Garden Tours

Hereford Cathedral’s horticultural significance is well reflected in six acres of RHS award-winning gardens, as featured in Country Life magazine and on BBC TV. The historic Chapter House Garden nestles amongst medieval ruins while the historic College of the Vicars Choral, Cloister and Chapter gardens illustrate pre-Reformation social and culinary lifestyles. Spring bulbs carpet lawns under ancient trees in the majestic Bishop’s Palace Garden and roses fill the air with the scent of summer in the secluded College Garden.

Garden tours, which last between 60 and 90 minutes and are available for booked groups throughout the year, enable the visitor to explore the cathedral’s most beautiful gardens with our experienced gardeners and guides. The gardens are easily accessible, with variations available for visitors with specific mobility requirements.

Garden highlights include:

• An explosion of spring bulbs in the Chapter House and Deanery gardens
• Interesting borders and small trees in the tranquil Cloister Garden, planted for colour through all seasons
• Plants reflecting ecclesiastical themes in the College Garden, with beautiful views of the River Wye and the medieval bridge
• Varied examples of specimen trees, providing glorious autumnal colour in the Bishop’s Garden
• Summer in the Deanery and College gardens, with maintained colour from varied hydrangeas, dahlias, roses and a wild flower bed

Garden Tours run at 2 pm on selected Wednesdays and on Saturdays from May to September. 

Tickets cost £7.50 (Adult), £6 (Student) and £2 (Child aged 8 - 16) and can be bought in advance on the website by clicking here.

Tickets can also be purchased in person via the cathedral ticket desk by calling 01432 374 202 (Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm) - we would encourage advance booking wherever possible.

May	June	July	August	September
Saturday 2	Wednesday 3	Wednesday 15	Wednesday 5	Saturday 12
Wednesday 13	Wednesday 24	Saturday 25	Saturday 8	Saturday 19
Saturday 23			Saturday 15 *	Saturday 26
			Sunday 16 *	Wednesday 30
			Wednesday 26
			Saturday 29

 * on Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 August there will be multiple tours running from 11am - 4pm as part of the Medieval Hereford Festival weekend

To confirm a Garden Tour is running or to book a private tour for groups of 10 or more, please email [email protected] or telephone 01432 374 202. 

Hereford Cathedral is fully covered by CCTV for the safety and security of our visitors, volunteers and staff. 

*If you are interested in joining one of our tours it is very important you make contact with the Visits Office first to ensure that tours are taking place that day. Sometimes, even at very short notice, tours have to be cancelled owing to other events taking place in the cathedral or around the site.