Past Events 2024
Sun 17 March Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Sat 23 March Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Sun 24 March Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Fri 29 March Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sun - Mon 31 March - 1 April Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 6 April Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 7 April Ness Botanic Gardens Wirral CH64 4AY
Sun 14 April Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Wednesday 17 April Bramall Hall Bramhall SK7 3NX
Sun 21 April 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Sat 27 April Chasewater Country Park WS8 7NL
Sun 28 April Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun - Mon 5 - 6 May Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sat 11 May Battlefield 1403 Shrewsbury SY4 3DB
Sun 12 May Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 19 May Norton Priory Runcorn WA7 1SX
Sat 25 May Carsington Water Ashbourne DE6 1ST
Mon 27 May Arley Arboretum Upper Arley Worcs DY12 1SQ
Sat - Sun 8 - 9 June Hodnet Hall Gardens Market Drayton TF9 3NN
Sat 15 June Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Sun 23 June Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun 30 June Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sat 6 July Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP
Sun 28 July 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Wed 31 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun 4 August Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Sun 11 August Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 18 August Carsington Water Ashbourne DE6 1ST
Sun - Mon 25 - 26 August Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 31 August Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 1 September Ness Botanic Gardens Wirral CH64 4AY
Sun 8 September Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
NEW Weds 11 September Bramall Hall Bramhall SK7 3NX
Near Malpas, Cheshire. SY14 8ET
Wednesday 31 July 2024
Times: 10am - 5pm
Admission: Garden and Plant Fair: £5.00 (special reduced price for this event)
Children 5-15 £2.50, Under 5s free
Parking: Free
Refreshments: The Cafe in the Gardens at Cholmondeley offers exceptional coffee and focuses on well-being. Many products are sourced locally, some organic and free range where possible. Picnics welcome.
The fair is on parkland grass and wheelchair accessible although uneven in places. Parking is adjacent to the fair.
Please see the venue website for garden accessibility details
Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and garden
We also have a spring plant fair here -
We are really thrilled to be able to return to Cholmondeley Castle in tranquil rural Cheshire for what promises to be this special date in plant lovers' diaries.
Following on from the success of last year's summer midweek fair - we are back on a Wednesday again.
The romantic castle - a product of the early 19th century - stands on a high rise above a lake. The castle is surrounded by sweeping lawns and a variety of mature trees, including cedars of Lebanon, oak, and chestnut.
"It was a lovely day....Great to have the fairs back. Beautiful setting too, azaleas, magnolias and blue bells were prolific" - Karen on Facebook
The gardens surrounding the castle provide a lovely mix of colour and height, with intriguing walks around the lake. There is a temple water garden, rose garden, a variety of mixed borders. Plantings are planned to provide colour at all times of the year.
In summer, visitors will be wowed by the newly replanted rose garden with over 350 roses and the new to 100 metre-long double herbaceous border.
There is a children's play area and picnic site.
Line-up for Wed 31 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens
A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.
Alison Hayhurst Willow Willow basketry NEW
Arrowsmith Woodwork Garden swing seats, frame games and chopping boards
Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials
ChickenStreet A good selection of grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings
Cliff Bank Nursery Grass, woodland plants, hardy annuals and other unusual plants
Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants
Cotswold Garden Flowers Unusual hardy and tender perennials NEW
Dibleys The Houseplant Specialists: over 150 RHS Gold medals including 33 Chelsea Golds
DJA Plants Cactus, succulents, house and garden plants
Freckles & Flora Unusual hardy herbaceous perennials and choice annuals
Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants.
Heartsease Plants Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants
Hooksgreen Herbs Flowering and foliage herbs. RHS Medalists
Ian and Teresa Moss Rare and unusual salvias from a collection of over 100 varieties
John Cullen Gardens Plants for pollinators, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medalists NEW
Jurassicplants Nurseries Rare trees, shrubs, exotic fruits and living fossils. RHS Gold Medalists
Kura Ilera Natural botanical soaps including a gardener’s soap and hand cream
Mayfields Plants Wide range of bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials.
Meadowmakers Wildflower and native tree plants and plugs
Ox Eye Daisy Country style plants and quirky garden gifts
Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.
Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists
Primrose Bank Wide range of perennial plants. RHS Gold Medalists NEW
Prized Perennials Wide range of perennials
Rebecca Christian Nature inspired watercolour art greeting cards, gifts, wallpaper and fabrics NEW
Rosemeade Nurseries Range of specialist trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants
SpecialPerennials Perennials for a nature friendly garden.
Stuart Marsh Sculptures Copper and Brass Sculptures
The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medalists
Thomasson Farms Biobloom soil improver NEW
Tissington Nursery Quality and choice perennials. RHS Gold Medalists
Tom's Yard Quality Cretan and Italian Terracotta Pots NEW
Venue Details:
Cholmondeley Castle
Malpas
Cheshire
website: www.cholmondeleycastle.com
Directions:
Located off the A49 Whitchurch/Tarporley Road, between Warrington and Whitchurch. The entrance to the gardens is off the A49 at the Cholmondeley Arms Pub crossroads post code SY14 8ET.
(Railway stations at Chester, Crewe and Whitchurch)