Mottistone Gardens

About

Please note there is no-longer a requirement to book in advance of your visit, please visit the website for more information: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/mottistone-gardens-and-estate 

Mottistone Gardens, which is in the care of the National Trust, is one of the most peaceful and magical gardens on the Island with colourful borders, shrub filled banks and grassy terraces which surround an Elizabethan manor house. Although most of the house is closed, two rooms are home to a second-hand bookshop.

The garden has been selected by the Trust to test which plants will adapt to our changing climate and following the planting of 25 olive trees in 2005 the head gardener has been experimenting with plants from the Mediterranean and southern hemisphere. There is a small organic kitchen garden and in the tea garden is a hidden gem: The Shack, the former country office of architects Seely & Paget, tiny and usual example of Modern Movement design. The lower gardens have recently been replanted in a swirling pattern of feathery ornamental grasses, while beneath the avenue of trees in the orchard, a field of wildflowers appears each summer. 

The gardens also have a tea garden, serving drinks, cakes and light lunches, and plants grown in the gardens are available to buy. If time allows, there are some lovely walks across the surrounding estate including one up to the Longstone.

Situated on B3399 between Brighstone and Brook. Free parking.

PRICES: See above.

* Wight in Bloom Award 2023 - Winner - Best Small Tourist Attraction Garden