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Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens

Unique 22 acre Grade I registered garden constructed 1934-9 with a contemporary garden extension. Rock and water gardens, sunken colonnade, rose garden, 500 individual gated gardens, beautiful mature trees and newly landscaped areas.

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Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens

About Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens

Completed in 1935 to designs by the eminent landscape architect Edward White, the Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens are reminiscent of the setting of an Edwardian country house. Restored with major funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, they are listed Grade I by Historic England and managed by Buckinghamshire Council. Richly planted and beautifully maintained, they offer visitors a memorable experience throughout the year.

The gardens are organised around a long avenue lined with crab apple, cherry, rowan and hawthorn trees. The path terminates in the square Colonnade and Sunken Water Garden. Enclosed by a robust, wisteria-clad pergola, this is framed and crisscrossed by stone rills: the influence of Sir Edwin Lutyens is everywhere apparent here.
To the north of the main axis is a loosely structured Heath Garden. Pink Kalmia, white Pieris, Azalea and Rhododendron provide late spring colour, and in the autumn rich foliage colours transform the Japanese maples, Liquidambar, oak and copper beech.
Adjacent to the Heath Garden, the Rock and Water Garden features four stunning 85-year-old Japanese maples, dwarf conifers and junipers, and a range of other shrubs, herbaceous plants and bulbs. Pools of water step down to the Lake Garden, where fine views of the lake, with Humphry Repton’s elegant bridge, are gradually revealed. In the distance stands the Palladian house of the privately owned Stoke Park.
An additional area of the gardens is newly landscaped. It contains the Covid Memorial Gardens and a number of features of the new Bereavement Trail. Leaflets in the porch guide visitors through the Trail.
As you move from one garden to the next, richly contrasting experiences unfold: textures, colours, and scents; changing light; and the sounds of splashing water combine to create a magical atmosphere.

Website:

https://www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens features

Location details

Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens,
Slough,
Buckinghamshire,
SL2 4NZ

Directions to Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens
Follow signs to Stoke Poges & from there to the Memorial Gardens. Car park opp main entrance, disabled visitor parking in the gardens. Weekend disabled access through churchyard.

Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens 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.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: Free
Opening times 13:00-16:30

Accessibility

  • Guide dogs only.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Yes, coaches are accepted at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

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

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. Stoke Poges Memorial Gardens 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.