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 buyContinue reading “Open Gardens tickets on sale now”
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Quirky Containers at Open Gardens
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 designContinue reading “Five weeks to go…”
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-friendlyContinue reading “The gates are ready to fling wide…”
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 28Continue reading “Passports on sale online and in shops”
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. WeContinue reading “Tickets on sale from tomorrow”
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 fewContinue reading “One month to go!”
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 inContinue reading “Proud-pied April dress’d all in his trim hath put a spirit of youth in every thing”
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-OpContinue reading “One week to go…”
Gargrave Open Gardens 