About Bicton Park Gardens
Explore this stunning East Devon estate featuring historic gardens, woodland walks, a miniature railway and family entertainment including adventure playgrounds and crazy golf in beautiful parkland surroundings.
What's nearby
- Bicton Gardens next door
- Bicton Higher Education Centre next door
- Bicton Farm 200m away
Distances as the crow flies, via Google
Good to know
Parking
- ✓Free car park
- ✓Paid car park
- ✓Free street
Accessibility
- ✓Accessible parking
- ✓Accessible entrance
- ✓Accessible toilet
- ✓Accessible seating
Payment
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
Photos via Google
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Thursday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Friday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Saturday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Sunday
- 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Beautiful gardens to visit. It’s a lovely day out as a couple, family or even just catching up with friends. The food was a bit expensive, but if you sit outside you have a beautiful view of the Italian garden. You can also buy bird food which is great for feeding the ducks, geese and swans! They have a garden centre to purchase plants from which isn’t huge but it still has a good variety of flowers and plants; some pre made into hanging baskets and pots.
· via Google
Beautiful place! The kids loved it; duck feeding, adventure playground, beautiful and varied gardens from around the world. And.... Dog friendly! Perfect! We spent 4 hours here, wandering about
· via Google
A superb day out at Bicton Gardens - a true gem in the heart of the Devon countryside. Plenty to see and do, you don’t need to be a plant or garden enthusiast to appreciate the wide range of flower and fauna here. Set in over 60 acres of ground, you won’t take in everything on your first visit, this is where the excellent membership package comes in very handy! Lovely cafe where you can sit inside or out, with lovely staff. Plenty to do for the smaller ones, there were plenty there when we visited, playing in the outdoor and indoor play areas, plus mini tractors to drive around. We visited a the weekend when they had their Father’s Day Steam and Vintage event on - wow - so much to see and take in from tractors to steam engines to vintage stationary engines lined up, it really added to our visit. Keep up the good work Bicton, we will be back!
· via Google
Very good garden, covers quite a large area with many different sections with plants from many areas. Takes quite a while to cover, allow yourself at least 3-4 hours to give it justice, even then you will probably miss some of the areas. There is the usual shop that you enter the garden area through with a large amount of goods to look through. This is also the area with the cafe / restaurant in, good range of both hot and cold food, good quantity and quality. Prices reasonable. There is also a small narrow gauge railway which runs through the garden offering a ride of about 25 minutes at an extra cost to the standard entry fee. There are concession fee reductions to the entry fee for seniors. All in all it is a place well worth visiting if you are in the area. .
· via Google
Visitors say this botanical garden features beautifully maintained grounds with diverse gardens, an arboretum, and a miniature railway. They also highlight the various play areas for children, a museum, and a cafe with good food and reasonable prices. Guests mention the friendly and helpful staff, and that the gardens are dog-friendly.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Bicton Park, Botanical Gardens, East Budleigh, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 7BJ Get directions
- Category
- Historic Houses & Gardens
- Guest rating
- 4.6 / 5 (1,872 reviews)
- Suitable for
- Ages 0-12
- Setting
- Indoor & outdoor
- Dogs allowed
- Yes
- Good for children
- Yes
- Toilets on site
- Yes
- Destination
- Budleigh Salterton