Royal National Rose Society – Garden of the Rose

As the gardens mature and improve every year we can compare the growth as the images here show

Wheelchair-friendly :- our new gardens have been designed with wide, wheelchair-friendly paths. We also have a small number of wheelchairs for visitors use on a first-come-first-served basis.

Well behaved dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead at all times.

Garden highlights include:

A rose collection, showing the history of the rose
Roses in a garden setting showing different styles of planting
A series of small model gardens to give inspiration for growing roses in small spaces
The newly replanted Queen Mother garden
New cultivar trials to provide an educational experience as well as being a pleasure to the eye when in full flower
a grass maze
The rose garden's new tea-room which provides, morning coffee, home-made biscuits and cakes, light lunches and afternoon cream teas
A much longer season of interest making extensive use of other plants which associate well with roses.

The Royal National Rose Society aim to have a garden which members can enjoy and feel proud of, one that attracts visitors and promotes the rose. Like all gardens, ours is a 'work in progress' and the intention is to continue to develop the Society’s garden so that it becomes the premier rose garden in Britain.