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Durham, United Kingdom

dur.ac.uk
Botanical garden· Tourist attraction· Park

Botanic Garden Reviews | Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Botanic Garden is located in Durham, United Kingdom on South Rd. Botanic Garden is rated 4.6 out of 5 in the category botanical garden in United Kingdom.

Address

South Rd

Phone

+44 1913342887

Amenities

Good for kidsPublic toilet

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible car parkWheelchair-accessible entrance

Open hours

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Girl Kojak

If the term \University Botanic Garden\ conjures up a mental image of the examples in Oxford or Cambridge for you, you are likely to be rather disappointed by Durham's. It is less manicured and less exotic, but nonetheless it is worth visiting. The formal section of the garden is not actually that formal, and you won't have to look very hard to spot the weeds. There are some wonderful natural areas including woodland, which are at their very best in spring, with spectacular displays of daffodils and bluebells. Autumn is also a colourful time due to the proliferation of trees. Other features include a Japanese garden, alpine garden, giant metal fly sculpture, bird hide, and glasshouses. The glasshouses contain a desert area, and a rainforest area where you can make it ain\. There is a lovely collection of orchids as well as some creepy-crawlies (thankfully behind glass), most notably the giant Atlas Moths. The cafe is good, if not that varied, and there is a small gift shop. Both of these are accessible without paying the entry fee for the garden. The staff are friendly and helpful, and can provide trail maps/treasure hunts for children to follow. It is certainly possible to spend a very pleasant couple of hours here, especially if the weather is decent. I would recommend that locals purchase an annual pass so that they can experience the delights of the changing seasons here.

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Keith Ledger

Looking at the website I can't wait to get there

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Wayne Ramsey

Perfect flowering plenty of hard work must of went into this place

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Fiona Steel

Lovely walk around the botanic gardens today, my boys loved it! The cafe is really nice, does toasties, jacket potatoes and general bakery items. All round great experience

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David Beckett

I had a very enjoyable and informative few hours here. The staff are help and friendly, the range of plants, trees, fish, and various other forms of wildlife is very impressive. It's not the easiest place to navigate in a wheelchair but it was good to hear changes are planned to rectify this. The visitor centre has a good cafe with a range of food and drink to suit a range of dietary requirements and they can prepare accordingly when informed, a good gift shop and sizable toilets. When you go around the gardens, you can follow the map and even complete one of several different trail challenges in the form of a piece of paper with questions (when completed, you get a prize!) so there is plenty to keep people of all ages interested and involved.

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