Group visits to RHS Hyde Hall

Set in the heart of rural Essex, East of England, RHS Garden Hyde Hall’s glorious hilltop location offers groups a garden full of adventure, with sweeping panoramic views and wide open skies

Booking your visit | About the garden | Why visit? | Group benefits | Group prices | Catering | RHS Glow

About the garden

Famed for dealing with challenging gardening in dry conditions, RHS Garden Hyde Hall is packed with dramatic colour and texture. Explore the paths of The Global Growth Vegetable Garden or take a leisurely stroll up Clover Hill to admire the wide views of the landscape beyond.

If your group is looking for a peaceful place to take in the gardens surroundings and native wildlife, make your way to the glorious Reservoir and Bird Hide to admire more than 90 species of bird including swans, mallards, and heron.

Why visit the garden?

  • Be impressed by an abundance of blooms in the colour-themed Herbaceous Borders resulting in a lively fiesta of colour throughout the year
  • Meander through the woodland paths of Birch Grove featuring five species of birch from Asia and North America
  •  Take a moment of quiet contemplation in the Queen Mother’s Garden with its luscious tropical borders and shady spaces under mature trees
  • Take in the heady scents of the charming Rose Garden and Rope Rose Walk with its flamboyant collection of roses

  • View 400 species of drought-resistant plants originating from the Mediterranean, South Africa, South America, Australia and California in the Dry Garden
  • Delve into the Global Growth Vegetable Garden, which will challenge perceptions of conventional kitchen gardens with its range of edible plants, from the every day to the exotic
  • RHS Garden Hyde Hall Flower Show takes place 30 July–3 August 2025

Dry Garden
Summer planting in the Dry Garden at RHS Hyde Hall

Hilltop Garden
Views of Hilltop Garden and Upper Pond in autumn at RHS Hyde Hall

Group benefits

  • Discounted rates for groups of 15+ paying visitors (excludes any coach driver, any member(s) of the RHS and RHS member guest) on garden entrance and guidebooks
  • Enhance your visit with a private tour of the garden led by one of our volunteer guides
  • One complimentary ticket for the group organiser
  • Free downloadable garden map to start planning your group visit  
  • Group catering packages to treat your taste buds to delicious seasonal produce
  • Free coach parking and drop off 45m from the main Welcome Building

  • Free refreshment voucher and entry to the garden for the coach driver (not applicable on RHS Affiliated Society group bookings)
  • Access to mobility aids to assist your group around our gardens (refundable deposit required)
  • Two carer places free of charge for those accompanying visitors whose disability necessitates their support
  • RHS members in-group receive free entrance to the garden and can bring one guest free of charge
  • RHS Affiliated Societies receive one free visit as a group per year to one RHS Garden for up to a maximum of 55 visitors

Group prices

Groups of 15+ people*
VIP Groups of 14 or fewer people**

*Garden admission prices are based on groups of 15 or more arriving by coach/minibus. **Garden admission VIP prices are based on groups of 14 or less, and don’t vary in price depending on the adult and child ratio of the group.

Catering packages

Garden tea
Picnic or takeaway lunch bags
Seasonal hot lunch
Afternoon tea
Additional information
Tea and scone
Be tempted by a scone and a tea from the café

Afternoon tea
A display of delicious freshly baked cakes and sweet treats

“My group of keen gardeners were immediately made welcome, enjoyed delicious food (beautifully presented and well priced) but the stars of the show were the three guides who took us round the gardens. The garden was stunning, we could not have had a better day.”

T Allen, Coolings Garden Centre Group

Getting in touch to book your group visit

To request a group visit to the garden, complete the online booking form with your group contact details. A member of the group booking team will be in touch to discuss your trip.

See the terms and conditions for group visits to RHS Gardens.

 

Additional information

Telephone: 01245 402015
Email: groupshydehall@rhs.org.uk

Group visits to RHS Glow

Plan ahead for the festive season

Bring the festive season alive with a group visit to RHS Glow. See the garden in a new light at this magical Glow experience. Explore RHS Garden Hyde Hall after dark with your group, as the annual light festivities transform the garden into an enchanted wonderland.

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