Visit
Summer Opening 2025:
from 1st April 2025 to 31st October 2025
Every day (except Monday) from 10.30am – 4.30pm.
(Please note cafe closes at 4.30pm)
Winter Opening 2025-2026:
1st November 2025 to 29th March 2026
Open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10.30am till 3.30pm
(free entry to cafe and reduced admission to the garden in November and December 2024 , see prices in admission link below)
RHS Member 1, free admission on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
from 1st October to 31st March
during opening times
For admission and pricing see our Visit page for more information and scroll down to ‘Admission’
We welcome well behaved dogs on short leads.
The Garden House Map
Admission
Tickets can be purchased at Visitor Reception on arrival.
Reduced Admission prices throughout November and December 2024
- Adult +16yrs
£16.50 – Gift Aid
£15.00 – Standard
- Child over 6yrs
£8.25 – Gift aid
£7.50 – Standard
- Child under 5 years
Free
- Members
Free entry during all published opening times. Also includes free garden entry for up to 3 children/grandchildren (under 16)
- Carers
Free admission when accompanying a visitor
Please be a GIFT AID visitor:
As a registered charity we are able to claim an extra 25% from the Government on your total payment. This is available to all UK taxpayers and helps us to fund vital project work in the garden . Thank you!
If you’d like to become a valued Friend (Member) of The Garden House, then please visit our Memberships page for online sales of membership. (Join for just £40.00 per person/per year Direct Debit or £45 per year non Direct Debit).
RHS member 1:
Free admission on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 1st October and 31st March
(31st March to 31st October – free entry does not apply)
RHS Members must bring their membership cards to gain entry.
Opening Hours
Summer Opening 2025:
from 1st April 2025 to 31st October 2025
Every day (except Monday) from 10.30am – 4.30pm.
(Please note cafe closes at 4.30pm)
We are OPEN on Bank Holiday Monday’s
Winter Opening 2025-2026:
1st November 2025 to 29th March 2026
Open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10.30am till 3.30pm
Group Bookings
We welcome groups of 10 people or more, by prior arrangement. It is recommended to allow a minimum of 2 hours to explore the garden, plus additional time to visit our café and plant sales area.
The Fortescue Room (part of our café) can be booked separately for large groups or for private bookings. Seats 30.
Combining a group visit to The Garden House and Wildside
The two outstanding gardens at Buckland Monachorum are less than one mile apart. With minimum additional travel, a visit to both on the same day offers an exceptional experience for garden tour groups.
To ensure availability and access (coach parking) on a combined visit please contact each garden separately. Catering available at The Garden House.
Wildside: wildside.plants@gmail.com
Contact the office on 01822 854769 for details or fill in the enquiry form below. Please note that you aren’t in our diary unless we have confirmed the booking!
Private Bookings
The garden, café, Fortescue Room and terrace can be booked for private use, outside of our published opening times. We are experienced in hosting wedding breakfasts, birthday lunches, wakes, corporate events. Contact our Operations Manager for more information.
We can provide catering, or our facilities can be made available for private caterers. The Garden House is a licenced venue. To discuss your requirements please contact the office.
More information on the café can be found here.
Contact the office on 01822 854769 for details.
RHS Members
The Garden House is delighted to be an RHS Partner Garden. As such we welcome RHS Members with a valid membership card.
RHS member 1: Free admission on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 1st October to 29th March.
Please note: Free admission does not apply between April 1st and September 30th.
RHS Members must bring their membership cards to gain entry.
Find Us
Just ten miles north of Plymouth on the western edge of Dartmoor National Park, Devon.
The Garden House, Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon. PL20 7LQ
From Plymouth: Follow A386 towards Tavistock; the garden is signposted left off this road just after the golf course, before reaching Yelverton. Follow the road through Crapstone; the garden can be found on the right before reaching Buckland Monachorum.
From Yelverton: Follow A386 from Yelverton towards Plymouth. Look out for the brown tourist sign soon after the roundabout, turn right. Follow the road through Crapstone; the garden can be found on the right before reaching Buckland Monachorum.
Access
Wheelchair users will be able to experience the majority of the garden on wide paths. Paths suitable for wheelchairs are clearly signposted.
Disabled parking bays are available in the car park with easy access to the garden. On arrival please drive down to the Visitor Reception hut and disabled parking bays can be found in the lower car park just to the right of the hut.
Unfortunately we do not have a mobility scooter for hire.
Disabled toilet available.
For an independent review of our access please read “The Bimblers” blog.
Dogs
We welcome well behaved dogs on a short lead at The Garden House.
Information
Click on the sections below to find out more about your visit to The Garden House.
Stunningly beautiful garden. We loved every moment. A must for garden lovers. A garden that provides true inspiration for your own garden. The scones in the cafe are perfect, just as scones should be!
5* Google Review – C J Hurst
Beautiful interesting gardens. Different areas offer different styles of planting. The walled garden is stunning whatever time of year you visit.
5* Google Review – Lianne Morris
A beautifully unique garden that is a must to visit with easy parking. The team are great and so passionate about the garden. The cafe is also beautiful. Well worth a visit in every season.
5* Google Review – Lianne Morris
