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Bodnant Garden

Parks ·Tal y Cafn ·Closed
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About

Bodnant Garden is a 32-hectare National Trust botanical garden and arboretum near Tal-y-Cafn in North Wales. Its hillside terraces, woodland and rocky Dell overlook the Conwy valley and Carneddau mountains.

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What's on here

Sgrôl Migneint: Stori wedi’i chreu’n gymunedol | The Migneint Scroll… Sgrôl Migneint: Stori wedi’i chreu’n gymunedol | The Migneint Scroll… Until 8 Nov Hanner Tymor Llwybr Calan Gaeaf | Half Term Calan Gaeaf Trail Hanner Tymor Llwybr Calan Gaeaf | Half Term Calan Gaeaf Trail Until 8 Nov

Why go

  • The UK's longest Laburnum Arch.
  • Five National Collections, including Magnolia, Embothrium and Eucryphia.
  • Around 350 Bodnant Hybrid Rhododendrons.
  • Plant varieties grown and sold only at Bodnant by the garden centre and National Trust Garden.

Opening hours

Today09:30 – 17:00Show all
Monday09:30 – 17:00
Tuesday09:30 – 17:00
Wednesday09:30 – 17:00
Thursday09:30 – 17:00
Friday09:30 – 17:00
Saturday09:30 – 17:00
Sunday09:30 – 17:00

Don't miss

  • Laburnum ArchA 55-metre tunnel of laburnum.Upper garden
  • Italianate terracesGranite buttress walls support terraces created by levelling the hillside.Near the house
  • Pin MillMoved from Gloucestershire and rebuilt here in 1938.Canal Terrace
  • PinetumExplore the lower wild garden along the Hiraethlyn valley.Dell
  • The PoemThe McLaren family mausoleum.Rocky outcrop at the end of the Dell
  • WaterfallA waterfall in the lower garden.Dell
  • The Far EndHome to the Skating Pond created by Laura McLaren and her son Henry.The Far End

What's in season

  • NowSep – NovAutumn brings maples and colourful foliage on berry-bearing trees and shrubs.
  • Mar – MaySpring displays include daffodils, magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas.
  • Jun – AugSummer displays include roses, hydrangeas, perennial borders, white water lilies and clematis.
  • Dec – FebExplore the Winter Garden, one of the areas opened since 2012.

What you see

  • Upper terraces and lawns surround the house; below them, the wild garden and Pinetum follow the Hiraethlyn valley.

Best time to visit

  • Visit from mid-May to early June for the Laburnum Arch's golden flowers.

Photo spots

  • Pin MillPhotograph the building on the Canal Terrace.Canal Terrace

Shorts

History

The botanical collections grew from seeds and cuttings gathered on expeditions more than a century ago. Henry McLaren sponsored plant hunters Ernest Henry Wilson, George Forrest and Frank Kingdon-Ward, bringing plants from China and the Himalayas.

  1. 1792The house at Bodnant was built.
  2. 1874Henry David Pochin bought the estate, including 25 surrounding farms, and hired Edward Milner to redesign the grounds.
  3. 1875Work began on laying out the garden.
  4. 1882Pochin built a conservatory near the house and The Poem as a memorial to his children.
  5. 1895The estate passed to Pochin’s daughter Laura after his death.
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  1. 1905–1914Workers levelled the hillside and built five terraces with granite buttress walls.
  2. 1938Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway, moved the Pin Mill from Gloucestershire to the Canal Terrace.
  3. 1949Henry McLaren, 2nd Baron Aberconway, gave the garden to the National Trust. Bodnant was its second accepted garden after Hidcote; the house remained the family home.
  4. 2012 onwardsThe Winter Garden, Old Park Meadow, Yew Dell and The Far End opened.
  5. 2017Furnace Wood and Meadow opened.
  6. 2018The garden was used for filming The Secret Garden in summer.

How to get there

  • CarOn Bodnant Road near Tal-y-Cafn, four miles south of Conwy, North Wales.

Accessibility

  • Accessible areas Include the Upper Rose Terrace, Canal Terrace, Big Rockery, Dell, Waterfall and Round Garden.

Sources: Bodnant Garden - Wikipedia · Conwy - Wikivoyage (see) · Bodnant Garden - Wikipedia · Bodnant Garden: booking (its own site) · Bodnant Garden: description (its own site) · checked 6 Oct 2026

Where
Bodnant Road Near Colwyn Bay, Tal-y-Cafn, Tal y Cafn

Plan from here: Evening walk →

Questions and answers

When is Bodnant Garden open?

Bodnant Garden is open daily from 09:30 to 17:00.

Can I visit the house at Bodnant Garden?

The house remains the donor family’s home and was excluded from the National Trust gift; it is not a visitor attraction.

Can I buy plants grown from Bodnant Garden?

The garden centre sells selected plants propagated from garden cuttings, including varieties available only at Bodnant.

Are there areas beyond Bodnant Garden’s historic terraces and Dell?

Furnace Wood and Meadow opened in 2017.

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