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White House

1½ acre garden set on different levels, with a Mediterranean feel, planted to encourage wildlife and pollinators. Wildflower border, pond surrounded by moisture loving plants, prairie planting of grasses and perennials, orchard.

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White House
White House
White House
White House
White House
White House

About White House

The gardens have been redeveloped to complement the Mediterranean feel of White House, with olive trees and a parterre of lavender, stachys and alliums. The southern boundary has been planted as a wild flower border, as a transition to the adjacent fields, and to encourage pollinators. There is a pond surrounded by beds of moisture-loving plants such as astilbe, monarda and persicaria and a circular bed after the style of Piet Oudolf incorporating a prairie planting scheme of grasses and perennials. At the entrance there is a winter garden of hellebores, camellias, dogwoods and grasses. Adjacent to the formal gardens is an orchard of mature fruit trees underplanted with wild flowers – an ideal place to sit and enjoy the wildlife.

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Location details

White House,
Wimborne,
Dorset,
BH21 5AU

Directions to White House
Travel through village of Witchampton towards Newtown for 800m. Pass Crichel House's castellated gates on L. White House is a modern house sitting back from road on L after further 300m.

White House 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 Home-made teas.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:30-16:30

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 Home-made teas.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free
Opening times 11:30-16:30

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from May to 1 October for groups of between 8 and 15.

Please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date for a group or bespoke visit.

Refreshments Home-made teas.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: Free

Accessibility

  • Reasonable wheelchair access to all but the top level of the garden.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at White House at this time.

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

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at White House, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at White House are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. White House 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.