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.

Rackleys - National Open Gardens

Rackleys was originally a farm built in the 1700s and has been lovingly restored into a wedding and events venue

📅 Sunday 26th July
📍 Marlow Road, Cadmore End, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3PP
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Tyringham Hall - National Open Gardens

Large gardens with extensive lawns, a water garden with underground springs, a vegetable garden, tennis court, and swimming pool

📅 Sunday 2nd August
📍 Upper Church Street, Cuddington, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0AP
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Nether Winchendon House - National Open Gardens

Nether Winchendon House has fine, and rare trees set in an inspiring and stunning landscape with parkland

📅 Sunday 30th August
📍 Nether Winchendon, nr Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0DY
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Restore Hope Community Garden - National Open Gardens

Established 25 yrs ago, Restore Hope’s 360 acre Chiltern estate hosts a community garden run on the principles of social and therapeutic horticulture, helping families in crisis through gardening

📅 Saturday 5th September
📍 Latimer Park Farm, Latimer, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1TU
🔗 Explore This Event

Acer Corner - National Open Gardens

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

📅 Saturday 17th October & Sunday 18th October
📍 10 Manor Road, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6HQ
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The Plough - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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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Turn End - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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

📅 Wednesday 3rd June
📍 Townside, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17 8BG
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Horatio's Garden - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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

19 Wainwrights - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Long Crendon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 9DT
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24 High Street - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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

Past Event

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

Past Event

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

Past Event

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

Past Event

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
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Robin Hill - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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

📅 Sunday 7th June
📍 Water End, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3XQ
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Tythrop Park - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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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Ashtree Cottage - National Open Gardens

Past Event

The main focal point is the established Koi pond, complete with a natural bog filter

📅 Saturday 13th June
📍 Nash Road, Thornborough, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2DY
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Middle Shelspit Farm - National Open Gardens

Past Event

Our garden sits on 6 acres of old farmland offering great views

📅 Saturday 13th June
📍 Nash Road, Thornborough, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2DY
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Cornfield Cottage - National Open Gardens

Past Event

The borders are planted with scented roses and bee and butterfly friendly flowers, inc honeysuckle, delphiniums, and sweet peas

📅 Thursday 18th June
📍 Roberts Lane, Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 0QR
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Chiltern Open Air Museum - National Open Gardens

Past Event

The gardens at Chiltern Open Air Museum reflect the region’s rich horticultural heritage

📅 Thursday 25th June
📍 Gorelands Lane, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4AB
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Milton's Cottage - National Open Gardens

Past Event

Milton's Cottage is the only surviving residence of John Milton, and the place where he completed his epic masterpiece 'Paradise Lost'

📅 Thursday 25th June
📍 21 Deanway, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire, HP8 4JH
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Chiltern Forage Farm - National Open Gardens

Past Event

Visit this rural project set in an attractive hillside location, with grassland meadows planted with fruit

📅 Sunday 5th July
📍 Spring Coppice Lane, Speen, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0SU
🔗 Find Out More

Fressingwood - National Open Gardens

Past Event

Thoughtfully designed and structured garden with year-round colour and many interesting features inc herbaceous borders, a shrubbery with ferns, hostas, grasses and hellebores

📅 Sunday 5th July
📍 Hare Lane, Little Kingshill, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, HP16 0EF
🔗 Find Out More

The Walled Garden, Wormsley - National Open Gardens

Past Event

The Walled Garden at Wormsley Estate is a 2 acre garden providing flowers, vegetables and tranquil contemplative space for the family

📅 Wednesday 8th July
📍 Wormsley, Stokenchurch, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP14 3YE
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Wardrobes House - National Open Gardens

Past Event

Located on the edge of the Chiltern Hills with far-reaching views, these 3 acre gardens surround an C18 Georgian Manor House built for the First Earl of Burlington (not open)

📅 Saturday 11th July
📍 Woodway, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 0NL
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Red Kites - National Open Gardens

Past Event

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

📅 Tuesday 14th July
📍 46 Haw Lane, Bledlow Ridge, Buckinghamshire, HP14 4JJ
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18 Copperkins Lane - National Open Gardens

Past Event

A fabulous, compact ½ acre garden with a lawn, herbaceous borders, wild flowers, orchard, vegetable beds, playhouse, summerhouse, and pool

📅 Sunday 19th July
📍 Amersham, Buckinghamshire, HP6 5QF
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Bledlow Manor - National Open Gardens

Past Event

The present garden covers around 12 acres, inc the walled kitchen garden crisscrossed by paths lined with vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers

📅 Sunday 19th July
📍 Off Perry Lane, Bledlow, nr Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, HP27 9PA
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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.