Paddock Cottage

Helen and Colin Crews have a small cottage garden with views across the countryside. The garden is opening for the arboretum at two different points of the year. There are attractive mixed borders and a wide range of plants both in sunny and shaded areas. In particular in early summer there are hellebores, meconopsis and iris. There are also raised vegtable plots, two small glasshouses and a fishpond.

Location: 4 Sudnicton Croft, Westow, YO60 7NB. In Westow take the road (Main Street) signposted Burythorpe & Church. Before reaching a turning to the Church only, turn left down a gravel track signposted Sudnicton Croft on wall.

Parking: Limited parking near house, otherwise on nearby streets

1 Kirk Hill Farm

A chance to see Arboretum Director John Grimshaw's garden in early October when the autumn border plants will be reaching their peak. The garden is also home to Silver Seabright bantams and ornamental pheasants.

Location: 1 Kirk Hill Farm, Settrington, YO17 8NT

Parking: Parking as directed in the adjacent farmyard.

Roz Los's garden at Ellerker House comprises five acres including parkland. It is home to many mature trees including Corsican pines, Atlantic beech and many oaks, and there is a formal lawn surrounded by colour-themed herbaceous borders for texture and colour throughout the year. A rose archway planted with old English roses leads towards the lake which is surrounded by a woodland pathway made from tree roots and stumps, and extensive woodland.

Location: Everingham.  5½m from Pocklington. Just out of the village heading towards Harswell

Open: Sunday 9th July 2023 10am - 4pm

Location: Caton, Lancashire LA2 9NB

Ticket Price: £12 Admission. All proceeds going towards the Yorkshire Arboretum.

Ness Hall is opening for the arboretum. Situated near the river Rye with views to the North York moors. The main garden is a 2.5 acre 17th Century walled garden. It has been gardened and developed by three generations of Murray Wells. It now contains a rose pergola which should be in full bloom, a Japanese influenced garden with pergola and stream, a woodland area, cutting and kitchen garden and a wonderful ‘fairy’ garden. Often described as a large cottage garden the borders are full, with self-seeding encouraged. There is also a large orchard and gardens around the house for visitors to explore, along with a pond and vegetable garden.

Parking: as sign posted, in front of the house in the parkland.

Ticket Price: Day Ticket £5, Season Ticket £25

Please book below

Rob Laycock and Patsie Harper's one acre garden at Littlegarth, on the edge of Lastingham, has areas containing old and new herbaceous borders, lawns and vegetables, a pond and greenhouse. Ornamental grasses have been introduced, and there are beehives. Pet Silkies roam free. The garden is dominated by a 33m high Corsican pine.

Ticket Price: £5 Day Ticket, £25 Open Gardens Season Ticket

The Yorkshire Arboretum will be celebrating UK Fungus day on the 7th October 2023 with a festival of fungi activities. The perfect way to spend an autumnal day in our 120 acres of trees, packed with fun(gi) for all the family.

Why not join us for one of our fungal forays around the arboretum with local experts (paid sessions and booking essential) or join the mycologists for one of the mini lab sessions throughout the day to discover the world of fungi under the microscope. There will be a mushroom trail for children along with art and craft activities and displays of posters, fun facts, ID guides and leaflets… make sure you grab a goody bag from the British Mycological Society while stocks last!

Ticket Price for Fungi Foray £20

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Surrounding Jane and Philip Ingham's Regency villa near York, this garden has a ha-ha and a wall covered in climbers and fruit trees. The mixed borders were redesigned in the 1990s.

Location: Malton Road, York, YO32 9TH. Off the Hopgrove roundabout near Beechwood Caravan Club  

Parking: On the lane or near the house for the less able

Ticket Price: Day Ticket £5, Season Ticket £25

Paddock Cottage

Helen and Colin Crews have a small cottage garden with views across the countryside. The garden is opening for the arboretum at two different points of the year. There are attractive mixed borders and a wide range of plants both in sunny and shaded areas. In particular in early summer there are hellebores, meconopsis and iris. There are also raised vegtable plots, two small glasshouses and a fishpond.

Location: 4 Sudnicton Croft, Westow, YO60 7NB. In Westow take the road (Main Street) signposted Burythorpe & Church. Before reaching a turning to the Church only, turn left down a gravel track signposted Sudnicton Croft on wall.

Parking: Limited parking near house, otherwise on nearby streets

1 Kirk Hill Farm

A chance to see Arboretum Director John Grimshaw's garden in June, when many smaller perennials will be in flower, and foliage plants will be at their freshest. Also opening in early October, when the autumn border plants will be reaching their peak. The garden is also home to Silver Seabright bantams and ornamental pheasants.

Location: 1 Kirk Hill Farm, Settrington, YO17 8NT

Parking: Parking as directed in the adjacent farmyard.

Robert Scott and Jarrod Marsden's property has six acres in total including a one acre garden, owner designed and constructed since 2000, with gravel paths edged with brick or lavender, borders with unusual mixed herbaceous perennials, shrubs and feature trees, a wildlife pond, summer house, kitchen garden, glass house, orchard and woodland area, and a formal garden to the east of the house with pond and water feature.

Location: Newbridge Lane, nr Wilberfoss, York YO41 5RB. 10m E of York. From York on the A1079, ignore signs for Wilberfoss, take next turning signed Bolton village, after 1m at the Xrds, turn L onto Newbridge Lane, Linden Lodge is on R in 200m.

Parking: opposite on grass verge

Ticket Price: Day Ticket £5, Season Ticket £25

Deirdre Falcon's wild-life friendly and organic cottage garden at Tregonning is opening for the arboretum. Features includes a good collection of old roses, shrubs and herbaceous perennials. There are ponds , a large meadow, vegetable plots and glasshouses.

Location: Main Street, Ellerton, York YO42 4NZ

Parking: On the road outside the property

Ticket Price: Day Ticket £5, Season Ticket £25

Dot and John welcome you to explore their formal(ish) front garden, more informal back garden, orchard and a new ‘wilding’ area. There are a good variety of interesting plants in beds range from hot and dry to cool and damp, plus a small open meadow, a larger orchard meadow, and a two ponds. The whole garden is managed to be wildlife-friendly.

Location: The Hayloft, 12 Holburns Croft, Heslington, York, YO10 5DP

Parking: Limited parking on Hayloft Drive, and on Heslington Main Street West, across road from Holburns Croft

Ticket Price: Day Ticket £5, Season Ticket £25

Owen is Assistant Registrar of the Tree Register and few people know this country’s trees better. He’ll tell us about finding and measuring the great trees of Yorkshire that have achieved championship status.

This talk takes place in the Peter Sowerby Building at the Yorkshire Arboretum, but can be streamed via Zoom

Fee: £5 Online, £10 In Person

To book, please telephone 01653648598

All ticket proceeds from today will go towards the National Garden Scheme, which supports nursing and health charities, including Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute.

Find out more by visiting https://ngs.org.uk/

No need to book. By General Admission.

A 2 acre garden situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds comprising of a walled garden with mixed borders, numerous old shrub roses under planted with unusual perennials. Woodland paths lead to further shrub borders. A traditional vegetable garden framed by a Victorian greenhouse leads to a wild flower meadow.

Parking on the grass outside the garden.

Refreshments available

Opening hours 1pm to 5pm

Burnby Hall Gardens & Yorkshire Arboretum Reciprocal Open Days for Members

We have partnered with Burnby Hall Gardens to host reciprocal open days for Members of each garden, who are welcome to visit respective gardens free of charge on presentation of a valid membership card.

The days are Sunday 21st May and Sunday 13th August.

Peter Williams' large woodland garden with acid loving plants including rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias and other interesting shrubs is open to the arboretum.

Open: Sunday 14th May 2023 1pm - 4pm

Location: Mill Lane, Seaton Ross, York, YO42 4NE. Sixth property on the left after entering the village from the north (via Bielby or Melbourne)

Parking: On road unless signed otherwise

Ticket Price: £5 Day Ticket, £25 OG Season Ticket

Two gardens in the village of Huntington are opening for the arboretum.

Open: Monday 8th May 2023 1pm - 4pm

Location: Huntington Road, York YO32 9PY

Ticket Price: £5 Day Ticket, £25 OG Season Ticket

The open garden event at Rosalind Forbes Adam's beautiful garden at Skipwith Hall includes a talk about Three Hagges Woodmeadow nature reserve and Skipwith Hall Garden at 2pm.

£5 Day Ticket, £25 Open Gardens Season Ticket

A celebration of wildflowers. In recent years we’ve created large expanses of wildflower meadows to provide pollen and nectar for insects such as bumblebees, hoverflies, butterflies and moths. The meadows are glorious during spring and summer and, on sunny days, host clouds of butterflies.

Explore these meadows on a guided walk with expert Alastair Fitter who will help identify what we find.

The walk departs from the Visitor Centre. 

Walk Fee: £10

Please book your place below.

Ellerker House was once the office belonging to Everingham Estate, owned by the Duke of Norfolk.  The garden is 5 acres and comprises parkland, home to many mature trees including Corsican pines, Atlantic beech and many oaks, and a formal lawn surrounded by colour-themed herbaceous borders planted for texture and colour throughout the year. A rose archway planted with old English roses leads towards the lake which is surrounded by a woodland pathway made from tree roots and stumps, and extensive woodland to walk in.

Open: Sunday, 25 Sept, 12-4PM

Location: Everingham.  5½m from Pocklington. Just out of the village heading towards Harswell

Parking: drive through the main gates and park along the drive

Additional: [partly accessible; guide dogs only; plant sales]

Around the Victorian house and barns, Peter and Christina Young have created densely planted gardens that include many unusual and tender plants, as well as fruit and vegetable gardens. At the far end of the five acre property, around a large wildlife pond, they have established an arboretum which now has almost 200 woody species. There are many new features since the garden was last opened in 2018.

Open Sun 11 Sept, 2 - 6 pm.

Location The Poplars, Main Street, Newton upon Derwent, York YO41 4DA, in the centre of the village.

Parking At the rear of The Poplars or on Main Street.

Additional Refreshments will be available. Well-behaved dogs on leads welcome. Partially accessible.

Season ticket holders are welcome to visit Burnby Hall Gardens FREE of charge, for one day only.

Learn more about Burnby Hall Gardens here.

Open: Saturday 10 Sept, 10am – 4pm

Location: Burnby Hall Gardens, Pocklington YO42 2QF

The Plant Heritage Yorkshire group will be hosting their autumn plant fair at the Yorkshire Arboretum this year. Specialist nursery stalls will be on the lawn in front of the Visitor Centre - you’re guaranteed to find a bargain for your garden! Proceeds will go towards Plant Heritage, a national charity which aims to conserve the diversity of garden plants.

No need to book, just pay general admission at the Visitor Centre.

Find out more about this wonderful charity by visiting www.plantheritage.org.uk

Linden Lodge is 6 acres in total, including a 1 acre garden, owner designed and constructed since 2000. Gravel paths edged with brick or lavender, many borders with unusual mixed herbaceous perennials, shrubs and feature trees. A wildlife pond, summer house, kitchen garden, glasshouse, orchard and woodland area. A formal garden to the east of the house with pond and water feature. A further 5 acres of developing meadow with cut pathways, various small groupings of indigenous trees and over 450 Norwegian Spruce, and hens. A new vegetable plot 30m by 15m with poly tunnel. There are numerous seats and also in the far field, a field hut to sit in with views towards the Yorkshire Wolds

Open: Fri 26 Aug 3 - 7 pm & Sat 27 Aug 11 am - 4 pm

Location: Newbridge Lane, nr Wilberfoss, York YO41 5RB. 10m E of York. From York on the A1079, ignore signs for Wilberfoss, take next turning signed Bolton village, after 1m at the Xrds, turn L onto Newbridge Lane, Linden Lodge is on R in 200m.

Parking: opposite on grass verge

Additional: refreshments; partly accessible; dogs on leads; plant sales

Linden Lodge is 6 acres in total, including a 1 acre garden, owner designed and constructed since 2000. Gravel paths edged with brick or lavender, many borders with unusual mixed herbaceous perennials, shrubs and feature trees. A wildlife pond, summer house, kitchen garden, glasshouse, orchard and woodland area. A formal garden to the east of the house with pond and water feature. A further 5 acres of developing meadow with cut pathways, various small groupings of indigenous trees and over 450 Norwegian Spruce, and hens. A new vegetable plot 30m by 15m with poly tunnel. There are numerous seats and also in the far field, a field hut to sit in with views towards the Yorkshire Wolds

Open: Fri 26 Aug 3 - 7 pm & Sat 27 Aug 11 am - 4 pm

Location: Newbridge Lane, nr Wilberfoss, York YO41 5RB. 10m E of York. From York on the A1079, ignore signs for Wilberfoss, take next turning signed Bolton village, after 1m at the Xrds, turn L onto Newbridge Lane, Linden Lodge is on R in 200m.

Parking: opposite on grass verge

Additional: refreshments; partly accessible; dogs on leads; plant sales

Mikalgarth

Mike and Iris’s approx. 2/3rds of an acre garden created from a blank canvas over the past 9 years is situated in the village of Lastingham on the edge of the North York Moors.  A flowing network of grass paths have been created with dense planting close to the bungalow which graduate to more expansive areas further from the property.  Many interesting trees, shrubs and ornamental hedges have been planted to create varied pockets of planting including sunny & shaded damp areas, sweeping tall perennials, alpines planted in troughs and raised beds.  Most recently a small, banked woodland area created from boulders uncovered during the creation of the garden.

Opening Time: Sunday 10 July, 11am - 4pm

Location: Mikalgarth, Ings Lane, Lastingham, YO62 6TD

Parking: Parking is available in the village requiring only a short walk to the garden.

Additional: partly accessible; dogs on leads; refreshments

Littlegarth

Rob and Patsie’s one acre garden at Littlegarth on the edge of Lastingham has areas containing old and new herbaceous borders, lawns and vegetables, a pond and greenhouse. We have introduced ornamental grasses into the garden and currently we have two beehives(!) and three pet Silkies running free. The garden is dominated by a 33 metre high Corsican pine. There is also a holiday cottage in the garden which posts pictures of the garden and local area on Instagram as @damsoncroftcottage.

 Opening Time: Sunday 10 July, 11am - 4pm

Location: Littlegarth, Low Street, Lastingham, YO62 6TJ

Parking: Parking is available in the village requiring only a short walk to the garden.

Additional: partly accessible; dogs on leads; refreshments at Mikalgarth

Joyce and Harry Kingman's north facing garden was previously a stackyard. Stone found on site was used to build several retaining walls and a rockery with water feature. A Yorkstone terrace leads between gravelled areas to a lawn surrounded by mixed borders giving year-round interest.  Parts of the garden must be viewed as ‘work in progress’ this year because of the removal of a large conifer and the reorganisation and replanting of some  beds.

Open: Sunday 3 July, 2 - 6pm

Location: Main Street, Welburn, York YO60 7DZ. Approaching Welburn from the west (arboretum side) second house on the left.

Parking: On street but please park thoughtfully to avoid blocking driveways
Additional: Plant Sale; fully accessible; dogs on leads welcome

Chapel Farm

Large cottage garden with mature flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants that are at their peak in June.  Seating areas at rear with a large wildlife-friendly pond, meadow area and views across the fields to the Wolds

Open: Wed 22 June 10am - 5pm.

Location: Chapel Farm, Church Lane, Seaton Ross. YO42 4LS

Parking: Happy for people with mobility problems to park on the drive, otherwise on the road/small car park near the church.
Additional: Dogs on leads; partially accessible; light refreshments

Ashlands

Davina and Dave Raffaelli’s garden has been planned with lower maintenance in mind. Shrubs such as rhododendrons and roses are under planted with spring and summer bulbs and herbaceous foliage plants like Hostas and ferns. Part of the garden is heavily shaded by the churchyard trees. Paths behind the beds enable visitors to walk around and among the garden.

Open: Wed 22 June 10am - 5pm.

Location: Ashlands, Church Lane, Seaton Ross, YO42 4LS

Parking: On the road.
Additional: Dogs on leads; partially accessible; light refreshments