About RHS Garden Bridgewater

RHS Garden Bridgewater is the fifth RHS garden and one of the largest gardening projects undertaken in Europe in recent years. The transformation of this 154-acre green space will enrich the lives of local communities and their environment for the future

The story of Bridgewater

Once visited by Queen Victoria and King Edward VII, Worsley New Hall survived a fire and two World Wars before it was demolished in the 1940s. Today the RHS master plan for RHS Garden Bridgewater will embrace the site’s heritage while also giving it a future.

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RHS at Bridgewater

In reviving the gardens of the historic 154 acre Worsley New Hall estate to create RHS Garden Bridgewater, we want to create a world-class garden that enriches Salford’s communities and their environment. Learn more about the plans for the site, the benefits for local communities and the phases of planned development.

Master plan

The lost historic grounds

Steeped in history, the site of this new RHS Garden contains fascinating remnants from previous uses. Take a look at the site in an exploration of the lost historic grounds at Worsley New Hall in Salford before their redevelopment into a new RHS Garden.

Before work started

Our designs and plans for the garden

One of the largest gardening projects in Europe at this time, RHS Garden Bridgewater's master plan is crucial to its success as the fifth garden in the RHS portfolio. Here we share conceptual images and designs created at the start of the project.

Our plans

Community at the heart of Bridgewater

The team at RHS Garden Bridgewater has been working closely with people in Manchester to help them experience the amazing, positive benefits of gardening.

Bridgewater community

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