Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Absolutely beautiful, took me by surprise as I didn't expect to see such a variety of plants and flowers here. The rhododendrons and Azaleas stole the show but the tropical gardens are also incredibly impressive. The medicine cafe is also very very good- really great bakery and coffee and the staff were absolutely lovely and chatty. The quality of the pastries is on par with some of the best pastries I've had in London. I didn't get a chance to try the sandwiches but they looked really good, good ingredients and were totally sold out by the end of the day. I went in late May and it was definitely the perfect time to go as the Rhododendrons and Azaleas are abundant and there is such a huge variety of well established plants- if you want to see the roses then maybe late June/early July is a better time to go as they were not in bloom. The gift shop was also amazing and I seriously had to stop myself from buying out the entire shop. They had great local produce like honey, jams, preserves, beers and the like. They also had some clothes and accessories made by Brummie designers which I would have loved to get! Besides the novelty they were actually really cool and good quality stuff in some nice colours. There were also lots of gardening items, indoor plants, outdoor plants and a greenhouse in the outdoor section with succulents, alpines and other tropical plants. I bought a very, very beautiful violet coloured clematis, some honey, beers, magnets and a mug. Incredibly impressed by this place and will definitely come back the next time I'm up in Birmingham and drag my partner with me even though it's not his sort of thing, I think anyone would be beside themselves when looking at the beautiful azaleas.. it inspired me to get some of my own, they were seriously magical- I hope my photos do them justice 🙏🏻💛🌼🌺💐🏵️🪻🌹🪷

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Had a wonderful time when we came for a visit for my birthday although we seemed to time it on a day there were various schools visiting and some sort of conference! Didn't take away from the beauty of all the different variety of plants on show. There were some parts closed off for refurbishment to me is just a brilliant excuse to pay another visit when they are complete. We also had a lovely bite to eat at the cafe topped off with one of the best jam donuts I've had in a long time. Also I did not know you could buy plants from here before visiting will defo be taking some home with me next time!!

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Absolutely beautiful. I could have spent all day here! The grounds and plants are lovely, there are plenty of things to do. The Medicine Bakery café is great and has vegan options. I came here alone on bank holiday Monday, but will come with friends next time!

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16th May 2026. Many areas of special interest in the gardens were marked for restoration and therefore closed, hence only 4 stars; however, we had gone to see the rhododendrons and these were in bloom, very beautiful. The Medicine Bakery café was open and we enjoyed pecan and maple brioche buns with our drinks, very large and satisfying! The garden shop has a selection of plants (indoor and out) and other merchandise. We intend to go again later in the year.

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