An enchanting garden in the heart of the New Forest

Enjoy rare and beautiful plants, discover hidden fairy doors and relax in our traditional English tearoom.

Furzey Gardens is a place to unwind, discover and fall in love with.

Your visit supports work experience and opportunities for people with learning disabilities.

The gardens and tea rooms are open daily throughout spring, summer and autumn.  Visit midweek for a calm and relaxing escape from the day to day. Plan your visit today!

Upcoming events

The Furzey Fairy Egg Hunt

Saturday 28 March – Sunday 12 April

£2 per trail sheet, plus garden entrance donation. 

The Easter Bunny has been delivering eggs to the Furzey Fairies. Can you find all 12 as you explore the gardens.

The Handlebards present: As You Like It

Thursday 11 June – Saturday 13 June, 7pm

The Handlebards return with madcap bicycle mayhem with their own unique production of a Shakespeare classic. Early bird tickets now available. 

The Handlebards present: Macbeth

Thursday 16 July – Friday 17 July, 7pm

Early bird tickets now available for this Shakespeare classic as you’ve never seen it before.

Latest news and blogs from the gardens

Membership updates for 2025

Membership updates for 2025

We are always looking for ways to ensure that our membership offers the best value to visitors whilst enabling the gardens to flourish. Find out more about our changes to membership.

April at Furzey Gardens

April at Furzey Gardens

Longer daylight hours and warm spring sunshine, inbetween rain showers, mean that the gardens are really beginning to sparkle.
April is an exciting month at Furzey Gardens as the colours on display become more varied and particularly vibrant.

Gardening blog March 2025

Gardening blog March 2025

With increasing daylight hours and milder temperatures, now is the perfect time to get outside and give your garden a head start. Head of Horticulture shares this months gardening tips and advice.

A place where people thrive

Furzey Gardens is a special place of tranquility and wonder, where anybody can escape from the pressures of everyday life.

It is home to a community of gardeners with learning disabilities who are at the heart of the garden.

Every day, people are gaining skills and confidence through helping to maintain the gardens, serving in the tea rooms and nurturing plants in our onsite plant nursery.

Your donations are supporting their vital work.

With your support the team are achieving remarkable things, including RHS gold medals.