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Botanic Garden Café
Durham University
Hollingside Lane
Durham City
County Durham
DH1 3TN
Hollingside Lane
Durham City
County Durham
DH1 3TN
Tel: +44 0191 334 5518
TripAdvisor
- Excellent210
- Very Good174
- Average40
- Poor9
- Terrible8
Recent Reviews:
- L8439TrevorSteadmanChelmsford, United KingdomTrip Type:Couplesdisappointing standard of maintenance
Wednesday, 21st May 2025As a keen horticulturist I'd always wanted to visit. Most visitors appeared to have got as far as the cafe which was slightly overpriced compared with other cafes. The glasshouse collections were... Read full review - Andrew Lworth it for the Amazonian water lilies
Tuesday, 10th June 2025You have to pay to get in, unlike the nearby Oriental Museum, but it's worth it just to see the Amazonian water lilies in the hothouse. They weren't in flower, but the enormous leaves are worth... Read full review - J7686JCandrewcA genuine learning experience.
Tuesday, 24th June 2025OK you need to approach this place with a sensible frame of mind if you are to get it. What it's not is a perfectly manicured National Trust type show garden with acres of herbaceous borders and... Read full review
Facilities
Children & Infants
- Accept children (Minimum age) - 0
Parking & Transport
- On site parking
Access Information
Opening Times
| 2025 (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) |
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* Open Nov-Feb, 1030-1600; Mar-Oct, 1000-1630. Closed Christmas and New Year.
Highlights...
Durham University Botanic Garden, Durham CitySet in countryside and mature woodland. Plant collections from North America, Himalayas and China, glasshouse rainforest and desert plants. Six Colin Wilbourne sculptures in landscaped garden.
