2027 Season
Specialist Garden Tours
Our 2027 garden tours range from Chelsea Flower Show and the great gardens of England to the Dutch tulip season, the French Riviera, and the gardens of Normandy and Giverny. Each departure is small-group, escorted and designed for travellers who want to understand gardens in context — their planting, history, design and seasonal character.
Bookable 2027 Garden Tours
Holland Spring Bulbs, Keukenhof & the Flower Parade 2027
Follow the Dutch spring from specialist bulb growers to Keukenhof and the Flower Parade, then explore private gardens, palace grounds and botanical collections.
Scottish Lowlands Garden Tour 2027
Edinburgh, the Borders & East Lothian
Summer gardens in the Scottish Lowlands, from the personal planting of Shepherd House and Carolside to the walled gardens of Floors Castle and Tyninghame. Jupiter Artland, Broadwoodside and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh bring different perspectives, with a Bass Rock boat excursion, Scottish whisky and time to enjoy Edinburgh.
Kent & Sussex Summer Garden Tour 2027
Kent, Sussex & Surrey
Kew and Wisley, private Kent gardens, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter — an eight-day summer journey through the gardens of south-east England, with Derek Jarman's garden on the shingle at Dungeness and time in Royal Tunbridge Wells and Canterbury.
Dutch Wave Gardens Tour 2027: Piet Oudolf & Naturalistic Planting
Hotels: Amsterdam, Rotterdam & Schiphol
Explore Piet Oudolf's gardens at Singer Laren and Vlinderhof as summer planting moves towards autumn. Mien Ruys's experimental gardens, private perennial gardens and specialist nurseries complete an eight-day journey through Dutch garden-making, with time for Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum.
Ireland Garden Tour 2027: Dublin, Wicklow & Private Gardens
Follow the gardens of Dublin and Wicklow from Powerscourt's terraces to the inventive planting of June Blake, Jimi Blake and TJ Maher, with riverside landscapes, private gardens and time to enjoy Dublin.
French Riviera Garden & Art Tour
Hotel: Hôtel Prince de Galles, Menton
Gardens and art on the Côte d'Azur — Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, the Hanbury gardens, Val Rahmeh and the Jardin Exotique de Monaco, with Matisse, Picasso, Cocteau and the perfume houses of Grasse. Seven nights in Menton.
Normandy & Giverny Garden Tour 2027
Normandy, Giverny & Picardy
Monet's Giverny, the Arts and Crafts gardens of Le Bois des Moutiers, Miromesnil's walled kitchen garden and the sculpted landscape above Étretat — a nine-day journey through northern France with six nights in Rouen, contemporary planting at Jardin Plume and Agapanthe, and Henri Le Sidaner's garden at Gerberoy.
Chelsea Flower Show & England 2027
Our Chelsea Flower Show tours combine a full day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show with a wider English garden journey. Choose between Kent and Sussex, Kent Surrey and Sussex, or the Cotswolds depending on the gardens, landscape and pace that suit you best.
Chelsea Flower Show 2027 & Gardens in Kent & Sussex Tour
Hotel: Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex
Chelsea Flower Show and a full Kent and Sussex itinerary — Doddington, Hole Park, Long Barn, High Beeches, Leonardslee, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter, with Kew Gardens. Country base: Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex.
Chelsea Flower Show 2027 & Kent & Sussex Gardens Tour
Hotel: Buxted Park Hotel, East Sussex
Chelsea Flower Show combined with a classic Kent and Sussex garden programme — Doddington Place, Hole Park, Long Barn, High Beeches, Leonardslee, Sissinghurst and Great Dixter. Country base: Buxted Park Hotel, East Sussex.
Chelsea Flower Show 2027 & Gardens in Kent, Surrey & Sussex Tour
Hotel: Wotton House Hotel, Surrey
Chelsea Flower Show combined with a broad southern England sweep — RHS Wisley, Sissinghurst, Great Dixter, Wakehurst, Loseley Park, Sheffield Park, Nymans and Kew. Country base: Wotton House Hotel, Surrey.
Chelsea Flower Show 2027 & Gardens in the Cotswolds Tour
Hotel: The Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon
Chelsea Flower Show paired with the Cotswolds garden tradition — Hidcote Manor, Kiftsgate Court, Cerney House Gardens, Rodmarton Manor, Broughton Castle and Kew Gardens. Country base: The Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Future Garden Tours — Priority Lists Open
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Gardens of the Italian Lakes — Como & Maggiore 2027
A spring garden journey through the great villas, island gardens and lakeside landscapes of Lake Como and Lake Maggiore.
Madeira Garden Tour 2028
A spring garden journey on the Atlantic island of Madeira — historic quintas, the Madeira Botanic Garden, Palheiro and Monte Palace, laurel forest and the island’s extraordinary subtropical planting.
South Africa Garden Tour 2028
A garden journey through the Western Cape — Kirstenbosch and the gardens of Cape Town, the estate gardens of the Cape Winelands, fynbos and the spring wildflowers of the West Coast.
Japanese Gardens in Autumn 2028
An autumn garden journey through Japan — the temple gardens of Kyoto and Nara, Kenroku-en in Kanazawa, old Takayama, Kamakura and the gardens of Tokyo, timed for the maples in their autumn colour.
Costa Rica Garden Tour 2028
A garden and nature journey through Costa Rica — orchid collections at Lankester, the Wilson Botanical Garden, private gardens, cloud forest and rainforest lodges, and the Arenal Volcano.