Rare Plant Fair - Manor House Gardens, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire

Name: Rare Plant Fair - Manor House Gardens, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire
Start: 2026-06-14T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-14T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Manor House Gardens, Bledlow, HP27 9PA

Schedule

Sun Jun 14 2026 at 11:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Manor House Gardens, Bledlow, HP27 9PA | High Wycombe, EN

Please note that no dogs are allowed in the Garden or Plant Fair (except assistance dogs)
Buy your tickets on arrival at the gate - no need to prebook!
Bledlow Manor House has been owned by the Carington family since the 18th Century. The garden came into existence in 1967 as the brainchild of the 6th Lord and Lady Carrington who commissioned the landscape architect, Robert Adams to create the garden. After the 7th Lord Carrington inherited the garden, he commissioned the plantsman and designer (and long-term friend of Rare Plant Fairs!) Sean Walter in 2019 to lead an extensive replanting and rejuvenation project throughout the gardens.
The present garden covers about 12 acres, and utilises a mixture of different terrain and styles, ranging from a Japanese style water garden on converted old cress beds, a walled kitchen garden, to a sculpture garden with number of contemporary sculptures by, amongst others, Peter Randall Page, Michael Cooper, Alistair Lambert, Barry Mason and Paul Vanstone.
The Manor House Garden was selected as the Judges’ Choice for the Historic Houses Association Garden of The Year Award 2023.
Articles
The Manor House Garden, Bledlow by Lord Carrington
'The Gardens of Bledlow Manor-A Phoenix Rises', by Tiffany Daneff with photography by Clive Nichols. Country Life, 21st June 2025
Admission
Adults £8.00. Admission includes the Fair and Garden.
Children under 16 Free.
Buy your tickets on arrival at the gate - no need to prebook!
Parking
Ample free, on-site parking. Blue Badge parking also available on a first come, first serve basis. Please follow the directions of the parking staff on the day of the Fair.
Accessibility
The majority of the gardens are accessible for wheelchair users but some sections contain steps within them. The Lyde Garden is not accessible to wheelchair users.
The tea room is accessible to wheelchair users. Accessible toilet available.
Catering
The tea rooms will be open offering teas, coffees and delicious cakes. There will also be external caterers for burgers.
Photo by Rob Potterton