Trip Highlights
Chelsea Flower Show
Spend the day at the Chelsea Flower Show, and enjoy a pre visit lecture on the exhibits.
The Grandeur of Powis Castle
Admire Powis Castle, the imposing medieval fortress standing proud before its striking terraced gardens.
Hidcote Manor
Visit this National Trust property located just north of the Cotswolds, whose gardens are divided into distinct ‘rooms’.
Trip Inclusions
- Travel with a small group of 15-20 guests, escorted by an expert Botanical Guide
- Includes eight nights’ accommodation in centrally located four- to five-star hotels, return private transfers from door to door, tipping and porterage, plus 15 meals and select beverages
- Relax aboard a comfortable coach with an experienced and informative Tour Manager
- All sightseeing and entrance fees as per the itinerary
- Explore Chelsea Flower Show with your Botanical Guide Tracy Foster
- Enjoy a lecture by a leading Garden Designer on the Chelsea Flower Show exhibits
- Explore iconic gardens, including Sissinghurst, Great Dixter, Bodnant, Powis Castle, and Plas Brondanw
Map & Itinerary
Trip Notes
- Itinerary and inclusions are subject to change
- Fitness Rating: Medium
- Group Size: Up to 25 Botanica travellers
- Prices are for land only, flights not included
Insider Experiences
Designed exclusively for our guests
Chelsea Flower Show
Visit the world’s most famous Flower Show, that all gardening enthusiasts should attend at least once in their lives.
Chelsea Flower Show Lecture, London (England)
Please meet your Botanical Guide and Tour Manager at the Botanica Welcome Desk in the hotel lobby at 6.00pm, to ensure our crew have time to confirm your arrival. Tonight enjoy dinner and a lecture about the Chelsea Flower Show by garden designer Tracy Foster.
Stay: London, The May Fair Hotel or similar
Daily :Chelsea Flower Show and Hever Castle
Chelsea Flower Show
Explore the Chelsea Flower Show’s gardens, marquee and stalls. The world’s greatest flower show will once again take place with the usual cutting-edge garden design, fabulous floral displays and garden retail exhibits. Depart London for Hever Castle, Experience over 600 years of history at the romantic double-moated 14th century castle once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I.
Stay: Two Nights, Sevenoaks, Donnington Manor Hotel or similar
Daily :Sissinghurst and Great Dixter Gardens
Enjoy an early morning visit to Sissinghurst to see the 1930s White Garden created by Vita Sackville-West and her husband. Arrive before the grounds are open to the general public, in order to fully appreciate what Sackville-West described as ‘a refuge dedicated to beauty’. Explore Great Dixter, the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. The garden, and his writings about it, were the focus of his energy and enthusiasm for the better part of his life. Admire the property’s wildflower meadow and long border with hot colours.
Daily :RHS Wisley
Today visit RHS Garden Wisley, the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society and one of the great gardens of the world. The garden has expanded hugely over the years to its current size of 240 acres. Wisley is all about inspirational gardening, rather than a museum of plants and conservation. Continue to De Vere Tortworth Court, your hotel for the night. It is a historic hotel in stunning surroundings – a place where a centuries-old story meets an exceptionally modern experience.
Stay: Tortworth, De Vere Tortworth Court Hotel or similar
Daily :Veddw House Garden and Betws-y-Coed (Wales)
This morning travel through the Welsh countryside up to Betws-y-Coed, full of traditional stone-and-slate houses, this delightfully picturesque village is considered the getaway to Snowdonia. Enroute visit the Welsh modern romantic garden at Veddw House Garden. The garden has been described as having a satisfying blend of formality and informality, and of wildness and control. It makes good use of colour and texture, and boasts a distinct personality.
Stay: Two Nights, Betws-y-coed, Royal Oak Hotel or similar
Daily :Bodnant Garden, Plas Brondanw and Portmeirion
Visit the expansive Bodnant Garden, with views across Conwy Valley. With its intimate corners, sweeping lawns, grand terraces and verdant woodland, Bodnant lays claim to possessing many gardens within one, across its expansive grounds. Marvel at the stunning Laburnum in full spring bloom. Travel to Portmeirion, designed by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, which served as the setting for the TV series The Prisoner. Afterwards, visit Williams-Ellis's most famous creation Plas Brondanw Garden, which was his home for more than 70 years.
Daily :Powis Castle and Hidcote Manor Garden (England)
This morning, visit Powis Castle and admire its world-famous terraced garden and medieval castle, which contains one of the finest collections of paintings and furniture in Wales. The garden, meanwhile, boasts stunning vistas from its series of terraces, embellished by clipped yews and herbaceous borders. Afterwards, visit Hidcote Manor Garden, one of England's great arts and crafts gardens, and explore its colourful and intricately designed outdoor 'rooms', before arriving into Oxford.
Stay: Two Nights, Oxford, Randolph Hotel or similar
Daily :Waddesdon Manor and Hatfield House Gardens
Explore Waddesdon Manor, known for its colourful parterre, walks, fountains and statuary. Built by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild between 1874 and 1885, the manor also boasts a collection of artworks numbering in the thousands. From here, we travel to Hatfield House to enjoy its West Gardens. As you wander the grounds, notice the massive yew hedge, inside which are spring bulbs, geraniums, iris, shrubs, herbaceous plants, roses and annuals.
Daily :Kew Gardens and London
Today, visit the world-famous Kew Gardens. Not only is it London’s largest UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kew Gardens also houses the world’s most diverse collection of living plants. Our tour ends at The May Fair Hotel at approximately 4.00pm.
Daily :Would not hesitate to recommend Botanica and we are already looking into our next adventure.
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