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 spring plant fair here on Sunday 27 April

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 23 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens:

A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.

Alison Hayhurst Willow Willow basketry

Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials

Cheshire Lavender and Herb Nursery NEW

ChickenStreet Grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings

Chris Cooke Rare and unusual hardy and half-hardy plants. RHS Medalist NEW

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

Cottage Memories Roses NEW

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 NEW

Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medalists

Hoyland Plant Centre Agapanthus, Amarines, Nerines, Tulbaghia, Dierama , Arisaema and Scadoxus. National Collection Holders,RHS Medalists NEW

Ian and Teresa Moss Rare and unusual salvias from a collection of over 100 varieties

John Cullen Gardens Herbs, plants for pollinators, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medalists

Jurassicplants Nurseries Rare trees, shrubs, exotic fruits and living fossils. RHS Gold Medalists

Mayfields Plants Wide range of bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials.

Meadowmakers Wildflower and native tree plants and plugs

Mintopia National Collection of Mints NEW

Morton Nurseries Unusual and hard to find shrubs and perennials NEW

Ox Eye Daisy Country style plants and quirky garden gifts

Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.

Piecemeal Plants Hardy, half-hardy and tender herbaceous perennials, bulbs NEW

Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists

Primrose Bank Wide range of perennial plants. RHS Gold Medalists

Prized Perennials Wide range of perennials

Rosemeade Nurseries Range of specialist trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants

The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medalists

Tissington Nursery Quality and choice perennials. RHS Gold Medalists

Wildegoose Nursery Herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses. 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)