Sat 28 May Carsington Water, Derbyshire Free Entry (P&D Parking)
Sun 29 May Pottertons Nursery & Garden, Lincs Pay on Gate
Sun 5 June Arley Arboretum, Worcs Free Entry to Fair
Sat - Sun 11 - 12 June Hodnet Hall, Shrops Buy Tickets
Sat 18 June Thoresby Park, Notts Free Entry (P&D Parking)
Sun 26 June Middleton Hall, N. Warks Buy Tickets
Sun 3 July Whittington Castle, Shrops Free Entry (P&D Parking)
Wed 13 July Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire Buy Tickets
Sun 31 July 1620s House Donington Le Heath, Leics Buy Tickets
Sun 7 August Southwell Minster, Notts Pay on Gate
Sat 13 August Carsington Water, Derbyshire Free Entry (P&D Parking)
Sun 14 August Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire Pay on Gate
Sun 21 August Middleton Hall, N. Warks Tickets coming
Sun - Mon 28 - 29 August Dorothy Clive Garden, Staffs Buy Tickets
Sat 3 September Bodenham Arboretum, Worcs Free Entry to Fair
Sun 4 September Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral Pay on Gate
Sun 11 September Weston Park, Staffs Buy Tickets
Past fairs 2022
Sun 20 March Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral
Sun 27 March Arley Hall & Gardens, Cheshire
Sat 2 April Sugnall Walled Garden, Staffs
Sun 3 April Middleton Hall, N. Warks
Sat 9 April Bodenham Arboretum, Worcs
Sun 10 April Capesthorne Hall, Cheshire
Fri 15 April Whittington Castle, Shrops
Sun - Mon 17 - 18 April Dorothy Clive Garden, Staffs
Sun 24 April Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire
Sun - Mon 1 - 2 May Weston Park, Staffs
Sun 8 May Adlington Hall, Cheshire
Near Malpas, Cheshire. SY14 8HN
Sunday 24 April 2022
Wednesday 13 July 2022 Tickets on Sale Now
For ticket queries please Call 01829 720383 or Email eo@chol-estates.co.uk
Please check event status before travelling
Times: 10am - 5pm
For this special event only, entry to gardens, nature trails and plant fair: £4.50 Children £2.00, Under 5s free
Free Parking
Dogs on leads welcome
Disabled Access: Please see the venue website for details
We are really thrilled to be able to return to Cholmondeley Castle in tranquil rural Cheshire for what promises to be two special dates in plant lovers' diaries.
We have two wonderful fairs this year, one in spring and one in high summer that showcase two very different views of the gardens.
For the first time we are holding our July fair on a midweek day - Wednesday 13 July.
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.
Tea rooms open for coffee, light lunches, home made teas, ice creams and snacks
Short YouTube video of the gardens from the air: click here
Nurseries and Artisans confirmed for 24 April:
A Love Blossoms from Manchester: Garden accessories: stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc
Birchills Sculptures from West Midlands: Stainless Steel Garden Sculptures NEW TO EVENT
Bridge Farm Plants from Derbyshire: a wide range of hardy, herbaceous perennials: Unusual varieties as well as cottage garden favourites, a small election of shrubs and other plants.
ChickenStreet from Shropshire: perennial grasses, native species, and easy care herbaceous perennials
Conquest Plants Nursery from Cheshire: Specialist growers of variegated and coloured foliage, hardy plants
DJA Plants from Cheshire: Cacti, succulents, house and garden plants
Green's Leaves from Gloucestershire: shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants
Hall Farm Nursery from Shropshire: garden plants, perennials, woodland plants, herbs and many other plants which are not widely available. RHS Gold medallists. RHS Partnership Nursery.
Hooksgreen Herbs from Staffordshire: Culinary, Medicinal and Aromatic Herb Plants and Seeds. RHS Gold medallists. NEW TO EVENT
Jurassicplants Nurseries from Denbighshire: Starter plants of rare woody edibles and other hard to find trees and shrubs
Lyneal Mill Nursery from Shropshire: Cottage garden plants specialising in Aquilegia and Asiatic Primulas
Mayfields Plants from Cheshire: bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials
Orchard Furniture from Gloucestershire: High quality teak garden furniture
Pottertons Nursery from Lincolnshire: Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold
SpecialPerennials from Cheshire: Perennials all grown in our bee and butterfly friendly garden
Sophia Davenport from Clwyd: Quality botanical cards, prints and notebooks NEW TO EVENT
Stonyford Cottage Nursery from Cheshire: Wide range of plants
The Gobbett Nursery from Worcestershire: Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa RHS Medallists
Tissington Nursery from Derbyshire: Wide range of perennials. RHS medallists
Plus information stalls from:
Nurseries and Artisans confirmed for 13 July:
Birchills Sculptures from West Midlands: Stainless Steel Garden Sculptures NEW TO EVENT
Bridge Farm Plants from Derbyshire: a wide range of hardy, herbaceous perennials: Unusual varieties as well as cottage garden favourites, a small election of shrubs and other plants.
Conquest Plants Nursery from Cheshire: Specialist growers of variegated and coloured foliage, hardy plants
Green's Leaves from Gloucestershire: shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants
Hooksgreen Herbs from Staffordshire: Culinary, Medicinal and Aromatic Herb Plants and Seeds. RHS Gold medallists. NEW TO EVENT
Jurassicplants Nurseries from Denbighshire: Starter plants of rare woody edibles and other hard to find trees and shrubs
Mayfields Plants from Cheshire: bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials
Nature in Steel from Shropshire: Metal Cut Out Hand-Finished Garden Sculptures Inspired By Nature
Ox Eye Daisy from Cheshire: Country style plants and quirky garden gifts
Penmere Plants from Cheshire: Hardy and Species fuchsia
Pottertons Nursery from Lincolnshire: Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants. RHS Gold medallists including Chelsea Gold
Sophia Davenport from Clwyd: Quality botanical cards, prints and notebooks NEW TO EVENT
SpecialPerennials from Cheshire: Perennials all grown in our bee and butterfly friendly garden
The Gobbett Nursery from Worcestershire: Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa RHS Medallists
Plus information stalls from:
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 8HN.
(Railway stations at Chester, Crewe and Whitchurch)
Articles by and about Cholmondeley Castle Gardens:
The Lady Lavinia Walk (from our 2018 newsletter)
Revolution or Evolution? (from our 2017 newsletter)
Buried Treasure (from our 2016 newsletter)
Thinking Ahead (from our 2015 newsletter)
Time to Polish the Silver (from our 2014 newsletter)