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Horatio's Garden

Beautifully designed by Bunny Guinness and delightfully planted, Horatio’s Garden Midlands opened to great acclaim in September 2019. Partly funded by the National Garden Scheme, the garden offers a stunning sanctuary for patients, their families and NHS staff spending time in the Midland Centre for Spinal Injuries. Featuring social spaces and sheltered areas, raised beds, beautiful planting, garden room, glasshouse and serpentine rill, this is a horticultural and therapeutic delight like no other.

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About Horatio's Garden

Visitors can expect intriguing, vibrant planting to stimulate all the senses. The garden is fully accessible allowing everyone to appreciate the sights and sounds of nature that thrive here. Raised beds and pot displays are updated regularly, the borders offer year-round interest, whilst the Griffin Glasshouse is a real sight to behold. The serpentine rill fills the garden with the tranquil sound of running water alongside a gently curving woodland pathway lined with river birches. The gorgeous garden room is a welcoming home away from home where everyone can enjoy the garden whatever the weather. A stunning magnolia tree planted in memory of Dame Agnes Hunt, who founded the hospital, forms the centrepiece to a wheelchair skills and play area – one of many unexpected treats just waiting to be discovered.

Website:

https://www.horatiosgarden.org.uk

Horatio's Garden features

Location details

Horatio's Garden,
The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital,
Oswestry,
Shropshire,
SY10 7AG

Directions to Horatio's Garden
From A5 follow signs to Orthopaedic Hospital & park in visitor car park (pay & display). Follow yellow NGS signs along Twmpath Ln to entrance gate. Free parking for National Garden Scheme visitors on the open day.

Horatio's Garden openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake. Refreshments & plants in aid of Horatio's Garden.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-15:00

Accessibility

  • Very good wheelchair access throughout.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Horatio's Garden at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Horatio's Garden, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Horatio's Garden are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Horatio's Garden 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.