Pulteney Bridge and the weir on the River Avon in Bath
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Themed trip

Gardens

Botanic gardens and landscape gardens from Kew to Edinburgh.

9 stops on the map

Gardens listed in the city guides.

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Places: London, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, York. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab).

The stops

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  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    Garden · Kew & Richmond

    In Kew, south-west London.

  2. Chelsea Physic Garden

    Attraction · Chelsea

    A garden in Chelsea.

  3. Royal Victoria Park Botanical Gardens

    Garden · Georgian Bath

    Royal Victoria Park Botanical Gardens, Georgian Bath
    Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0

    In Royal Victoria Park, Bath.

  4. Prior Park Landscape Garden

    Garden · Bathwick & Widcombe

    Prior Park Landscape Garden, Bathwick & Widcombe
    Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Infilms assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain

    A landscape garden above Bath.

  5. University of Oxford Botanic Garden

    Garden · High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford

    University of Oxford Botanic Garden, High Street, Magdalen and East Oxford
    Photo: JMski, CC0

    Beside the river in Oxford.

  6. Cambridge University Botanic Garden

    Garden · Museums, Botanic Garden and the South

    Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Museums, Botanic Garden and the South
    Photo: temporalata, CC BY-SA 2.0

    In Cambridge.

  7. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

    Garden · Stockbridge & Dean Village

    Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Stockbridge & Dean Village
    Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0

    North of the New Town.

  8. Princes Street Gardens

    Gardens · New Town

    Princes Street Gardens, New Town
    Photo: Mike McBey, CC BY 2.0

    Below the castle.

  9. York Museum Gardens

    Garden · Station and Museum Gardens

    York Museum Gardens, Station and Museum Gardens
    Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0

    Around the abbey ruins.

Planning this trip

The 9 stops fall in 6 parts of Britain, and the two furthest apart, Chelsea Physic Garden and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, are about 537 km apart in a straight line. Treat it as a menu rather than one journey: pick the stops in one or two destinations and give each a day or more.

  • London (2 stops): Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Chelsea Physic Garden. London guide.
  • Bath (2 stops): Royal Victoria Park Botanical Gardens and Prior Park Landscape Garden. Bath guide.
  • Oxford (1 stop): University of Oxford Botanic Garden. Oxford guide.
  • Cambridge (1 stop): Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Cambridge guide.
  • Edinburgh (2 stops): Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Princes Street Gardens. Edinburgh guide.
  • York (1 stop): York Museum Gardens. York guide.

To travel between destinations, see getting between regions and our rail tickets guide. For weather and daylight by month, see when to go to London, Bath, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh or York. Opening times change with the seasons, so check each stop's own website before you set out.

Access and family notes come from the same data as our area guides: 0 of the 9 stops are reported as fully or partly step-free, and 1 is marked family-friendly. Reports come from venues or OpenStreetMap contributors, so confirm with the place before you travel.