Unwind in the garden

Dazzling colours, seductive scents, superb seasonal shows – Kent’s gardens are rightly world renowned. And with 180-plus to choose from, there’s one to match your every mood and interest: grand and historic, exotic and informal, innovative vistas in the making like the World Garden of Plants.

Drift with spring bluebells at Emmetts, ramble with summer roses at Sissinghurst, kindle dreams with autumn colour at resplendent Scotney Castle. Excite or soothe your senses on a genuinely revitalising escape (and pick up brilliant ideas for your own garden from celebrated designers across the ages).

The gardens at Mount Ephraim offer an enchanting mix of styles, including a Japanese rock garden. At Yalding Organic Gardens, fourteen delightful garden 'rooms' allow you to trace the history of English gardening from medieval times to the present. Follow in the footsteps of Jane Austen in the fourteen acres of grounds at Goodnestone Park or marvel at the National Pine collection at Bedgebury Pinetum.

Deep breath and relax as you follow your nose around aromatic displays of 150-plus lavenders and 30 types of rosemary at Downderry Nursery, Hadlow. Sensational.

Use our search facility to find the perfect garden for your next visit to Kent, the Garden of England.