Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns Lane, Ampfield
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About Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Explore globally renowned botanical gardens in Romsey featuring adventure play areas including treehouses and bamboo tunnels, with full wheelchair and pushchair access throughout the grounds.
What's nearby
- Light Up Trails next door
- Hillier Garden Centre Braishfield next door
- Winter Garden, Hillier Arboretum next door
- Ganger Farm parkrun 350m 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
- ✓Credit cards
- ✓Debit cards
- ✓Contactless
Details via Google — worth confirming with the attraction before you travel, especially for access needs.
Photos
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Facilities
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday
- 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Current hours may differ from the usual schedule above (e.g. holidays) — check Google Maps for today's hours.
What visitors say
Lovely gardens. My son loves it here. There was plenty in bloom when we visited. Cafe was run by a lovely lady - we had the macaroni cheese and a jacket potato, all good quality cafe style lunches. The ice cream selection is great - local New Forest brand which was good quality and nice to see local produce being stocked (they also had a selection of local jams and other things in the gift shop). I only gave 4 stars as I think they could do with a bit more accessibility info about - I walk with a stick and when we went to try to find the pigs it felt like we'd walked miles (up some slightly difficult terrain) and we still couldn't find them. I would probably hire a scooter next time as I definitely overdid it but didn't want my son to miss anything. Another thing to note if you have small children - make sure they go to the toilet before you venture into the gardens... We'd been there all of 20 minutes and had to walk all of the way back to the entrance where the toilets are as I couldn't find any others in the garden (there may be some in the restaurant but I wasn't sure if we were allowed to use those). Overall a lovely sunny day spent there with plenty of benches (apart from at the back near the pig bit) and plenty of shady spots. My son particularly enjoyed the sound garden and the treehouse with slide.
· via Google
Excellent gardens for young and old. Visited with grandchildren and there was plenty to see and do. The paths were very good and easy to walk with a buggy. We even had a family picnic under a large shady tree. Plus a nice coffee and cake in the restaurant. Easy parking. Recommend.
· via Google
Brilliant spot for a proper weekend walk. The grounds are massive, meaning you can easily get a few miles in and actually avoid the crowds. The plants are well kept, if you're into that sort of thing. I will warn you, though: the coffee is absolutely dreadful. Bring a flask if you want a decent brew. Still giving it five stars, as the gardens themselves are spot on. Apart from that I cannot complain.
· via Google
Beautiful and EXTENSIVE. Most Nat Trust and similar gardens you can be round in an hour; this took 3 without hanging around or cafe etc. And you won't want to rush anyway; it's so nice and there's a lot of it.
· via Google
Visitors say this garden offers extensive, beautifully maintained grounds with a wide variety of plants and trees, including a popular winter garden and engaging light trails. They also highlight the delicious food and drinks available at the cafes and restaurants, along with the friendly and knowledgeable staff. Guests mention the good value of annual memberships and the ample free parking.
Summary via Google
At a glance
- Address
- Jermyns Lane, Romsey, SO51 0QA Get directions
- Category
- Historic Houses & Gardens
- Guest rating
- 4.7 / 5 (3,181 reviews)
- Suitable for
- All Ages
- Suggested visit
- 2-3 hours
- Setting
- Outdoor
- Dogs allowed
- No
- Good for children
- Yes
- Toilets on site
- Yes
- Destination
- Romsey