The Organic Garden
Andi, head gardener
Alongside our farms and staff canteen, we have an organic garden that’s open to visitors. It’s six and a half acres of ornamental and edible plants in a seasonal patchwork that we’ve been constantly evolving since we started more than 18 years ago.
Come along and see it for yourself, and pop into our café while you’re here.
Update 17th June: We are now open to visitors on Wednesdays and Fridays, and the odd Saturday (next one Sat 18th July)! You will need to book a 2 hour slot. This is to ensure that we can maintain social distancing measures.
Booking is essential – there will be no entry without a valid booking.
Visiting
Opening Hours
Our Organic Garden is open from 17th June 2020, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am – 5pm in 2-hour slots (and the odd Saturday! – next one Sat 18th July).
Some of the garden team will be on hand to answer your socially distanced questions.
Our cafe will be serving a limited offering of take-away drinks and snacks. The toilets will also be open with the necessary precautions in place.
We are hoping to have some events in the garden later in the year, check here for the latest on these.
Admission
Advanced booking for your 2 hour slot is absolutely essential and the only way to gain entry. It costs £6 to enter the garden, £2 for 2 yrs-16 yrs, and children under 2 go free – but all must be registered. There will be a small booking fee added by the ticketing platform.
We will be honouring free entry for RHS members and the 2 for 1 entry offer from Gardeners World. Please email visit@yeovalley.co.uk prior to booking for further instructions.
More 2 hour slots will be released regularly. Due to having to limit the number of slots available, we do ask you to note we are unable transfer bookings within 2 full days of your booked date or refund within 7 full days of your booked date.
Sorry, we are a working farm: no dogs please. Assistance Dogs welcome.
Please arrive no more than 15 mins prior to your slot time, and whilst enjoying our garden, please be mindful of the 2 metre rule.
Unfortunately, we’re currently unable to accept coaches.
See you there!
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How to get here
By car: Don’t use your sat nav, or you’ll never find us! Have a look at the map below to see where we are.
Please note, the garden isn’t at Yeo Valley HQ – it’s by Lag and Holt Farm just off the A368 between Blagdon and Ubley.
Yeo Valley Organic Garden,
Holt Farm, Bath Road, Blagdon,
North Somerset,
BS40 7SQLost? Call 01761 462 798.
Yeo Valley Virtual Chelsea Flower Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has gone digital this year to ensure that you can still get your gardening fix. Watch Tom demonstrate how to create an organic wildlife haven and hear about the Yeo Valley Organic Garden here in Somerset and our original Chelsea plans from Sarah.
Explore The Garden
Events
We put on all sorts of events, workshops and tours. Here’s a taste of what we’ve got coming up:
Demi Demo Days 2020 Various dates in 2020 Dates from May onwards are all on Tuesdays. ‘Select a date’ to see availability Sept – 1st
9.30am - 1.30pm April – Thur 9th, Tues 28th (sold out)May – 5th, 12th, 19th (sold out)June – 2nd, 9th, 23rdJuly – 7th, 14th, 21stAug – 11th, 18th, 25th
A Day in our Organic Garden All dates are Tuesdays.’Select a date’ to see availability.
10am-4pm April 15th, 28th (sold out)May 5th (sold out)Jun 2nd, 9th (sold out)Jul 7th, 14th, 21st (sold out)Aug 11th, 18th, 25thSept 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29thOct 6th
The Garden Café
No visit to the garden would be complete without a light lunch or cup of tea and slice of cake. There’s a terrace for sunny days and a wood burner inside for when its chillier.
We don’t take bookings, but we’re open whenever the garden is – on Thursdays and Fridays throughout the season.
In the Garden with Andi and Neal's Yard Remedies' Tipper Lewis...
Our Head Gardener Andi recently welcomed Tipper Lewis to the Yeo Valley Organic Garden. Tipper is the brand Ambassador and Naturopathic Herbalist at Neal’s Yard Remedies so really is the person to ask about herbs! After a tour, she showed us how to use the organic herbs from the garden in a seriously special tea!
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