Find the Best Italian gardens near to you!
Find some of the best Italian, or Italianate, gardens for you to visit.
Originally an outdoor room and created by the Romans an Italianate garden is one designed for order, scent with the use of herbs and a very formal & manicured look.
Expect to see box hedges, water features & fountains, hardscape seating, pavements, lemon trees, terra cotta pots and statues.
Here are some of our favourite Italian Gardens and we have more listed on the site – just use our search box above to search for Italian Gardens!
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Borde Hill Garden, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.6
Borde Hill is the perfect day out with lots to see. Many unique gardens, rose garden, Italian garden, rhododendron garden, woodlands, dog friendly, shops, cafes children’s play area & more! More Details here
The Italian Garden at Great Ambrook, Ipplepen, Devon
Google Visitor Review Score 4.7
A fascinating secret garden with a unique history. From walled gardens to palm walks, stumpery & Italianate design with Arts & Craft elements. Lots to see and enjoy! More Details here
Glamis Castle & Gardens, Glamis, Angus
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.7
Amazing Castle & Gardens including Kitchen & Italian garden. Some interesting Macbeth statues, woodland trails & river walks. Cafe and dog friendly. More Details here
Arley Arboretum & Gardens, Upper Arley, Worcestershire
Google Review Rating – 4.7
Arley Arboretum offers some spectacular trees and garden features including the Giant Redwood tree, the Italian Walled Garden and the Laburnum Arch. Great afternoon teas as well! More Details here
Ickworth Estate Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.6
Ickworth Estate Gardens is a classic Italianate garden which encircles the Rotunda . There is plenty to do with shops, cafe, restaurant, museum, trails, canals & plant sales. More Details here
Compton Acres Gardens, Poole, Dorset
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.7
Compton Acres is 10 acres and has an Italian Garden, The Wooded Valley the Rock & Water Garden, a very well known Japanese Garden or the Heather Garden.
There is also the Bog Garden, Sculpture Garden & Palm Court. Very dog friendly! More Details here
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys, Wales
Google Review Rating – 4.7
If you are looking for dramatic Castles and ornate Italian terracing with fountains & huge yew bushes then Powis is the place for you! Shops, cafe and broadly dog friendly. More Details here
Trentham Gardens, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.6
Trentham Gardens are a number of smaller gardens such as the Italian Gardens, Woodlands, Lake, Labyrinth, Play Area and Cascades.
But there is so much more as well with mini trains, otter hides, monkey forest, barefoot walks, beaver hides, disc golf, sensory gardens and a lambing enclosure. More Details here
Pencarrow House & Gardens, Cornwall
Google Visitor Reviews 4.5
Look out for bluebells, wild garlic (love the smell!), an Iron Age hill fort, a sunken Italian Garden with a fountain, grotto, ice house and a palm house – crikey! More Details here
Check opening times as these do vary throughout the year!
Wynyard Hall Garden, Billingham, Durham
Google Visitor Review Rating – 4.4
Wynyard Hall Gardens are a smashing set of individual gardens with Roses, Arboretum, Walled & Italian Garden. Cafe & Dog friendly! More Details here
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