About Handpost
Home-made teas include tea, coffee and home-made cakes can be pre-booked. Parking for up to 15 cars is available on site. Car sharing is preferred due to limited on-site parking.
Website:
https://www.mycountrygarden.co.ukHandpost
A 4 acre designer’s garden with many areas of interest. It features six beautiful, long herbaceous borders, attractively and densely planted in different colour sections. There is also a formal rose garden, a cutting garden, an old orchard with a grass meadow, a pretty pond, a peaceful wooded area, and a large variety of plants and trees, along with a productive fruit and vegetable patch.
Owner Info
- Faith Ramsay
- [email protected]
- 07801 239937
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Location details
Handpost,
Basingstoke Road,
Reading,
Berkshire,
RG7 1PU
Directions to Handpost
From M4 J11, take A33 S. At 1st T-lights, turn L onto B3349 Basingstoke Rd. Follow road for 2¾m; the garden is on the 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 May to 21 August for groups of between 12 and 35.
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: £0.00
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.