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The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm

One of only a handful of ornamental gardens that is Soil Association accredited, 6½ acres of contemporary planting, quirky sculptures, bulbs in their thousands, purple palace, glorious meadow and posh vegetable patch. Great views, green ideas.

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The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm

About The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm

The garden is one of contrasts. Formal structural planting is used to create a number of individual gardens, notably in the glasshouse garden where pleached Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ and hedges create strong features. The more informal parts of the garden are designed to give a relaxed contemporary feel and include a Yurt meadow, Spring meadow, a birch grove and streamside garden.

In spring the woodland is carpeted with wood anemones, primroses and bluebells with thousands of tulips around the rest of the garden. Late spring sees the cammasias in the meadows and the flowering of the tea crab avenue.

In summer the bronze and gravel gardens provide the “wow” factor. The gravel garden is filled with colour, shape and movement achieved by a tapestry of planting. Autumnal fireworks are provided by late perennial seedheads, grasses and the tea crab apple avenue.

Grasses are used extensively to reflect the surrounding landscape and link the garden to the Mendips to the south and to Blagdon Lake to the north.

The “heart” of the garden is the compost yard where we make our own organic compost, compost teas and plant tonics to keep the garden in good health.

Regular opening: Our Gardens are open from 10th April – 27th September 2025 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Visitors can enjoy light refreshments in the garden café and we are delighted to open the garden shop offering Yeo Valley products, along side a carefully curated selection of goodies.

For group visits please contact us.

Website:

https://www.yeovalley.co.uk

The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm features

Location details

The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm,
Blagdon,
Somerset,
BS40 7SQ

Directions to The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm
Off A368. Entrance approx ½m outside Blagdon towards Bath, on L, then follow garden signs past dairy.

The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm 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: £8.00
Child: Free
Opening times 10:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Level access to café. Around garden there are some grass paths and some uneven bark and gravel paths. Accessibility map available at ticket office.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm at this time.

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

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. The Yeo Valley Organic Garden at Holt Farm 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.