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Sun 16 March Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP


Sun 23 March Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA


Sat 29 March Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB


Sun 30 March Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF


Sat - Sun 5 - 6 April Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE


Sun 13 April Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE


Fri 18 April Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF


Sun - Mon 20 - 21 April Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU


Sun 27 April Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET


Sun 4 May 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW


Mon 5 May Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL


Sun 11 May Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY


Sun 18 May Southwell Minster NG25 0HD


Sat 24 May Carsington Water Ashbourne DE6 1ST


Mon 26 May Arley Arboretum Upper Arley Worcs DY12 1SQ


Sun 1 June Norton Priory Runcorn WA7 1SX


Sat - Sun 7 - 8 June Hodnet Hall Gardens Market Drayton TF9 3NN


Sun 22 June Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE


Sun 29 June Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF


Sun 6 July Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP


Wed 23 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET


Sun 27 July 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW


Sun 3 August Southwell Minster NG25 0HD


Sat 9 August Carsington Water Ashbourne DE6 1ST


Sun 10 August Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY


Sun 17 August Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE


Sun - Mon 24 - 25 August Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU


Sat 30 August Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB


Sun 31 August Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL


Sun 7 September Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE


Sun 14 September Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA


Welcome to Plant Hunters' Fairs

The place to find great value, top quality, traditionally grown plants for every type of garden!

  • 31 brilliant plant fairs from March to September at lovely venues across the Midlands and Northwest.
  • Line-ups selected from the best independent plant nurseries from the across the country
  • Some fairs are free to enter or have a very small entry charge; others include entry to a brilliant garden at a discounted price

Looking forward to a great gardening season. See you there.

best wishes,
Janet & Martin

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Upcoming Plant Fairs

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Find a fair near you or plan your perfect day out:

You can pop in for an hour and pick up some plants without breaking the bank, or you can make a day of it, exploring the lovely gardens or just enjoying the open air and peaceful surroundings.

We cover the East and West Midlands and the North West of England. Our plant fairs are hosted by the most beautiful and most prestigious gardens and countryside locations in our region. They make a wonderful day out full of inspiring ideas for you to take back with you to your own garden.

When a fair takes place within a garden, we arrange reduced price entry to the garden on that day and entry to the fair is included. Others fairs have a small charge or donation that all goes to maintaining the venue.

Explore our plant fair location map:

Why not bring your group? Janet can help you plan your day -


Be wowed by the plants

All our nurseries are small family-run growers, each with their own specialities. You'll find RHS medalists and keen plants people at our fairs. Above all, people who love plants and are passionate about what they grow. Each stall has it's own unique specialties. We go for quality and diversity rather than packing in lots of look-alike stalls. The line-ups change from fair to fair.

And for those finishing touches we also have a select number of garden accessory stalls and artists creating unique garden artworks.

Find out who will be at our fairs this year:

Browse our library of gardening articles written by our nurseryfolk:

"Discovered these plant Fairs about 3 years ago and they have taken over our enthusiasm from the bigger shows. Love that the sellers are more than happy to help and discuss their plants. Will definitely be back next year. Thanks to everyone involved" - June on Facebook.

Prospective traders:

We welcome enquiries from high class nurseries, garden accessories and tools, garden and botanical artists, and gardening related sundries interested in attending our fairs. At present we can't offer space to non-gardening related traders.

We do always check you out before deciding whether we can invite you so please don't be put off if we ask some searching questions!

Use our trader enquiry form and we'll get back to you asap.


Coming to a Plant Hunters' Fair:

  • Most fairs are pay on the gate, but a few fairs are ticketed and have timed arrivals to avoid parking congestion. Please see the event detail page by tapping or clicking the event list for further info.
  • Bring your dog(s), they are very welcome at all our fairs. Please keep them on a reasonably short lead. We've also been visited by cats, macaws and a tortoise over the years!
  • To help save plastic waste please bring your own bags or trolleys
  • Most traders take cards, but sometimes the phone signal lets us down so bring some cash as a back-up
  • Our fairs are wheelchair accessible although most are on grass and some on gravel. Some sites are sloping making pushing wheelchairs or using scooters more difficult. See the event detail page for further info. Some parts of a garden or venue may not be accessible because of steps etc.. It's best to contact the venue for up to date information.
  • Fairs are totally in the open air and it has been known to be wet and windy in Britain in the plant fair season ;-) so wear appropriate footwear and pack a brolly or mac.
  • Always check with this website or Facebook page before coming to a fair to see the latest event status.

But most of all be prepared to be wowed by the plants and buy far more than you planned!

"Fabulous events came to two this year, got some amazing plants and some good bargains too! A great day out, thanks for all your hard work organising them see you next spring!" - Adam on Facebook.


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