complete Wallace’s checklist before you launch the rocket off into space!
Download the ‘All Systems Go’ AR app
To make sure you can get started straight away when you arrive in the garden, head over to the App Store or Google Play to download the free bilingual AR app. Search for ‘All Systems Go’, enter Bodnant’s location code 1234 and you’ll find Wallace & Gromit ready and waiting for you to begin the adventure!
When you arrive at the garden, you’ll be able to get started straight away!
If you don’t want to play on a phone, there’s still plenty of fun activities to find along the way.
Free daily event from 19 July – 31 August, normal admission to the garden applies.
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Eating at Bodnant Garden
Enjoy delicious refreshments at Bodnant Garden’s tea-rooms all year round or from the riverside kiosk down in The Dell.
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Visiting Bodnant Garden with your dog
With 80 acres to explore, there’s a walk to suit everyone. From 1 April to the end of September, dogs are welcome on short leads (not extendable) every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Find out more about bringing your dog to Bodnant Garden here.
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Things to see at Bodnant Garden
Visit a world-class garden in Wales at Bodnant Garden and enjoy 80 acres of formal gardens, woodland and meadows and botanical collections from around the globe.