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Discovering the delights of gardens in a Yorkshire Dales Village, 17-18 June 2023
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Open Gardens tickets on sale now
After a hectic morning of design, proof reading and printing, Beatrice cycled over to the Coop and Twin Locks Garden Centre yesterday to deliver the first batch of yellow Gargrave Open Gardens passports. They are now on sale at £6 per person which is a saving of £2 on the price payable if you buy…
Five weeks to go…
We’re pleased to be welcoming several new gardens this year, and others that haven’t been open for a few years. This year’s event will stretch from Butterhaugh Hill, south of Gargrave, to Bell Busk in the north, where a 3-acre garden on the slopes of Haw Crag will be open to visitors. This poster design…
Open Gardens June 2023
We are looking forward to Gargrave Open Gardens on 17-18 June 2023. Gardens will be open 11am-5pm on the Saturday and 1.30-5pm on the Sunday. We’ll post more soon about this year’s gardens and our plans for live music and artist in residence. Tickets will be on sale from early June.
The gates are ready to fling wide…
Advance discounted ticket sales are now closed. On Saturday you can buy tickets at the Village Hall from 9am and on Sunday from 10.30am. A few highlights to look out for as you wander around the 28 open gardens in Gargrave: Cuddle a friendly hedgehog at garden N, while picking up some tips about hedgehog-friendly…
Passports on sale online and in shops
Exciting news: for the first time ever we are selling passports (tickets) to Gargrave Open Gardens online. Use this link. There’s no need to print out anything: simply give your name to the ticket desk at Gargrave Village Hall when you turn up and you can collect your pre-paid passports there. Passports for the 28…
Tickets on sale from tomorrow
Open Gardens passports are on sale from tomorrow afternoon at Twin Locks Garden Centre on the edge of Gargrave and Poppyfields Florists on Gargrave High Street. You save £2 per person by buying in advance, with the full ticket price being £8 if bought on the weekend of Open Gardens, which is 18-19 June. We…
One month to go!
In one month from yesterday Gargrave Open Gardens will be underway. We are delighted to have at least 24 gardens scheduled for opening, with a few more gardeners still contemplating whether or not to fling open their gates this year. Several are either newcomers to the event or have not opened for quite a few…
Proud-pied April dress’d all in his trim hath put a spirit of youth in every thing
The tulips are glowing, the apple trees are budding, the water butts are emptying, and our thoughts are turning to Open Gardens 2022. Please put the date in your diary: 18-19 June 2022. Gardens across Gargrave will be open from 11am to 5pm.We are hoping to have live music and artists in residence as in…
One week to go…
One week to go and a few more updates to share. Food and drink will now be available on both days, from 11.30 to 4.30, from St Andrew’s Church. Sandwiches at lunchtime, drinks and cakes the rest of the time. Advance tickets will remain on sale for £6 at Twinlocks Garden Centre and Gargrave Co-Op…
Tickets on sale for a record 30 gardens
Passports for visiting a record-breaking 30 gardens around Gargrave will be on sale from Twinlocks Garden Centre and Gargrave Coop from Saturday morning (3 July). Advance tickets are £6 per person, a £2 saving on tickets bought on the day. On 17-18 July you can buy tickets from outside Gargrave Village Hall. Children are free.…
Open Gardens 2021 with music, art, cakes and more
Plans are taking shape now for Gargrave Open Gardens on 17-18 July 2021. Advance tickets will be on sale from early July at Twin Locks Garden Centre, Gargrave, at £6 per person. Tickets on the day will be available from outside Gargrave Village Hall at £8. Children are free. As well as the 25 or…
Plans for Open Gardens 2021
We are looking forward to Gargrave Open Gardens on the weekend of 17-18 July 2021. At least 23 gardens are due to open, from Gargrave, Bell Busk and Bank Newton. Check here for more information nearer the time.
Open Gardens video from Dalesman Cafe
One benefit of a virtual Open Gardens is that we can add more gardens to the trail throughout the year. Here’s a fun contribution from the Dalesman Cafe in Gargrave. This is also an opportunity to announce that we at St Andrew’s Church are hoping to hold a real, 3D Gargrave Open Gardens this year,…
Autumnal addition: interview on Riversway
Hello garden explorers! Here”s a late addition to the garden trail for you to enjoy now that you’ve finished your month-long virtual Open Gardens lunch at Gargrave Village Hall. This video was recorded in July: an interview with some of the Faulkner family – that’s us – in our garden on aptly-named Riversway. It’s a…
Bell Busk revisited
Hello again! Here’s an opportunity to join Jeanne on a guided 3D tour of Granville House gardens, Bell Busk. See the garden in its summer glory and listen to Jeanne’s account of its evolution. It’s worth watching to the end to see the wonderfully sculpted wood piles! Press the arrows on the video to pan…
From River Place and Riverside to Riversway
The River Aire weaves its way through Gargrave and through the fabric of villagers’ lives. We have featured gardens on River Place and Riverside: today, a garden on Riversway, courtesy of Cynthia and Peter. Read on to discover the story of the transformation of their garden… When we moved here the garden was largely lawn…
3D visualisation on River Place
Gill has provided an impressive 3D visualisation of her garden. It’s pretty well like being there. All we need now to complete the virtual reality experience is the sound of the river gliding by and the scent of that newly mown lawn. Try panning around the garden and click on the 360 symbols to move…
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