Ness Botanic Gardens

Ness Botanic Gardens Part of the University of Liverpool. We are a botanic garden open all year round. 64 acres of family friendly beautiful gardens overlooking the River Dee.
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As well as fantastic views, we have a range of different features from chickens, 120 metres of Herbaceous Border, a 110 year old Rock garden to the prettiest vegetable garden in the North west - the Potager. We also have fabulous collections of plants from Rowans, Birches and Magnolias through to Snowdrops and Rhododendrons. Our Garden ,Cafe, Gift Shop & plant sales are all open seven days a week, apart from the Christmas Holidays, and we have a year round course & event programme.

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23/04/2025

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🌿 Classes & Workshops at Ness Gardens – Coming Up! 🌸Get inspired, get creative, and get outdoors! Here’s what’s blooming...
21/04/2025

🌿 Classes & Workshops at Ness Gardens – Coming Up! 🌸

Get inspired, get creative, and get outdoors! Here’s what’s blooming at Ness over the next few months 🌼👇

💐 Floristry & Floral Design
✨ Sat 10 May – Topiary Tree
✨ Sat 14 June – Hand-Tied Design

🚶‍♂️ Nordic Walking
💪 June courses just added!
Starts Tues 3 & Weds 4 June

🌲 Forest Bathing
Breathe deep & unwind:
🧘 Sat 24 May | Sat 21 June | Sat 12 July | Sun 17 Aug | Sat 20 Sept

🌿 Foraging Walks
Discover wild flavours!
🍃 Sat 17 May

🎨 Courses with Pip Probert
✏️ Sketching – Weds 2 July
🌻 Garden Design – Starts Thurs 11 & Fri 12 Sept (2 days/month for 15 months)

👩‍🍳 Cooking Classes
🍳 Tues 29 April – Eggs
🍝 Tues 27 May – Pasta

🎟️ Book your spot now via the 'What’s On' page on our website!
Let’s learn, create, and grow together 🌿✨

Happy Easter from everyone at Ness
20/04/2025

Happy Easter from everyone at Ness

A beautiful day here at Ness! Here is the very architectural spurge Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii basking in the s...
17/04/2025

A beautiful day here at Ness! Here is the very architectural spurge Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii basking in the sun on the Mediterranean Bank this morning 🌞

🌸🐣 Easter Trail on all week! 🐰🌿Our Easter Family Trail will be on all week, will you be team Rabbit or Team Fox?📅 Runnin...
17/04/2025

🌸🐣 Easter Trail on all week! 🐰🌿

Our Easter Family Trail will be on all week, will you be team Rabbit or Team Fox?

📅 Running until Monday 28 April
✉️Free with Garden Admission
🐰Pick up a trail map at the Welcome Desk

Hop on over and join the fun! 🌷🐇 Tag your friends and make some unforgettable Easter memories.

📍 Ness Botanic Gardens

Join us on Monday 14 April for a brilliant bird ringing demonstrations from Merseyside bird ringing group. 10.30-2.30pm....
09/04/2025

Join us on Monday 14 April for a brilliant bird ringing demonstrations from Merseyside bird ringing group. 10.30-2.30pm. Garden admission applies, event is free

🌼 Spring Family Workshop – Get Creative at Ness Botanic Gardens! 🌼Join us for a fun-filled family workshop where you’ll ...
05/04/2025

🌼 Spring Family Workshop – Get Creative at Ness Botanic Gardens! 🌼

Join us for a fun-filled family workshop where you’ll discover the beauty of Spring! 🌸🌱

🍃 What’s Included:
✨ A guided walking tour to spot Spring flowers and explore the kitchen garden
✨ Learn about pollinators and their important role in nature
✨ Get creative by painting your own bamboo plant pot
✨ Try your hand at seed sowing and make recycled newspaper plant pots 🌻
✨ Take your creations home to enjoy this summer!

📅 Dates & Times:
📌 Wednesday 9 April 2025

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
📌 Wednesday 16 April 2025

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
📍 Location: Meet outside the Visitor Centre

💰 Cost: £6 per child + admission to Ness Botanic Gardens
👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for ages 5+ (children must be accompanied by an adult)

🎟️ Spaces are limited – book now to avoid disappointment!
👉 https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/whats-on/easter-family-workshop/ .en.1505217

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🌸🐣 Easter Fun at the Gardens! 🐰🌿Spring is in full bloom, and we’ve got an egg-citing lineup of activities for the whole ...
02/04/2025

🌸🐣 Easter Fun at the Gardens! 🐰🌿

Spring is in full bloom, and we’ve got an egg-citing lineup of activities for the whole family this Easter! 🐥🌼

🌿 Easter Family Trail 🗺️
📅 Saturday 5 April – Monday 28 April
Embark on a fun-filled adventure through the gardens, solving clues and spotting signs of spring!

🐦 Bird Ringing 🔎
📅 Monday 14 April
Get up close with nature and watch expert bird ringers in action, learning more about our feathered friends.

🎨🌱 Easter Planting & Painting Workshops ✨
📅 Wednesday 9 & 16 April
💰 £6 per child
Explorers can get creative with Easter-themed painting and plant their own springtime blooms to take home!
Book here 👉 https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/whats-on/easter-family-workshop/ .en.1505217

Hop on over and join the fun! 🌷🐇 Tag your friends and make some unforgettable Easter memories.

📍 Ness Botanic Gardens

🌿 Foraging Walks at Ness Gardens – New Dates for 2025! 🍄Following great feedback from our March foraging walk, we’re exc...
29/03/2025

🌿 Foraging Walks at Ness Gardens – New Dates for 2025! 🍄

Following great feedback from our March foraging walk, we’re excited to welcome Sam from Foraging ForAges back for more guided foraging experiences! 🌱

"I learnt so much. We could have munched our way around Ness gardens!"

📅 New Dates:
🗓 Sunday, 13 April 2025
🗓 Saturday, 17 May 2025
🕥 Time: 10:30 AM

💰 Cost:
🌿 £35 for members
🌿 £40 for non-members

🔔 Spaces are limited—book early to secure your spot!
https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/whats-on/classes-and-workshops/foraging-walks/

👉 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to learn from an expert and discover nature’s hidden treasures.


Ornamental cherry Prunus 'Accolade' is flowering wonderfully in the Rock Garden and humming with pollinators today! 🌸🌸🌸
26/03/2025

Ornamental cherry Prunus 'Accolade' is flowering wonderfully in the Rock Garden and humming with pollinators today! 🌸🌸🌸

🌿✨ Escape the Hustle & Prioritize Your Wellbeing ✨🌿Step away from the demands of daily life and immerse yourself in a da...
25/03/2025

🌿✨ Escape the Hustle & Prioritize Your Wellbeing ✨🌿

Step away from the demands of daily life and immerse yourself in a day of self-care at our Botanical Bliss Retreat. 🌸💆‍♀️

We know that a multi-day retreat isn’t always possible, so we’ve created a one-day experience designed to help you unwind, refresh, and reconnect—all in the serene setting of Ness Botanical Gardens.

🗓 Friday, 25 April 2025
⏰ 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Ness Botanical Gardens

🌿 Your Rejuvenating Day Includes:
🧘‍♀️ Yoga with the YogaSmiths – Stretch, strengthen, and energize in a session suitable for all levels.
🎨 Watercolour Workshop – Unleash your creativity in a peaceful, meditative painting session.
🎶 Sound Bath Experience – Let the soothing vibrations of sound therapy wash over you.

✨ No experience needed—just come as you are! Morning refreshments & a nourishing vegetarian lunch included.

🔹 What to bring:
✔️ Your own yoga mat (if preferred)
✔️ A cosy layer, blanket & pillow for deep relaxation during the sound bath

💰 Cost: £65 (members) | £70 (non-members)

Limited spots available—reserve your place today! 🌿💖 https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/whats-on/botanical-bliss/



🌺🌺If you are a Member, coach trips are available to book!🌺🌺Our first trip this year is to Dorothy Clive Garden, Market D...
24/03/2025

🌺🌺If you are a Member, coach trips are available to book!🌺🌺

Our first trip this year is to Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton on Thursday 22 May 2025. Tickets (£35.00 for Members, £40.00 for a Members’ guest) are available to book on our website:
👉👉https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/members/events-and-activities/

Dorothy Clive Garden, known as “a garden for all seasons”, offers 12 acres of different landscapes and is home to a variety of notable plant collections such as rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, sarcococca and hydrangeas.
Find out more on their website:
👉👉https://dorothyclivegarden.co.uk/

Enjoy a unique Member benefit – join us on a coach trip! If you’re not already a Member, but want to come along on these trips, why not join Ness membership scheme today? This is the link to purchase your membership:
👉👉https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/ness-gardens/members/become-a-member/

🌸🐰 Hop into Spring with Our Easter Family Trail! 🦊🌼Join us this April for an Easter adventure at Ness Botanic Gardens! 🌷...
22/03/2025

🌸🐰 Hop into Spring with Our Easter Family Trail! 🦊🌼

Join us this April for an Easter adventure at Ness Botanic Gardens! 🌷✨

🐇 Rabbit and Fox are planning a springtime escapade – will you help them on their journey?
🌟 Follow the 45-minute self-guided trail through the enchanting gardens
🔍 Crack the codes, solve the anagram, and search for three hidden blue rabbits
💪 Get active with fun challenges and playful decisions – left or right? The choice is yours!
🖍️ Don’t forget to bring a pencil or crayons (or grab some from our shop!)

📅 Dates: Saturday 5 April – Monday 28 April 2025
⏳ Suitable for all the family – perfect for children aged 12 and under
💰 FREE with admission to Ness Botanic Gardens

🌼 Come for the adventure, stay for the springtime magic! 🌼

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Happy spring equinox! 🌱🌺
20/03/2025

Happy spring equinox! 🌱🌺

🦋 Join Us for a Bee Identification Workshop at Ness Gardens! 🐝🌼 Identification Workshop: Introduction to Bees 🌼📅 Date: S...
19/03/2025

🦋 Join Us for a Bee Identification Workshop at Ness Gardens! 🐝

🌼 Identification Workshop: Introduction to Bees 🌼

📅 Date: Saturday 17 May
📍 Location: Ness Gardens
⏰ Time: 10.30am-4pm

Curious about the buzzing world of bees? 🐝 Join National Museums Liverpool for a one-day workshop at Ness Gardens, where you'll learn how to identify and record common and distinctive bee species found in the North-West!

🌸 What to Expect:
✨ Introductory presentation on bee species
✨ Hands-on identification session with specimens
✨ Guided field session at Ness Gardens — learn to use a net, insect pot, and hand lens to spot and identify bees in the wild

Spaces are limited — book now and discover the fascinating world of bees! 🍯💛

👉 https://www.northwestinvertebrates.org.uk/event/introtobees/

Don't miss the great plantsman Ken Cox talking at Ness this Saturday!Ken Cox of Glendoick Nursery will give two talks on...
18/03/2025

Don't miss the great plantsman Ken Cox talking at Ness this Saturday!

Ken Cox of Glendoick Nursery will give two talks on woodland gardening on Saturday 22 March 2025. The talks will take place at 10am and 12pm respectively, with a walk around the gardens, led by Ken, in between.

Ken is the third generation in a family of explorers and horticulturalists. Between them, they have explored China, south-east Tibet and north-east India. Ken's knowledge of plants is encyclopaedic and has assisted him in writing several books. One of these books forms the basis of two 45-minutes presentations and a walk round exploring the woodland areas of Ness Botanic Gardens.

This event is free for members of the RCM Group who are also members of Ness Botanic Gardens.

Members of Ness Botanic Gardens who are non-members of the RCM Group can attend for £5. The cost for non-members of both Ness and the RCM Group is £10. Payment taken on the door.

Address

Ness Botanic Gardens, Neston Road
Chester
CH644AY

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

01517956300

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64 acres (28 hectares) of family friendly beautiful gardens overlooking the River Dee. As well as fantastic views, we have a range of different features from chickens, 120 metres of Herbaceous Border, a 110 year old Rock garden to the prettiest vegetable garden in the North west - the Potager. We also have fabulous collections of plants from Rowans, Birches and Magnolias through to Snowdrops and Rhododendrons. Our Garden, Cafe, Gift Shop & Plant Sales are all open seven days a week, apart from the Christmas Holidays, and we have a year round course & event programme.