Gardens
Open for National Garden Scheme
We will be opening the gardens for charity this Friday, September 5th, in aid of the National Garden Scheme. Open 10am to 4pm, Adults £10, Childeren £4. For more information visit https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/46800/46800
Read MoreEaster Egg Hunt
We open for the 2025 season ready for the Easter Holidays with our Easter Egg Hunt. Follow the children’s trail around the gardens, complete the trail to get a chocolate egg! SPRING SPECIAL TICKETS Adults £9.75 Children up to 16 years £4.00 Children under 5’s FREE Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £26 No…
Read MoreEnd of season
We are now closed for the season and will re-open in the spring. While it has been a challenging year with record amounts of rainfall back in the spring, we have still been busy expanding our plant collections, including our National Plant Collection® of Waterlilies which now total over 340 varieties. We have some large…
Read MoreSunset Yoga
Sunset Yoga is back for 2024! Experience Yoga in the heart of the gardens at sunset followed by Yoga Nidra (deep relaxation induced by guided meditation) followed by calming herbal teas and refreshments served on the terrace of Cafe Monet. 6.30pm – 8.00pm on the following dates in 2024 26th June, 24th July, 21th August…
Read MoreSpringtime in the gardens
After some much better weather this April things are finally starting to warm up, and dry off! The usual spring flowers are looking good around the gardens, including Cherry blossom, Camellia, Barberry and Forsythia, and in the ponds the Water Hawthorn are still in bloom. We have been able to reopen the northern part of…
Read MoreAnother chance to see the gardens on TV tonight
It is nearly a year since we welcomed Channel 5 to film here at Bennetts Water Gardens for Dorset: Country and Coast, a lovely show all about our wonderful county of Dorset! When the show first aired last August we were overwhelmed with the wonderful response we had from visitors. While it is still a…
Read MoreEaster opening and partial closure of gardens
We reopen for the 2024 season on Easter Sunday, March 31st, after a long and wet winter. In fact February was the wettest on record which has left the ground around the lakes extremely soft. Due to this we have had to take a following measures which will remain in place until mid-April; The Gift…
Read MoreLooking good in the gardens now
Thanks to some great weather this month our waterlilies and iris are well advanced and blooming more each day. The flora and fauna are starting to emerge in the ponds alongside the waterlilies dragonflies and damselflies can now be seen.
Read MoreEaster Egg Hunt
We open for the 2023 season ready for the Easter Holidays with our Easter Egg Hunt. Follow the children’s trail around the gardens, complete the trail to get a chocolate egg! SPRING SPECIAL TICKETS Adults £7.50 Children up to 16 years £3.50 Children under 5’s FREE Family Ticket (2 adults & 2 children) £20 No…
Read MoreBennetts Water Gardens Wins 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for Things To Do in Weymouth
Bennetts Water Gardens Recognized Among Best in Dorset, Based on Outstanding 2019 Traveller Reviews Weymouth, DORSET – August, 2020 – Bennetts Water Gardens today announced it has been recognized as a 2020 Travellers’ Choice award-winner for Attractions. Based on a full year of Tripadvisor reviews, prior to any changes caused by the pandemic, award winners are known for consistently receiving great traveller feedback, placing them in the top 10% of…
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