Plan your visit

Furzey Gardens is a hidden gem in the heart of the New Forest, offering a calm and welcoming place to explore.

Set across 12 acres, the gardens are home to rare and unusual plants, winding paths, a cosy thatched tea room and over 40 fairy doors to discover.

Furzey Gardens is also a charity-run social enterprise. The gardens, nursery and tea rooms are cared for by a team of gardeners with learning disabilities, whose skills and passion shape this special place.

Every visit by donation helps support this work and the ongoing care of the gardens.

Opening times

Gardens and tea rooms: 10am - 4pm (Garden gates locked at 4.30pm)

Key information to plan your visit

Suggested entrance donations and booking

To help us manage visitor numbers, staffing and car parking, we encourage you to pre-book a time slot before you arrive. Booking in advance helps to keep Furzey a calm and welcoming place to explore. You can pre-book your slot here.

Visits to the gardens are supported by donation. Donating the suggested amount helps us care for the gardens and enables the people with learning disabilities who work here each day to thrive.

Donation type	Online in advance	At gate
Suggested donation – Adult	£9.50	£10
Suggested donation – Child	£5	£6
Suggested donation – Family (Two adults and up to three children)	£26	£30

You can also visit and give an alternative donation amount, either online or at the entrance gate, or no donation.

Furzey Gardens Members are welcome to visit the gardens throughout the year during our opening times. By choosing to become a member, you are helping us plan ahead and care for the gardens, support the people who work here, and shape the experiences we offer throughout the year. Learn more about our membership here.

Do I need to pre-book my tickets online?

Due to limited car parking we are asking all visitors, including members, to pre-book their visits to help us manage our staffing, capacity and car park. You can pre-book here.

Afternoons at Furzey Gardens are generally quieter however during public holidays and summer weekends, if you have chosen to not to pre-book online we may be at full capacity and therefore cannot allow entry.

When can I visit the gardens

You can visit Furzey Gardens during our standard opening hours. Outside these times the gates to the gardens will be locked and there will be no public admission to the gardens unless by prior arrangement.

Is there a map of Furzey Gardens?

There are paper maps available when you arrive at Furzey Gardens as well as a large map to view at the entrance. You can also view a map online to see what the gardens offer.

Accessibility at Furzey Gardens

Furzey Gardens is on a hill and the informal woodland paths and gradients mean that parts of that the garden are not wheelchair accessible

Our informal garden paths are narrow, twisting, steep in places and can be slippery. We do have an easier path route if you have difficulty walking or use a mobility device. However even this route will not be suitable for some wheelchair users or some with mobility issues and requires the utmost care by all users.

Where to find us and where to park

Get off the beaten track and find our hidden gem at:

Furzey Gardens, School Lane. Minstead, near Lyndhurst, Hampshire SO43 7GL

Google Maps link

Tel: 023 8081 2464

We are nestled in the heart of the New Forest where there are free roaming animals so please drive carefully and pass around them slow and wide, for more information please see the New Forest Code.

Parking

There is limited parking available at Furzey Gardens. We do not own the car park adjacent to the gardens but are grateful that it can be used for our visitors. However, during school holidays the car park can quickly become full and parking is not available in the immediate vicinity due to narrow lanes, farm access and out of consideration for our neighbours. Please follow the one way signs in the car park.

We apologise for any inconvenience you may experience.

Refreshments and toilets

Our cosy thatched tea rooms serve light lunches, cakes and a selection of hot and cold drinks. Check our opening times before you visit.

The tea rooms provide training and work experience for people with learning disabilities. Your custom supports this work and helps people with learning disabilities thrive.

Toilets are available for visitors to use when the tea rooms are open.

Are dogs allowed at Furzey Gardens?

Sadly only assistance dogs are allowed to come into the gardens from April – October only.

Dogs allowed in gardens during winter months
From 1 November – 31 March, we will be allowing dogs into Furzey Gardens during our quieter months. Dog owners are kindly requested to clear up after their dog, using the bins provided. Dog waste bins are located near the entrance. Dogs should be kept on a short lead at all times, no extendable leads. Badly behaved dogs and their owners will be asked to leave should we feel it necessary. Dogs are not allowed in the tea rooms.

Information about plants in our collection

The collection at Furzey Gardens contains a wide range of plants and shrubs originally sourced from places such as India, China and Tibet by daring plant hunters of the early 20th Century. Since then the collection has grown to include many more species and in particular drought tolerant bedding and border plants alongside those original plantings from the 1930s. Find out more in our garden lovers section.

Please wash your hands after touching plants. Many plants in our collection are potentially harmful to people. Whilst they remain safe to grow some plants may cause skin irritation or stomach upset. Please get in touch if you have any concerns, furzey.manager@furzey-gardens.org.