RHS Garden Hyde Hall Dates and Times

Set in the heart of rural Essex, RHS Garden Hyde Hall’s glorious hilltop location offers sweeping panoramic views and wide-open skies.

Famed for dealing with challenging gardening in dry conditions, RHS Hyde Hall is packed with dramatic colour, texture and wonder. Explore the paths of The Global Growth Vegetable Garden, and then enjoy its produce in our cafés and restaurant. Alternatively, take a leisurely stroll up Clover Hill to admire the wide views of the landscape beyond.

If your visitors are looking for a peaceful place to take in RHS Hyde Hall’s stunning surroundings and native wildlife, they can make their way to the glorious Reservoir and Bird hide to admire over 90 species of bird including swans, tufted duck, and heron. In our quintessential Hilltop Garden, filled with fragrant roses, fish ponds and colourful herbaceous borders, visitors can take a moment to treat their bare feet to our luscious green lawns.

Opening times:

April to September : 10am – 6pm October to March : 10am – 4pm 25th December : Closed 1st January : Closed

Please note :

Last entry 1 hour before closing

Location:

Creephedge Ln, Chelmsford CM3 8ET

Highlights

Be impressed by an abundance of blooms in the colour-themed Herbaceous Borders resulting in a lively fiesta of colour throughout the year.

Meander through the woodland paths of the Birch Grove featuring five species of birch from Asia and North America.

Take a moment of quiet contemplation in the Queen Mother’s Garden with its luscious tropical borders and shady spaces under mature trees.

Delve into the Global Growth Vegetable Garden, which will challenge perceptions of conventional kitchen gardens with its range of edible plants, from the everyday to the exotic.

Take in the heady scents of the charming Rose Garden and Rope Rose Walk with its flamboyant collection of roses.

Inclusions

Admission to the garden

Exclusions

Food & drink

Audio guide