Threave Garden & Nature Reserve
Castle Douglas
Dumfries & Galloway
DG7 1RX
Free Access
Free access (member 1 only for joint memberships) applies Wed & Thu.
Opening Hours
25 Mar–31 Oct. Please see website for opening times.
Admission
Please see website for admission prices.
RHS members
Free access (member 1 only for joint memberships) applies Wed & Thu.
Facilities
- Toilets
- Children’s play area
- Baby changing facilities
- Gift shop
- Free carer entry
- Parking
- Picnic area
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Assistance dogs only
Features
- Woodland
- Herbaceous border
- Glasshouse (open to public)
- Autumn colour
About the garden
Owned by
Michael Lawrie
Threave’s wonderful garden has been created over the years by students of the Trust’s School of Heritage Gardening – and is a fine example of landscaped beauty. The garden is divided into a series of smaller gardens to showcase different styles, including a rose garden, rockery and walled garden.
At the centre stands Threave House, designed in the Scottish Baronial style in 1871 for the Gordon family. Many of its rooms are displayed as they were in the 1930s.
Follow our Diamond Trail to see the 60 new trees we’ve planted to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland’s School of Heritage Gardening.
The wider estate caters for more adventurous tastes, and includes our flagship bat reserve. The nature reserve is a Special Protection Area for breeding waders and wintering wildfowl – pink-footed geese and Greenland white-fronted geese are regular visitors.
Plants of special interest
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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.