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Pink, white and yellow dahlias in the Walled Garden at Chartwell, Kent
Dahlias in the Walled Garden at Chartwell | © National Trust Images/Nick Dougan

Discover some of the most scenic gardens to visit in London and the South East and enjoy great days out all year round.

From a world-renowned garden and landscaped grounds designed by Capability Brown to walled gardens, kitchen gardens and hidden gems, there's plenty to discover in the South East.

Top gardens to visit this spring

At this time of year, many of us look forward to the displays of spring bulbs at our most cherished National Trust places. Making the trip to see them is an annual pilgrimage, signalling the start of a new year. From carpets of snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells, to trees laden with blossom and colourful beds bursting with tulips. As we move through the seasons, here's where to find a splash of spring near you.  

Hampshire
Our Hampshire gardens are awash with blooms from early spring. Daffodils cluster on lawns at Mottisfont and in The Vyne’s walled garden. You’ll find jewel-coloured tulips and frothy cherry blossom at Hinton Ampner.Find out more
Kent
Seasonal highlights in Kent gardens through spring include daffodils at world-famous Sissinghurst Castle Garden, cherry blossom at Chartwell and native English bluebells in the woodland near Emmetts Garden.Find out more
Surrey
The welcome signs of spring are on show in our gardens from March onwards. Enjoy the sight of daffodils at Polesden Lacey in early spring. Then blossom and bluebells as spring warms up into April and May at Winkworth Arboretum and Hatchlands Park. Claremont Landscape is home to glorious rhododendrons in flower in May.Find out more
Sussex
Enjoy the sight of daffodils at Nymans, Petworth and Bateman’s in early spring. Then blossom and bluebells as spring warms up into April and May at Sheffield Park and Garden and Standen. Sheffield Park is home to glorious rhododendrons in flower in May.Find out more
Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire
The spring gardens in Bucks, Berks and Oxfordshire are waking up and bursting into blooms of of white, yellow and purple. Head to Cliveden, Hughenden and Waddesdon for their formal parterres where multiple flowers create dramatic blocks and patterns of colour in spring. At Greys Court, there's drama and formality in the courtyard display and gorgeous patches of iris, primrose and snakeshead fritillary scattered around the garden. The magnolia is always a magnificent sight here too. A walk at Stowe Gardens will lift the spirits with snakeshead fritillary meadows along Bellgate Drive and in Sleeping Wood.Find out more
London
Warmer days are on their way and the first signs of spring have already landed at gardens and parks in London. Colourful crocuses and cheery daffodils are brightening up lawns and terraces, while the very first blossom buds are appearing here and there.Find out more
Daffodils under a plane tree in the gardens at Mottisfont, Hampshire
Daffodils under a plane tree at Mottisfont | © National Trust Images/Alison Marsh
View of the lake with Palladian bridge and Pantheon in the distance in spring at Stourhead, Wiltshire

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