Beaulieu’s grounds and gardens are beautiful all year round. Use this handy guide to plan your visit through the seasons.
You may also be interested in our garden explorer itinerary.
SPRING
March / April
The Palace House Wilderness Garden is carpeted with a colourful mass of snowdrops, crocuses, daffodils and fritillaria.
See masses of snowdrops and naturalised daffodils followed by primroses mixed with beautiful blue lungwort and wood anemones along the Mill Pond Walk.
In the Beaulieu Vine House, see the stunning pink blossom of the peach and nectarine trees.
Camellias and Magnolias are covered in flowers in the Victorian Flower Garden.
Late April / May
Don’t miss the stunning Wisteria and Laburnum tunnel in the Victorian Flower Garden at Beaulieu.
SUMMER
JUNE
Enjoy the scented English roses in Beaulieu’s Victorian Flower Garden. Some of the Palace House roses were planted in the late 1800s.
JULY
See the newly planted Gertrude Jekyll style borders of roses, shrubs and herbaceous plant.
AUGUST / SEPTEMBER
Explore the summer flowers and fauna including common orchids along the peaceful Millpond Walk.
Autumn
In October, the Victorian Vegetable Garden will be brimming with bright orange pumpkins. Keep an eye out for autumn vegetables such as marrow, serpent squash and courgette.
Wander the grounds to enjoy splashes of colour from autumn leaves and bright berries.
Year round
Enjoy an Alice in Wonderland themed topiary display in Beaulieu’s Victorian Flower Garden.
From May through to October there is always something to see in the organic Victorian Vegetable Garden. In the summer months walk through the bean cross, see many interesting varieties of flowers, fruit and vegetables all used in the Palace House kitchen, with a selection available for visitors to enjoy in the onsite Brabazon Restaurant.
See herbs originally grown by the Cistercian monks for culinary and medicinal purposes in the tranquil setting of the Beaulieu Abbey Cloister.
Plus meet the Beaulieu Griffin, the Green Man and the Hydra! These magnificent tree carvings were skillfully created by specialist sculptor Paul Sivell over the course of several days.
Please note timings above are for guidance only. Mother Nature is notoriously fickle and the recent unseasonable temperatures have been affecting flowering times. Unfortunately we can’t guarantee which plants will be on show for your visit.