Open today, 10am - 5pm. Free entry.

Herb garden

A garden of common and uncommon herbs, with many different uses.

Date

Permanent

We are open Tuesday to Sunday (and Bank Holidays), 10am - 5pm.

A brick garden path leads to a wooden bench beneath a leafy canopy, set against a brick wall. The garden features multiple flower beds filled with greenery and flowers. A decorative stone fountain sits at the centre of the garden.
Gardens

About

Herbs are useful plants. They can flavour our food, be used for medicine, for fragrance and scent, for cleaning and cosmetics. We use them to dye our clothes, and bees need them too. Our herb garden has both common and unusual herbs. Each bed has a different focus.

The plants in our aromatic herb beds can be very soothing, good for both body and mind. The fragrances of plants either attract or repel. A plant can lure insects to ensure its pollination or defend itself against parasites with repellent smells.

Bees and other pollinators are vital for human survival. Bees transfer pollen between flowering plants but are threatened by exposure to pesticides.

Many herbs have strong flavours. We have used herbs to season and preserve food for centuries.

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