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You are here > Home > Food & Drink > Botanic Garden Café

Botanic Garden Café

Durham University
Hollingside Lane
Durham City
County Durham
DH1 3TN

Tel: +44 0191 334 5518

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**The café seating area is currently closed.  Offering takeaway food such as wrapped sandwiches, pastries, coffee and soft drinks**

Come and visit our tranquil Botanic Garden nestled on the edge of Durham City. Freshly prepared sandwiches using Northumberland Cheddar or a local Durham ham make this café a destination venue.

Jacket potatoes, soup and toasties extend the menu or take our classic afternoon treat – freshly baked scones and slices of indulgent cake.

We offer something for everyone.

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:

4.5 of 5 stars
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  • 695joannew
    Houghton-le-Spring, United Kingdom
    Trip Type:
    Couples
    Tuesday afternoon family trip
    1 of 5 stars
    Tuesday, 25th October 2022
    Arrived just after 3pm. Was told the cafe was shutting at 4pm. Proceeded into the gardens and headed for the green house only to be told they were shut. The gardener had gone home apparently. We had... Read full review
  • Z5391RMsuea
    Trip Type:
    Couples
    Not dog-friendly.
    1 of 5 stars
    Sunday, 12th February 2023
    What a shame that they don't allow dogs, not even on a lead. It would have been a good option for a winter weekend. Read full review
  • gerberajo
    Worthing, United Kingdom
    Trip Type:
    Couples
    £5 well spent
    5 of 5 stars
    Tuesday, 21st February 2023
    Lovely gardens, lots to see and plenty of walking, not ideal if you aren’t very mobile, well worth the £5. The greenhouse with the cacti in and the rain forest greenhouse were very interesting Read full review
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2023 (1 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2023)

* Open Nov-Feb, 1000-1600; Mar-Oct, 1000-1700. closed Christmas and New Year.

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Durham University Botanic GardenDurham 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.

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