Volunteer for us
Volunteers provide an integral role in keeping Furzey Gardens open to the public, whether it is maintaining garden spaces and assisting the gardening team or helping with our visitor experience.
Whether you are green fingered, wish to welcome visitors to our gardens, help in our busy thatched tea rooms or would like to support our events and activities, there are many wonderful ways to get involved as a volunteer at Furzey Gardens.
Horticulture is known to offer real benefits through outdoor, physical and therapeutic activity, providing important opportunities to improve work and social skills as well as general health and wellbeing.
Come and join our happy team and enjoy all that Furzey has to offer whilst knowing that you are making a significant and positive contribution to our Minstead Trust and Furzey Gardens community!
Volunteer roles at Furzey Gardens
Tea rooms Volunteer
Our Tea Room volunteers provide a wonderfully warm and inviting experience for our visitors as they take a moment to enjoy some delicious light refreshments within the beautiful grounds of Furzey Gardens. Your role will involve helping to serve food and drinks, including sandwiches, cakes and cream teas, in a prompt, efficient and pleasant manner, as well as ensuring the Tea Room and Terrace area remains clean, tidy and presentable to visitors.
Volunteer Welcome Host
During high season we need Welcome Hosts every day, and especially at weekends, welcoming visitors to our beautiful gardens.
Playing an important role, this voluntary position is all about engaging with our visitors; greeting them upon arrival and checking their booked entry tickets, talking to them about the gardens, informing them of any activities or events which may be on offer and sharing useful information to enhance their visit
We also have volunteer roles available for gardeners, plant nursery assistants and events and activities volunteers. For more information about volunteering for Furzey Gardens please contact Ruth Farrell, Volunteer co-ordinator:
Ruth.Farrell@minsteadtrust.org.uk
07810 580872 / 023 8081 2297 (Main reception at Minstead Lodge)