About Handpost
Home-made teas include tea, coffee and home-made cakes can be pre-booked.
Website:
https://www.mycountrygarden.co.ukHandpost
4 acre designer's garden with many areas of interest. Features inc four lovely long herbaceous borders attractively and densely planted in different colour sections, a formal rose garden, a cutting garden, an old orchard with a grass meadow, pretty pond and peaceful wooded area. Large variety of plants, trees and a productive fruit and vegetable patch. Regret, no dogs allowed.
Owner Info
- Faith Ramsay
- [email protected]
- 07801 239937
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Location details
Handpost,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG7 1PU
Directions to Handpost
From M4 J11, take A33 S. At 1st T-lights turn L on B3349 Basingstoke Rd. Follow road for 2¾m, garden on L, opp Barge Ln. Car sharing preferred. Parking on-site limited for up to 15 cars.
Handpost openings
Visit by Arrangement
This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from 14 May to 22 August for groups of between 10 and 40.
Please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date for a group or bespoke visit.
Refreshments Tea or coffee & home-made cake inc.
Admission
Adult: £12.00
Child: Free
Accessibility
- Largely wheelchair accessible with some gravel areas.
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FAQs
Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.
Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Handpost at this time.
Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.
Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Handpost, please enquire with the owners for more details.
Yes, one or more routes at Handpost are accessible to wheelchair users.
Yes. Handpost 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.