Woodland Garden
Like many gardens, the Lydney Park grounds and Lydney Park Spring Gardens have evolved over time.
The original house at Lydney Park was surrounded by a Pleasure Garden and a large walled garden, which backed onto the Deer Park. Over time many impressive, exotic and rare trees have been planted in the Deer Park by successive generations of the family.
Some of the original formal gardens at Lydney Park were cleared to grow potatoes during the Second World War, leaving a blank canvas for the second Lord and Lady Bledisloe.
As a result in the 1950's, a paved terrace, two fountain pools, hedges and lawns were introduced into the garden together with a major replanting programme - the result is an impressive display of spring colour.
Flowering Cherries, Magnolias, scented spring flowering shrubs and drifts of spring bulbs provide a stunning entrance to Lydney Park Gardens.
Delve deeper into the grounds at Lydney Park Gardens and you will find the 8 acre woodland garden a place of tranquil natural beauty.
Whilst underlying soil in the gardens is not acidic, the leaf mould created by the surrounding oak and chestnut trees suits Rhododendrons and other acid loving plants.
As a result, the Lydney Park woodland garden is full of colourful Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Corylopsis and Pieris as well as Magnolias, Acers and Cornus.
Lydney Park Estate is open to the public in the Spring and is also open on selected days as part of the National Garden Scheme (Yellow Book).
A visit to Lydney Park Gardens is a great fun family day out - stroll through the woodland garden, picnic in the Deer Park, explore the Roman ruins. Dogs may be taken around the garden on a lead.
Roman Ruins Excavation on the Lydney Park Estate in the 1805 also exposed evidence of settlements dating back to 100BC, a Norman castle and extensive ruins of a Roman Camp including a Roman Temple.
The "Lydney Dog" is an impressive piece of Romano-British sculpture created in cast bronze and has since become the symbol of the Estate.
Views OF THE GARDEN
GARDEN OPEN DAYS 2026
2026 OPENING DAYS
Friday 3rd April
Saturday 4th April
Sunday 5th April
Monday 6th April
Friday 10th April
Saturday 11th April
Sunday 12th April
Friday 17th April
Saturday 18th April
Sunday 19th April
Friday 24th April
Saturday 25th April
Sunday 26th April
Friday 1st May
Saturday 2nd May
Sunday 3rd May
Monday 4th May
Friday 8th May
Saturday 9th May
Sunday 10th May
Friday 15th May
Saturday 16th May
Sunday 17th May
Friday 22nd May
Saturday 23rd May
Sunday 24th May
Monday 25th May
Friday 29th May
Saturday 30th May
Sunday 31st May
Friday 5th June
Saturday 6th June
Sunday 7th June
Cost of entry is £7.50 per adult.
Dogs on leads.
Picnics welcome.
Gardens open at 10am, close at 5pm with last admissions at 4pm
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ADDRESS
Lydney Park Estate
Lydney Park
Lydney
Gloucestershire
GL15 5JW
