Waterperry Gardens
Come and visit the gardener's delight of gardens.
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Thursday 21st May 2026
£37pp
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Waterperry Gardens is a magical place where you are surrounded by beautiful trees, shrubs and flowers, classical borders, modern planting, secret corners and long vistas.
Home to the renowned horticultural college between 1932 and 1971, the emphasis was on food production rather than spectacular ornamental gardens.
Over the past twenty years though the gardens have developed and grown, and many new projects have been undertaken and completed.
You’ll now find a Formal Garden, the Mary Rose Garden, a Waterlilly Canal, the the Long Colour Border and a small arboretum in the meadow area beyond the canal.
The site includes a Garden Shop, Plant Centre, Gift Barn, Art in Action Gallery, Rural Life Museum & Saxon Church.
The Museum
You’ll be hard pushed to find a better collection of ancient tools and implements than those housed in our Museum of Rural Life.
The 18th Century granary building provides the perfect backdrop for the wide range of horticultural and agricultural tools, which give a flavour of life in times gone by.
The Church
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin at Waterperry is widely considered to be an architectural gem.
Nestling close to the manor house, the plain exterior – including an unusual wooden tower – belies the beauty and history inside – in fact few small churches can boast such a wonderful collection of ancient glass, brasses and monumental plaques.
Requests for particular seats on the coach can be made when booking and we will do our best to accommodate these requests, but allocations are made on a first come first served basis, dependent upon customer mobility. We reserve the right to change your seat and allocate you a different one for operational reasons.
On single bookings, we reserve the right to alter your seating to maximize the seating available. We accept no liability in the event of any such change.
Day Trips
Arrival approx. 11:00am
Departure 4.30pm
Accessibility
Most of the paths at Waterperry are accessible to visitors in wheelchairs which are available on site.
All our buildings are easily accessible for wheelchair users and others with limited mobility. A separate unisex disabled toilet is available in our main toilet block situated in the main car park. Push wheelchairs are available free of charge for visitors who’d like see more of our beautiful estate. We also have one motorised scooter available. Please call us on 01844 339226 before visiting to confirm availability or to book a push wheelchair or our motorised scooter.
The ornamental gardens are mainly flat and most paths are wide enough for wheelchairs. Most paths are gravel-surfaced but this is well compacted, and should not cause too many problems, although some areas may be more difficult at certain times of the year.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
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| Berkhamsted, South | Berkhamsted High Street Bus stop near WH Smiths | View |
| HH Gadebridge Park | Hemel Hempstead Gadebridge Park Leighton Buzzard Road Bus Stop | View |
| LB Tesco North | Leighton Buzzard, Bus stop opposite Tesco (near the Connells building, Lombard house) | View |
| LB West Street North | Leighton Buzzard West Street Outside the British Legion | View |
| Northchuch Darrs Ln South | Northchurch Darrs Lane South Bus stop opposite side to Darrs Lane | View |
| Tring South | Tring, Brook Street Bus stop Next to Petrol Station | View |
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