Bodnant Garden

Bodnant Garden, one of the most interesting attractions in Wales, is a National Trust property located near Tal-y-Cafn in Conwy, Wales, with views of the Conwy Valley and the Carneddau mountains.

Bodnant Garden was entrusted to the National Trust in 1949 after being founded in 1874 and developed by five generations of one family. The park encompasses 80 acres of hillside and features formal Italianate terraces, informal shrub borders stocked with plants from all over the world, The Dell, a gorge garden, woodland garden regions with a number of famous trees, and a waterfall. The Winter Garden, Old Park Meadow, Yew Dell, and The Far End, a riverbank garden, have all opened since 2012. Furnace Wood and Meadow first opened its doors in 2017. More new locations, such as Heather Hill and Cae Poeth Meadow, are in the works.

In 2019, over 260,000 visitors visited Bodnant Garden, which is notable for its Laburnum arch, the longest in the UK, which blooms in May and June. Bodnant Garden has an illustrious history with 19th and early 20th century explorers who brought back plants that the garden is now famed for, including four National Collections of Rhododendron forrestii, Magnolia, Eucryphia, and Embothrium species. The garden now boasts twenty-two Champion Trees, which are notable for their age, height, and horticultural merit.

Location: Conwy, Wales