Visit to what I think really is Hamilton’s premier with my partner and mother visiting from out of town. Both my mother and I use mobility scooters and access around the whole gardens was the great. I hadn’t been for a few years . great to see the newer gardens. The Kathryn Mansfield, Surrealist and New Egyptian gardens were particularly good. If just keeps getting better. A real asset to Hamilton. Recommend EVERYONE goes there
Didn’t do a guided tour. Lots to do was with kids and family aged 3-66 so good for all ages. Gardens interactive and interesting and cafe had a really wide range and vegan options also.
Hamilton Gardens we’re an unexpected joy!
I’ve been to (mostly travelled past) Hamilton many times and had heard good things about the gardens. To be honest I’d kind of dismissed the praise - “how good can a garden be?”, I thought - but they really are a worth a look! We only scratched the surface, exploring only the Enclosed Gardens but they were fantastic. So many different types of garden styles from many different countries and also books / fantasy. I’ll definitely be back
We live out of town but were in Hamilton for one night and promised ourselves we would make the effort to get here and check out any new gardens that had been done since our last visit.
We did manage to get there as the weather was being kind to us. We were not disappointed as the place is improving all the time and it’s all free!
Its one of our favourite places to visit as you forget all the not so nice stuff going on in the real world.
The Hamilton Gardens are the perfect tranquil distraction from the stress of life. Lots to see. Beautiful plants around every corner. The team that designed and maintains the gardens should be very proud. We could have spent all day here. Our teenage daughters really enjoyed it. They joked they have now see the world. Something to see for everyone. Well worth the two hour drive. Can't believe it is still free - we will be back!
