Open House 2026: Plant Palaces

Join us for these special tours looking at the development, construction and later restoration of our historic glasshouses.
These tours will look at two of the iconic glasshouses onsite. First The Curvilinear Range (1843-1869) where we will discover the stories behind its inception, development construction and later restoration. We will continue the tour with the history of the Great Palm House (c1884) including its restoration. The tour will end with a unique tree top walk on the gantry of this iconic glasshouse.
Free event but booking is essential using the QR code on the poster for this and all other events at the National Botanic Gardens