Mount St John Garden Summer Open Weekend

Mount St John Summer Celebration Open Weekend

🌿 Announcing: Summer Celebration of the Gardens at Mount St John! 🌿
Following the incredible success of our Garden Open Days and our feature on Gardeners' World TV in 2025, we are thrilled to announce our Summer Celebration of the Gardens in 2026! Join us on August 1st and 2nd for a weekend packed with horticultural inspiration, artistic displays, and mouthwatering culinary delights! 🌸🍃

What’s in Store:

🌻 Gorgeous Gardens to spark your own creativity
🌱 Expert Talks & Demonstrations from renowned horticulturalists
🎨 Art, Craft & Garden-Themed Stalls to explore and shop
🍴 Expanded Culinary Offerings—Chef demonstrations, sweet & savoury refreshments, delicious coffees and more!

✨ Ticket Prices the Same as 2025 ✨
We’re keeping the prices from 2025 to make this celebration even sweeter! Plus, don’t miss our Special Weekender Ticket Deal—get access to both days at a discounted rate!

Mount St John Estate overlooks the Vale of York, with stunning 40-mile views to York Minster and beyond. The estate covers over 12 acres and the gardens beautifully reflect this captivating landscape.

The gardens were designed by the renowned nine-times Chelsea Gold Medal winner, Tom Stuart-Smith OBE, and feature Victorian kitchen and cut flower gardens that supply local restaurants, several ornamental water features and an abundance of beautifully manicured lawns.

Aside from Mount St John, Tom Stuart-Smith's most noted garden designs include Broughton Grange, Oxfordshire; Fort Belvedere in Windsor Great Park; The new garden at Windsor Castle to commemorate the Queen's Golden Jubilee; Trentham's Italian Garden; RHS Garden Bridgewater and the garden at The Hepworth, Wakefield dedicated to the works of Sculptor Barbara Hepworth. He specialises in creating gardens that combine naturalism and modernity.

Visitors to the Mount St John Open Garden will be treated to a delightful array of ornamental trees, shrubs and thousands of perennial plants, creating a picturesque and immersive experience. You are welcome to explore the garden at your own pace, or join a guided tour.

Last entry at 3.30pm each day.

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The garden is not open to the public, making this a rare opportunity to explore.

Ticket numbers are limited - book early to avoid disappointment.

£27.50 per person, under 12’s are free (ticket required. Children must be accompanied by a ticket holding adult). 

Two Day Weekender Ticket £49.00 per person

Children should be accompanied at all times as the garden includes ponds, water features and steep drops. No scooters, skates, bicycles or ball games permitted.

Disabled access is limited as the garden is created on multiple levels, with many steep inclines and steps without rails. Please be aware of the uneven terrain and trip hazards throughout the site.

Please note that dogs (other than assistance dogs) are not permitted within the gardens.

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