Discover Hidden Gardens Across Buckinghamshire in 2026 🌿

2026-04-24T16:03:52Z

There’s something quietly magical about stepping through a garden gate and into a space you’d never normally see. In 2026, Buckinghamshire invites you to do just that, with a vibrant calendar of garden openings as part of the National Garden Scheme (NGS).

If you haven’t come across it before, the NGS is a much-loved charitable initiative that gives the public exclusive access to privately owned gardens across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. From grand country estates to charming cottage plots, each garden offers its own story, personality, and inspiration. Even better, every visit helps support a range of vital nursing and health charities, including organisations such as Macmillan Cancer Support, Hospice UK, and Marie Curie.

But beyond the worthy cause, this is simply one of the most delightful ways to spend your time. Whether you’re a keen gardener, a casual admirer of beautiful spaces, or just looking for a fresh way to explore the countryside, the NGS openings are a perfect excuse to get out and about. Buckinghamshire, with its rolling hills, historic villages and hidden corners, provides the ideal backdrop for a season of garden-hopping adventures.

Expect everything from immaculately designed landscapes to wild, nature-friendly havens buzzing with pollinators. You might pick up ideas for your own garden, enjoy a homemade slice of cake, or just soak in the peaceful surroundings on a summer afternoon.

🌼 Open Gardens in Buckinghamshire 2026

Below, you’ll find the list of all upcoming National Garden Scheme openings happening across Buckinghamshire this year. Whether you’re planning a weekend outing or building a full itinerary, there’s plenty to explore.

Turn End - National Open Gardens

A series of garden rooms, each with a different planting style, envelops the architect’s own Grade II listed house (not open)

📅 Wednesday 6th May & Wednesday 3rd June
📍 Townside, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8BG
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Red Kites - National Open Gardens

This Chiltern hillside garden of 1½ acres is planted for year-round interest and has superb views

📅 Tuesday 12th May & Tuesday 14th July
📍 46 Haw Lane, Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4JJ
🔗 Explore This Event

Robin Hill - National Open Gardens

This is a garden designer’s own garden at the start of the Chilterns

📅 Monday 25th May & Sunday 7th June
📍 Water End, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3XQ
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The Plough - National Open Gardens

Designed as a series of outdoor rooms around a listed former C18 inn (not open), inc borders, parterre, vegetable and fruit gardens, and an organic orchard with wild flowers

📅 Monday 25th May
📍 Chalkshire Road, Terrick, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 0TJ
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19 Wainwrights - National Open Gardens

The aim was to create a peaceful sanctuary away from the busyness of everyday life

📅 Monday 1st June & Sunday 7th June
📍 Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9DT
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Horatio's Garden - National Open Gardens

Opened in Sept 2018, Horatio's Garden at the National Spinal Injuries Centre, Stoke Mandeville Hospital is designed by Joe Swift

📅 Saturday 6th June
📍 National Spinal Injuries Centre (NSIC), Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Road, Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 8AL
🔗 Find Out More

24 High Street - National Open Gardens

We moved here in 2024 and inherited a garden that was overgrown and neglected but had good structure and had clearly been well loved

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9AF
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24 Wainwrights - National Open Gardens

A small garden planted to attract bees, butterflies, and moths, while providing fragrance and a quiet space

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9DT
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50 Chilton Road - National Open Gardens

Borders are stocked with herbaceous plants and shrubs, a large Koi carp pond, a small vegetable garden, a small stumpery, a small wildlife area, and several seating areas

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9BU
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Cop Close - National Open Gardens

With views towards the Chilterns, this 1⅓ acre garden has a formal area with long, wide herbaceous borders filled with daffodils and tulips in April, then alliums and roses in June

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 112 High Street, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9AN
🔗 Explore This Event

Long Crendon Gardens - National Open Gardens

Sun 12 Apr: Six different gardens, ranging in size from small to large, are laid out in a variety of different ways, some with cottage style planting, others have more formal gardens

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9AN
🔗 Find Out More

Tythrop Park - National Open Gardens

10 acres of garden surrounds a C17 Grade I listed manor house (not open)

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Kingsey, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8LT
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Acer Corner - National Open Gardens

A garden designer's garden with Japanese influence and a large collection of Acer palmatum Japanese maples

📅 Saturday 13th June (+3 more dates)
📍 10 Manor Road, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6HQ
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So grab your walking shoes, bring a friend (or two), and make 2026 the year you uncover the hidden gardens of Bucks—one gate at a time.