North Houghton
£6.50—Hampshire: entry to Houghton Lodge Gardens
Houghton Lodge Gardens
Lauren Bacon
Deal Expert
Why We Love This Deal
Houghton Lodge Gardens are formal and informal gardens surrounding the UK's best surviving example of an 18th-century Grade II*-listed cottage orné, idyllically set above the River Test. The grounds feature a quintessential English walled garden, 300-foot herbaceous border, an Oriental Garden, and a topiary garden. Entry to the gardens are usually £10.48, as a Travelzoo member you visit for £6.50 and save 37% on the regular cost of admission.
What's Included
- One adult (16+) entry to Houghton Lodge Gardens
- Child (4-15 years) entry is £4
- 10% off 'eat in' refreshments in the Glass House Tea Room
- Valid 11am-5pm Monday–Friday and 10am-5pm Saturday–Sunday in September and October, 2024
More Reasons to Go
- The peaceful walled garden features a heritage orchard with 32 different varieties of apple trees and a giant espaliered pear tree—recognised as the widest of its kind in Britain at 54-feet long—enclosed by a historical chalk cob wall.
- The walled garden also includes a Peony walk, Rose arbour, irises, hostas, sweet peas and cutting beds.
- There is a herb garden with medicinal, natural dye, pot-pourri, and herbal tea beds.
- You can explore more than 15 acres of water meadows, and walk along the picturesque River Test where you can meet friendly alpacas.
- The gardens have recently opened their newest addition of the Oriental Garden, which includes cherry orchards, a rose garden, a Torii arch, and a Japanese bridge.
- Also included in the gardens is the Orchid House, which is adjacent to the Conservatory.
- There is a 300-foot herbaceous border, and a woodland walk that features a statue of Mercury.
- The Peacock Garden features box hedging and topiary of peacocks crafted out of box and yew.
- The house and grounds have been used as filming locations for the film "Wilde", as well as television adaptations of "David Copperfield", "The Buccaneers", and "Murder at the Vicarage".
37% off
£6.50
£10.48
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