Furzey Gardens
is set in the heart of the New Forest and is a must for all garden
lovers and plant enthusiasts from all over the world. It is also
a place in which to escape, just sit to enjoy the peace and tranquility,
or stroll and unwind from today's hectic lifestyle.
Furzey
Garden was established in 1922 and is renowned for its all year
round interest with seating placed throughout the gardens for
you to admire the beauty of the flowering shrubs, the lake and
trees of botanical interest in all seasons. Look out for the heather
garden and fernery, the extensive collection of azaleas and rhododendrons,
and the strange Bottle Brush tree and Flaming
Chilean Fire Trees.
All the
buildings in Furzey Gardens have Thatched roofs including Furzey
House which is reported to be the largest thatched cottage
in the New Forest.
Children and the young
at heart are also welcome at Furzey Gardens where they can enjoy
the many secret paths and glades and the Adventure playground
for those of us that are young enough to play.
Refreshments
are available in the large well stocked
Craft Gallery which
displays a wide range of arts and
crafts and exhibitions of paintings, textiles pottery are
held in the adjoining Art Gallery.
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Furzey is part of a
registered charitable organisation which provides horticultural
training and residential care for young people with learning disabilities
through the work of the Minstead Training Project and a display
of their work can be seen in the restored Forest Cottage which
is thought to date back to 1560.
Furzey Gardens and Gallery - Minstead
are open
10am - 5pm March to October
Weekends until December 17th.
Entry to Gallery and Tea Rooms are Free
An admission charge applies to Garden
If you wish to visit the
gardens between October and February please telephone.
Free Parking by the entrance which is only 1/2 mile from the M27/A31
junction. Season tickets and Discounts for groups 10plus.
Guide dogs only permitted.
Telephone:
023 8081 2464
Partly
Accessible to wheelchair users