St Andrews Botanic Garden

About the garden

Owned by

St Andrews Botanic Garden Trust

St Andrews Botanic Garden is a living research and conservation experiment, exploring the ways ecology and evolution unfold in the plant kingdom – right at the heart of historic St Andrews. Plant conservation is at the heart of the garden's mission and visitors will see radical steps being taken to develop habitats, manage resources efficiently and above all, create new ways of researching the richness of plant life within a beautiful setting.

Alongside garden features such as species-rich woodlands, herbaceous borders, a rock garden and diverse plant collections, at the heart of the garden is a new three-acre feature – the Tangled Bank – where examples of some of Fife's most threatened habitats are laid out with meadows, woodlands and dramatic sand dunes.

The garden is a place for both communities of plants and people, with a busy events calendar and active education and community programmes – encouraging visitors to connect with the natural world in new ways. Access for all is an important feature, and there are level access routes around the garden, including through the meadows and sand dunes where a new boardwalk provides views across the garden and up close of otherwise hard-to-see plants.

The garden’s Visitor Centre includes a gift shop, with a fantastic selection of locally-crafted and sustainably sourced gifts, and refreshments including barista-style hot drinks, snacks and treats. There is also a fantastic collection of plants available for sale, propagated on site with a proud focus on low carbon, peat-free growing.

Please note: this garden is partially accessible.