Routes to Roots - Heritage Open Days Festival
Experience the challenges faced by plant hunters as they forged new routes across the globe in pursuit of plants. Discover which familiar plants came from faraway places to root on this Barnsley estate. Free entry during the festival.
- Booking not needed
- Free event
Discover how plants, now firmly rooted as garden favourites, were once regarded as foreign and exotic.
Get hands on with the challenges faced by centuries of plant hunters as they strove to open up new routes across the world and to bring home new introductions to root in this country.
Test your skills at identifying, describing, navigating and recording plants. Would you make the grade?
Learn more about Wentworth Castle Gardens' special plants and the structures built to care for them.
Admission is free for everyone during the three days of the festival.
On Friday 13 September join a volunteer-led 'Restoration in progress' tour of the Orangery and Walled garden. Tours run at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm. These areas are usually not open to visitors. Tours must be booked in advance - see separate event listing.
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- Suitability
Family activities will be available throughout the festival.
- Accessibility
There are steep gradients throughout the gardens. To help you access the gardens, we run a buggy shuttle service. Please ask at visitor reception on your arrival. There are also two personal mobility scooters to hire for use in the gardens. Book in advance by emailing wentworthcastlegardens@nationaltrust.org.uk.
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Upcoming events
Summer of Play at Wentworth Castle Gardens
With a fairy-tale castle, secret gardens and winding wilderness paths, Wentworth Castle Gardens is the perfect setting for your Summer of Play, sponsored by Starling Bank and supported by Sport England. Join us every day throughout the holidays.
Storytime with Create & Craft
Join us for a fun family book reading and discover the joy of plants with our Create & Craft volunteers.
Beginners’ Running group
Meet like-minded people and build up your fitness in the beautiful surroundings of Wentworth Castle Gardens.
Ranger Rambles at Wentworth Castle Gardens
Join the Rangers for a monthly ramble in the extensive parkland and woodlands of Wentworth Castle Gardens.