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Dyffryn Gardens
An Edwardian garden in restoration with an ever-changing seasonal landscape.
Dyffryn Gardens, St Nicholas, Vale of Glamorgan, CF5 6FZ
Important notice
Dyffryn Gardens will be closed on 21-22 May while the crew carefully construct the Helios sculpture.
Opening times for 21 May 2025
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- Bookshop
Our bookshop is in the Gallery and is open from 10am-4pm.
- Café
We serve a variety of hot and cold drinks as well as light lunches, snacks and cakes.
- Car park
Our car park is free of charge for all visitors. There is accessible parking for blue badge holders and an electric vehicle charging point.
- Dogs allowed
We're a popular spot for dog walkers. We ask that they're kept on a short lead at all times. We also sell dog treats in our shop and café, including doggy ice cream.
- Electric vehicle charging point
We have one charging point for electric cars.
- Plant shop
We have an extensive collection of plants for sale as well as pots, planters and other garden decorations.
- Shop
Our shop is open daily, we sell a wide range of products.
- Toilet
There are four different areas of our gardens with toilet facilities, three of these areas are accessible and all are marked clearly on our map.
We are a largely accessible site with blue badge parking, accessible toilets at regular intervals and step-free routes around the garden. We have a mobility scooter and wheelchairs available for hire (free of charge), we recommend pre-booking these to ensure availability. We also often have a volunteer-run buggy to take visitors round the gardens.
- Accessible route and/or map
Our welcome team can show you all the accessible routes around the gardens on our map.
- Accessible toilet
We have accessible toilets at regular intervals throughout our gardens.
- Level access to food outlet
- Level access to shop
- Level access/terrain
- Powered mobility vehicle available
We have wheelchairs and a mobility scooter available for hire (free of charge). We recommend calling ahead to book your mobility vehicle. We also usually have a buggy to take visitors round our gardens on weekends.
- Ramped access/slopes
- Seating available
- Steps/uneven terrain
- Wheelchairs available
We have wheelchairs and a mobility scooter available for hire (free of charge). We recommend calling ahead to book your wheelchair. We also usually have a buggy to take visitors round our gardens on weekends.
- By road
From M4 take junction 33 on to A4232 (to Barry). Exit second slip road, at roundabout take the fourth exit A48 (to Cowbridge). In St Nicholas village follow signs for Dyffryn Gardens.
Parking: We have free parking on site, including accessible spaces and an electric port.
Sat Nav: If using a GPS system, type in Dyffryn Gardens National Trust or use the post code CF5 6FZ.
- By train
Our nearest train station is Cardiff Central, it's approximately 7 miles (11.3km) away.
- By bus
Take the X2 bus service to St Nicholas, it's then approximately a 1 mile (1.6km) walk. (Please note this is a walk along a country road without a pavement).
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Planning your visit
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Visiting Dyffryn Gardens with your dog
Dyffryn Gardens is a two pawprint rated place. Find out more about visiting with your dog and how we’re making Dyffryn more dog-friendly.
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Family days out at Dyffryn Gardens
Find out why Dyffryn Gardens is a great place for a family day out and get all the information you need to plan your visit.
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Visiting Dyffryn Gardens with your group
Visit Dyffryn Gardens as a group and enjoy discounted entry fees.
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Visit the gardens at Dyffryn
Dyffryn is a treasure trove of delights and surprises. Our 55-acre gardens include a magical arboretum, tropical glasshouse, working kitchen gardens, themed garden rooms, sweeping lawns and wild play areas.
Highlights
Garden rooms
A variety of smaller themed gardens, reflecting different countries and styles. Some areas are undergoing restoration, most are open for visitors.
Walled garden
A productive kitchen garden, used to grow all manner of fruit, vegetables and cut flowers.
Arboretum
22 acres of woodland, featuring trees from all over the world. Some areas are currently closed to the public, but many routes and paths remain open.
Glasshouse
Home to a large collection of cacti, succulents, grape vines and tropical plants, there is always something exotic in bloom.
Natural play areas
The Log Stack play areas are wooden playgrounds, one in front of our Welcome Centre and a larger one in the Arboretum.
Eating
A café serving a variety of hot and cold drinks as well as light lunches, snacks and cakes.
Shopping
A shop by the main entrance selling unique gifts, plants, and food. There’s also a second-hand bookshop in the Gallery.
South Lawn
A grand formal lawn with water features and large seasonal bedding displays.
Things to see and do
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Family days out at Dyffryn Gardens
Find out why Dyffryn Gardens is a great place for a family day out and get all the information you need to plan your visit.
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Visit the gardens at Dyffryn
Dyffryn is a treasure trove of delights and surprises. Our 55-acre gardens include a magical arboretum, tropical glasshouse, working kitchen gardens, themed garden rooms, sweeping lawns and wild play areas.
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Helios at Dyffryn Gardens
See Helios, a giant illuminated spherical sculpture of the sun by British artist Luke Jerram, on display at Dyffryn Gardens 23-26 May and 29 May-1 June 2025. Plan your visit here.
Spotlight events
Helios at Dyffryn Gardens
Experience Helios at Dyffryn Gardens 23-26 May and 29 May-1 June...
Eating and shopping
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Eating and shopping at Dyffryn Gardens
Enjoy hearty dishes and light snacks at the café with a tasty treat to round off your visit. Pop into the shop to pick up something special to take home.
Upcoming events
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Blossom at Dyffryn Gardens
Our annual celebration of blossom, a moment to help people connect with the beauty and meaning of blossom through activities and the seasonal highlights found at Dyffryn Gardens.
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Blossom Watch Walk at Dyffryn Gardens
Celebrate the coming of spring with this self-led exploration around all of Dyffryn's seasonal highlights
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Helios at Dyffryn Gardens
Experience Helios at Dyffryn Gardens 23-26 May and 29 May-1 June. With rippling lights, solar imagery and sounds of the sun recorded by NASA, this is a wonderful opportunity to see this audio-visual wonder on display outdoors.
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Art in the Garden at Dyffryn
Combine art and the great outdoors on a trip to Dyffryn Gardens this summer. From 20 June-18 July the gardens will become home to unique pieces of interactive outdoor art.
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Dyffryn Garden Games at Dyffryn Gardens
Come to Dyffryn Gardens this summer holidays to hop, skip and jump your way to being the Dyffryn champion.
About Dyffryn Gardens
A peaceful oasis on the outskirts of Cardiff, Dyffryn has something new to discover on every visit, from intricate themed garden rooms to sweeping formal lawns and productive kitchen gardens to a large arboretum. The gardens host a number of different styles inspired by countries from all over the world, from a recognisable Italian influence in the Pompeiian Garden to the rainforest-like quality of the plants in the Exotics Garden. With a café, shop and second-hand bookshop, there is a lot to see and do on a visit to Dyffryn. These Grade I listed gardens are the product of a partnership between prominent garden designer, Thomas Mawson, and passionate horticulturalist and owner, Reginald Cory. In our work today we are building on Mawson and Cory’s spirit of tradition and experimentation in our approach to restoring the gardens. Our aim is not to achieve an exact historical recreation but rather to hold the historical Edwardian roots at the heart of what we do and using new and innovative ways to make it work for the future, such as gardening with biodiversity and climate change in mind.
History
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History of Dyffryn
John Cory built the house and gardens at Dyffryn on the wealth he accumulated from his exploits in the coal industry.
Support us
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Volunteer opportunities at Dyffryn Gardens
Find out how you can get involved at Dyffryn Gardens and explore the different opportunities available.
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Commemorative giving at Dyffryn Gardens
Find out more about commemorative giving at Dyffryn Gardens.
Our work
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Our work in the gardens at Dyffryn
Find out more about what it takes to maintain, develop and restore Dyffryn Gardens, how consideration of the environment underpins every decision we make as custodians of these unique gardens and what the future holds for Dyffryn.
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Our work in the house at Dyffryn Gardens
Discover how we’re looking after Dyffryn House to ensure it stands proudly at the heart of the gardens forever, for everyone.
Latest news
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The sun will shine on Cardiff: Dyffryn Gardens to host Helios, Luke Jerram’s newest giant sculpture
From Friday 23 May, Dyffryn Gardens near Cardiff will host Helios, a breath-taking seven-metre artwork of the sun by renowned artist, Luke Jerram.
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Restored façade revealed and new exhibition opened as scaffolding comes off historic house at Dyffryn Gardens
Restored façade revealed and new House of Discovery exhibition opened as scaffolding comes off historic house at Dyffryn Gardens.