About

It's tulip time!

Refresh your senses and invigorate your mind as you marvel at the stunning beauty and colours of spring at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, including our amazing tulips.  

 

A family-friendly garden, set in the heart of rural Essex, and enjoying stunning panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, RHS Garden Hyde Hall is one of the finest gardens in the East of England. Encompassing a diverse mix of garden styles from traditional to modern, you’ll find something to delight and inspire at every turn.

Garden highlights:

The Dry Garden with its fantastic range of drought-resistant plants

The Hilltop Garden with colour-themed herbaceous borders and lush green lawns

The Global Growth Vegetable Garden showcasing edible from around the world

Clover Hill with its large sweeping borders, glowing with autumnal colour.

The Courtyard Gardens showing traditional and modern design layouts

Food & Drink

You can be assured of delicious, fresh, seasonal produce in our café and restaurant much of which is straight from our vegetable garden. Pop in to the Clover Café for breakfast, lunch, or afternoon tea and cake. However, if you’re after something more substantial, there is the Gardeners Rest restaurant, overlooking the iconic Dry Garden, where you can linger over a leisurely lunch with family and friends.

Shopping

Our Garden Centre has free entry and stocks a wide range of top-quality plants, tools and accessories with experts on hand to answer your questions. We also offer a 5-year guarantee on all hardy plants, so you can buy with confidence. Looking for a gift or even a treat for yourself? There are horticultural books, artisan foods, kitchen accessories and our RHS Exclusive products (available only in our shops), so be sure to visit and take a piece of RHS Garden Hyde Hall home with you.

Events

Throughout the year, the garden is an inspirational backdrop for a host of exciting events including family activities, plant fairs and flower shows, craft fairs, exhibitions, live music and theatre. We also offer an engaging programme of learning activities from toddler gardening clubs, to adult workshops where you can enhance your horticultural knowledge, or get creative with painting and photography classes. Combine a visit with learning something new, see rhs.org.uk/courses-workshops for details. To find out more, pick up a seasonal events leaflet or visit our website rhs.org.uk/hydehall

Garden: Daily, 10am–6pm (Mar - Oct inclusive)

Garden Centre: Monday - Saturday 9.30am - 6pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm (browsing from 10.30am)
Free entry to Garden Centre & Clover Cafe.

Shuttle Bus - Your Green Travel Option

This year, we're excited to offer a convenient and eco-friendly shuttle bus service from April to August, from Wickford and Chelmsford train stations! Our shuttle will run on weekends, bank holidays (excluding 5 May), and during the Flower Show (31 Jul - 3 Aug).

Service Dates:

• First Day: Friday, 18 April
• Last Day: Sunday, 31 August

Schedule:

• Inbound: Three morning trips
• Outbound: Three afternoon trips

Stops:

• Chelmsford: Stand 10 on Duke Street, outside the train station
• Wickford: Station bus stop, outside the station entrance/exit

Ticket Prices:

• Adults: £4 (return)
• Children: £2 (return)

Tickets can be purchased on our website. For more information, visit Getting to RHS Garden Hyde Hall.

By choosing our shuttle bus, you're not only making your journey easier but also helping to reduce your carbon footprint. Let's travel green together! 🌱

We look forward to welcoming you aboard! 🚍