Cambridge University Botanic Garden

1 Brookside
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JE
England

Website

www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

E-mail

Enquiries

enquiries@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Education Office

education@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01223 336265

Education Office

01223 748451

Fax

01223 336278

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Cambridge University Botanic Garden was established as a University teaching and research resource by Professor John Stevens Henslow on land acquired in 1831, and finally opened to the public in 1846. Henslow, who is perhaps now best remembered for inspiring his pupil Charles Darwin with a love of natural science, recognised the need to study plants in their own right. He was convinced that trees were the most important plants in the world and these form the framework of the Garden. Today the Garden welcomes around 100,000 visitors each year.

Venue Type:

Heritage site, Garden, parklands or rural site

 Opening hours

10 am - 6 pm April to September
10 am - 5 pm February, March and October
10 am - 4 pm November to January
(The Glasshouses close 1/2 hour before the Garden closing time)

 Admission charges

£4.00 for adults 17 - 60.
£3.50 for adults over 60 and students in possession of a recognised student card.
Children under 16 are admitted free. (Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times).
Companions for disabled visitors are admitted free.

Admission is free at all times for Friends of Cambridge University Botanic Garden carrying a valid Friends’ Membership Card, and Cambridge University students on production of a valid University Card.

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Gardens open to public
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics

1 Brookside
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JE
England

Website

www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

E-mail

Enquiries

enquiries@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Education Office

education@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01223 336265

Education Office

01223 748451

Fax

01223 336278

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

With a framework of mature trees and shrubs, this paradise of plants comprises diverse, superbly landscaped settings including: the Rock Garden, representing the alpine plants from the mountains of every continent; the Lake and Water Garden, teeming with bird life; tropical rainforest, the alpine house and seasonal displays in the Glasshouses; and the historic Systematic Beds, displaying 1600 hardy representatives of more than 80 families of flowering plants.

The Garden also boasts many important plant collections including lavenders, hardy geraniums, British native plants displayed on the Ecological Mound, and the finest collection of trees in the East of England.

The Garden looks wonderful all through the year. After discovering the remarkable use of berry, bark and foliage in the beautiful Winter Garden, you can warm up in the Glasshouses and travel from the tropics to the desert in search of cacti, carnivorous plants, orchids and the extraordinary Jade Vine, in glorious flower in March.

The Herbaceous Borders, Scented Garden and Dry Garden are colourful highlights of summer, but don't miss the jewelled carpet of spring bulbs and early alpines in the Woodland Garden and Rock Garden or the foliage fireworks of the Autumn Colour Garden. The Genetics Garden has been newly-planted to demonstrate how genetic variation gives rise to the plant diversity all around you.

Collection details

Natural Sciences

1 Brookside
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JE
England

Website

www.botanic.cam.ac.uk

E-mail

Enquiries

enquiries@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Education Office

education@botanic.cam.ac.uk

Telephone

Enquiries

01223 336265

Education Office

01223 748451

Fax

01223 336278

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.