Address: Buller's Way, Abbotsbury, Weymouth DT3 4LA, United Kingdom
Phone: +441305871387
Rating: 4.6
based on 528 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"There are well marked, flat and easy routes accessible for wheelchairs and pushchairs, and lots of benches."
"The paths are very well made up and the vast majority are suitable for wheelchairs / buggies etc."
"There is a decent section that is wheelchair accessible too."
"There are wheelchair friendly routes around the gardens."
"Most of the garden in wheelchair friendly with clear routes marked with white arrows."
"Disabled access, and a wheelchair friendly route around (about 20%) of the gardens."
"Wheelchairs can access more.. but it can get a bit steep in places."
Cons:
"Top top top gardens. My only star has been taken off for the really average coffee in the coffee shop and that it could be more wheelchair/pushchair friendly."
"The 'disabled' route could do with a less stoney surface in some areas."
"Extensive gardens but we were hampered by one of our party in a mobility scooter."
"Place is great by itself... BUT ... Not all paths with sign wheelchair accessible IS accessible: too narrow, too steep, too bumpy + broken surface of the asphalt."
"Gardens on steep slopes, wheelchair and / or disabled access should be checked in advance."
"Sadly the wheel chair path was very uneven, consisting of a mixture of surfaces including crazy paving, compressed gravel and a small area of tarmac."
"Would recommend carrier over pushchair if possible as some routes quite steep."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Being members of HHA we got in for free."
"If you have the gardeners world 2for1 entry like we did, you'll be paying £5 each which is an absolute bargain."
"The entry fee was very reasonable and well worth it and we will definitely visit again."
"Dog friendly and inexpensive entry fee."
"Entry fee of £10 per adult is worth it."
"Well Worth £12.50 entrance."
"An absolutely stunning garden, for an unbelievable price."
Cons:
"12£ was Abit too much for me and thus i went in expecting more."
"Very disappointed, charge the same price to go in but all the flowers and colour have finished."
"Would of be disappointed if I had to pay full price, especially having to pay adult price for 15 year old."
"It is a bit expensive to get in, but it really is worth it, especially if the sun is shining!"
"Entrance fee was £12.50pp."
"Only slight complaint... is the on site cafés inflated prices... £2.05 for a warm bottle of water, and a ridiculous £7.50 for a large sausage roll spoils things."
"Only downside was the cafe is so expensive no discount for oap."
Cafe Experience
Pros:
"The tea rooms serve some excellent food."
"Really top quality food at the café."
"The cafe does nice food, but very long queues, and it was very hot."
"Food was delicious and cafe setting was beautiful."
"Cafe has wonderful coffee and cakes."
"The cafe has excellent food for the price and the staff are very friendly."
"There's a nice cafe that does very good food and a cracking cuppa."
Cons:
"Drinks were on the pricey side e.g £2.45 for a can of soft drink."
"Our experience was spoilt by the very snappy older woman serving in the cafe."
"The cafe/restaurant is a wee bit pricey and at busy times there can be a queue and some items do disappear from the menu quite quickly."
"Cafe experience mediocre, don't understand why soup was served in a cardboard bowl???"
"Only criticism is that everything is served on disposable plates and drinks in disposal cups, it's a shame that there is so much waste."
"The facilities are below average and the cafe terrible, seriously overpriced even for the region and not one single choice of food suitable for toddlers or vegans."
"You are missing a trick here, if you had a decent cafe with decent food you would be raking it in, instead of a poor selection of ready packed sandwiches and very expensive cakes."
Garden Experience
Pros:
"Amazing view point affording a Vista of all Chesil Beach (weather permitting)."
"Such a beautiful place with winding paths, little bridges over a stream that runs through the garden."
"Beautiful, large and very original garden and grounds."
"It's a stunning place and well worth a visit."
"We were completely blown away by these gardens, completely stunning and so we'll laid out."
"Really interesting gardens with an amazing selection of different types of plants."
"Visited for the first time and booked for the Christmas illumination. It was Absolutely beautiful🤩 it was an extremely windy evening but once you are in the gardens it’s like a different world."
Cons:
"There wasn't much colour which I was surprised at."
"The gardens were peaceful and nice to walk around, but I felt they looked a bit neglected in parts and looking over grown."
"Very disappointed, charge the same price to go in but all the flowers and colour have finished."
"Not sure if it entirely makes it as a garden and probably its not at its best in late september."
"Sadly didn't get to walk around the gardens as they were closed due to high winds."
"Visited in mid-September when the gardens had faded a bit (with Autumn approaching)."
"The gardens are well kept and very tranquil, with an easy to follow trail, that meanders all the way around the gardens."