BBC Gardeners World Magazine 2026-03-27T09:07:55.000Z https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/feed/atom BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Sizergh 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/sizergh-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:07:55.000Z These elegant and richly planted landscaped gardens offer much to see in all seasons, including formal terraces, a kitchen garden, apple orchard, mirror lake, wildflower meadow and beautiful views. The extensive limestone rock garden, adorned with beautiful Japanese maples, lush ferns, a stream and pools, is a delight to explore.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Sizergh

Opening details:

Open all year.

Entry prices:

OFFER: House & garden: 2 for 1 £15, single reduced to £7.50. Garden: 2 for 1 £11 (£6.50 in winter), single reduced to £5.50 (£3.25 in winter).

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]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Cholmondeley Castle Gardens 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/cholmondeley-castle-gardens-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:07:24.000Z These extensive ornamental gardens include lakeside and woodland walks, a laburnum grove, romantic temple water garden and folly garden. The 100m-long double herbaceous border and rose garden are full of colour and fragrance.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Cholmondeley Castle Gardens

Opening details:

For opening details, see website.

Entry prices:

OFFER: Garden: 2 for 1 £10, single reduced to £5.

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]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Arley Hall & Gardens 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/arley-hall-gardens-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:07:23.000Z Full of vitality and variety, these gardens were created over the past 250 years. Renowned for the glorious double herbaceous border, thought to be the first of its kind in England, the formal gardens also feature a kitchen garden, rose garden and avenue of cylindrical holm oaks. There is an arboretum and woodland walk too.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Arley Hall & Gardens

Opening details:

Open all year.

Entry prices:

OFFER: Garden: 2 for 1 £13 (£7 31 Oct-3 Mar).

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]]> BBC Gardeners' World Magazine <![CDATA[Allan Bank 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/allan-bank-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:07:11.000Z 2026-03-27T09:00:48.000Z Once home to William Wordsworth, the Georgian villa is surrounded by wooded grounds with wonderful lake and mountain views, steeped in poetic inspiration. Follow the rugged woodland walk, which dates from Wordworth’s time, to discover secret hideaways and historic garden features, such as  a viewing tunnel. This year you can also enjoy newly planted borders around the house and a new orchard in the old walled garden. There are plenty of perfect picnic spots too, with views over Grasmere.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Allan Bank

Opening details:

Days vary, check garden website.

Entry prices:

OFFER: House & garden: 2 for 1 from £9, single reduced to £4.50

Facilities:

]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/belsay-hall-castle-gardens-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:06:37.000Z Set in extensive grounds is a Grade I listed heritage garden, lovingly restored and packed with an impressive array of shrubs and flowers that offer interest across all seasons. The high point of any visit is the quarry garden – a unique fantasy of rocky ravines and pinnacles adorned with ferns, exotic plants and winter-flowering rhododendrons. Follow the veteran tree trail to hear the stories of the garden’s most venerable and celebrated trees.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Belsay Hall, Castle & Gardens

Opening details:

Open all year.

Entry prices:

OFFER: Castle & garden: 2 for 1 from £12.32 (see website for prices), single reduced to reduced by 25%.

Facilities:

]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Gibside 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/gibside-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:06:39.000Z Designed with views and vistas in mind, this is a rare example of an 18th-century landscape garden. From the neo-classical chapel to the walled garden and ornamental ponds, Gibside was once one of the grandest designed landscapes in the north of England. There are woodlands and meadows to explore, as well as the stables and ruins of the orangery.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Gibside

Opening details:

Open all year

Entry prices:

OFFER: Garden: 2 for 1 £18, single reduced to £9.

Facilities:

]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Hare Hill 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/hare-hill-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:06:14.000Z First established in the late 18th century, this tranquil wooded garden has a pretty walled garden at its heart. Within its Victorian climber-clad walls is an elegant arched pergola, roses, white border, sculptures and lawns. In the mature woodland, many rare and exotic azaleas and rhododendrons bloom through spring and early summer, along with more recent additions such as unusual foxgloves and spring bulbs.

Check before you travel

Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Hare Hill

Opening details:

For opening details, see website.

Entry prices:

OFFER: Garden: 2 for 1 £9.50, single reduced to £4.75.

Facilities:

]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Coton Manor Garden 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/coton-manor-garden-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:05:53.000Z Relax in this tranquil, traditional English garden over the summer months, among the abundant roses and colourful herbaceous borders. There is a formal herb parterre, kitchen garden, wildflower meadow and water garden with resident flamingos.

Check before you travel

Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Coton Manor Garden

Opening details:

For opening details, see website.

Entry prices:

OFFER: Garden: 2 for 1 £12.50, single reduced to £9.

Facilities:

]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Lyme Park & Gardens 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/lyme-park-gardens-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:05:46.000Z Enjoy colour all year in the series of formal gardens, which include a sunken Italian garden with central fountain. Exotic plants are displayed in the orangery, while the Edwardian rose garden is a sensory treat. Be sure to take a stroll around the idyllic lake too.

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Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Lyme Park & Gardens

Opening details:

Open all year.

Entry prices:

OFFER: Park & gardens: 2 for 1 £9, single reduced to £4.50

Facilities:

]]> BBC Gardeners World Magazine <![CDATA[Ness Botanic Gardens 2-for-1 Entry]]> https://www.gardenersworld.com/2-for-1-gardens/northern-england/ness-botanic-gardens-2-for-1-entry/ 2026-03-27T09:05:34.000Z With its many rare treasures, this is one of the most interesting plant collections in the country. Within the 64 acres are azaleas, rhododendrons, a rock garden, laburnum arch, wildflower meadows and herbaceous borders, plus National Collections of sorbus and birches, providing year-round interest. You can also enjoy views across the Dee Estuary.

Check before you travel

Always check the garden’s website or call direct before visiting for up-to-date opening times, other ticket price options, and any one-off restrictions which may apply. Always take your 2-for-1 Gardens card with you. If you’ve booked your tickets under the 2-for-1 Gardens offer, show your card on the day to validate the booking. Please don’t make multiple bookings or share your 2-for-1 Gardens card – card misuse will invalidate your discount claim. You may use the 2 for 1 printed or digital card for admission only once per garden, per day. You cannot use the printed card and digital card at the same venue on the same day.

Using your 2-for-1 card at Ness Botanic Gardens

Opening details:

Open all year

Entry prices:

OFFER: Garden: 2 for 1 £8.50.

Facilities:

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