Dormers

Q: Are there plants available for sale?

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Dormers , please enquire with the owners for more details.

This 1½ acre plantsman's garden has been created over 25 yrs and continues to evolve. Roses, exotic garden, large informal pond attracting wildlife, orchard, gravel garden with formal pond, alpine bank, buddleias and hydrangeas, many unusual trees and shrubs, a display of potted exotics, succulents, numerous varieties of salvia, and competition standard sweet peas and dahlias.

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Mr & Mrs G Nicol

About Dormers

This garden has been created from undulating pasture & the owners have sourced and planted everything growing here. Developments continue! The visitor can enjoy the rose walk, rose bed, exotic gardens, a large informal pond attracting wildlife, orchard, gravel garden with formal pond, alpine bank, many unusual trees and shrubs, numerous different salvias, a display of potted exotics and succulents and competition standard sweet peas, dahlias and gladioli. There are large beds of buddleias and over 30 different varieties of hydrangeas, which will be flowering in a glorious array of colours by mid-summer. There are numerous delightful seating areas, from which the visitor can enjoy the beauty of the garden and of the surrounding countryside and experience its tranquillity. The exotic gardens will be approaching the climax of their exuberant display of late summer colour, with the flowering of salvias in variety, cannas, eucomis, hedychium, ricinus and tithonias, amongst many others. The new composting system is now operational.

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Location details

Dormers,
Bishop Sutton,
Bristol,
BS39 5TL

Dormers openings

20 Jul 2025 Part of group opening

A group opening is when a number of gardens open together on the same day.

Refreshments Home-made teas at Stowey Mead (cash only for refreshments & plants). Refreshments & plants in aid of Stowey Church.

Admission Adult: £7.00
Child: Free

Opening times 14:00-18:00

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Accessibility

Partial wheelchair access.

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FAQs

Are payment cards accepted at Dormers?

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Are coaches allowed at Dormers?

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Dormers at this time.

Is Dormers a dog friendly garden?

Yes, dogs are welcome at Dormers. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Are there plants available for sale?

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Dormers, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Is there wheelchair access at Dormers?

Yes, one or more routes at Dormers are accessible to wheelchair users.

Is this a wildlife garden?

Yes. Dormers seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.