Colesbourne Gardens guided tour and snowdrops
Your guided tour at 11am is exclusive to private groups includes a short presentation followed by a guided walk around the grounds with Sir Henry Elwes and head gardener Kate Reynolds, giving the opportunity to see both the massed plantings and the collection of rare snowdrops.
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Your guided tour at 11am is exclusive to private groups on a weekday, includes a short presentation that includes the history of Colesbourne Park and the Elwes family and a brief introduction to the amazing diversity of snowdrops. This is followed by a guided walk around the grounds with Sir Henry Elwes and head gardener Kate Reynolds, giving the opportunity to see both the massed plantings and the collection of rare snowdrops.
Coffee & tea with cake will be served on arrival or departure.
The majority of the snowdrops are visible from the many paths and tracks around the area. Please bear in mind that although we are on free draining Cotswold soil and keep the paths maintained throughout the open period, the inclement winter weather can beat us occasionally, resulting in slippery mud!
The gardens at Colesbourne Park are renowned for their magnificent display of rare snowdrops in February. Over 10 acres of private gardens and woodland walks with a mix of snowdrops, hellebores, cyclamen and a wide variety of early flowering shrubs.
Colesbourne Gardens is the premier place to see snowdrops in bloom. The collection is probably the most varied of any garden on display, with over three hundred varieties of this spectacular harbinger of spring on show during the short season. The 2026 Snowdrop Season begins with the first open weekend at the end of January until the last weekend of February.
The gardens comprise approximately 10 acres of formal snowdrop walks around the house and lake, with further parkland and an arboretum around the house to explore further afield. The beautiful St James’ church is always open set within the rural setting.
The Gardens include an arboretum of rare trees privately collected over the past 120 years, many of which are Champion trees listed in the Tree Register of the British Isles.
Snowdrops, hellebores and othert winter-flowering plants will be for sale.
On the return journey, you will enjoy a scenic drive through the Cotswolds.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.
| Name | Address | Times |
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| Bridgwater | Bridgwater Mount Street Bus Stop Rear of Angel Place Shopping centre | View |
| Bristol Anchor Road East | Anchor Road Opposite @Bristol- We The Curious Eastbound Bus Stop | View |
| Bristol Tesco | Tesco's Eastville Bus stop - Jct 2 of M32 (Tesco's Car park only has a 2 Hr. parking limit) | View |
| Burnham on Sea | Burnham on Sea, Pier Street Bus Stop The Old Pier Tavern | View |
| Clevedon | Clevedon Miles Morgan Travel Agency, Triangle Bus Stop | View |
| Highbridge | Highbridge, Church Street Bus Stop Near to Church | View |
| Nailsea | Nailsea - Clevedon Road Car Park | View |
| Weston Borough Arms | Borough Arms, Bus Shelter after main entrance to old Clarks Factory | View |
| Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare Locking Road Car Park | View |
| Worle -Queensway Centre | Worle - Food Warehouse Bus St-opposite Bridge Farm New Bristol Road | View |
| Worle-Preanes Green | Bus Stop Worle Preanes Green, New Bristol Rd. Summer Lane Bus Shelter | View |
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