Bonchurch Open Gardens - A Weekend of Gardens, Community and Cream Teas

Every summer since 1984, something truly special happens here in Bonchurch — our beautiful little village comes alive with colour, charm, and community spirit for the Bonchurch Open Gardens weekend. Once a year, many of us fling open our garden gates and you’re warmly invited!

It’s a lovely way to wander through hidden corners of Bonchurch, explore a variety of private gardens — from neat cottage plots to lush, landscaped havens — and enjoy the peaceful beauty that makes our village so unique. We also offer cream teas, homemade cakes, plant stalls, and a cheerful welcome at The Hub on Village Road.

All proceeds go back into village projects, like our magical Christmas lights around the pond. So come for the gardens, stay for the community — and don’t forget your walking shoes and appetite!

Tickets are available on the day at participating gardens and at The Hub. Parking is easy and free on Shore Road, and there’s a shuttle bus to help you get around.

A yellow flower with green leaves and a blurred background of people and trees, overlaid with text about an open garden event listing dates, times, and plant for sale details.
Flyer for Bonchurch Village Open Gardens event on July 5-6, 2025, featuring a map of the gardens, event activities including strawberry cream teas and plant sales, shuttle bus routes, and ticket information with a colorful top banner indicating suppo
Event poster for Bonchurch Open Gardens featuring 16 gardens, cream teas, and a plant sale on July 6-7 from 1-5 pm with free shuttle bus. The poster includes vintage black and white images of two women, and illustrations of teapots and teacups in pur
Sign in a garden with chairs, plants, and flowers that reads: "Bonchurch Open Gardens, 8-9 July, 1-5 pm, £5 for 2 Days, Cream Teas, Plants For Sale. Cash Only."
Poster for Bonchurch Open Gardens event featuring colorful flowers in the background, with bold text announcing 14 gardens to view on July 10th and 11th from 1 to 5 pm, plant sales for 5 British pounds, strawberry cream teas at the pond until 5:30 pm
Flyer for Bonchurch Open Gardens event with colorful garden flowers in the background, indicating the event is on July 6th and 7th, 2019, at 1-5 pm, with entry by separate ticket.
Flyer for Bonchurch Open Gardens 2018 event scheduled for July 7th and 8th, from 1 to 5 pm, with details about the schedule of gardens and entry via separate ticket. The background features a detailed line drawing of plants or flowers.
A flyer announcing the 21st anniversary celebration of Bonchurch Open Gardens in 2016, with details of the event happening on the weekend of July 16th and 17th, with an entry fee of £4.50 for all gardens. The flyer features a black and white illustra
Open Gardens Weekend flyer with information about the Bonchurch Community Association, garden rules, parking details, and images of the village pond and a garden scene with paintings and postcards.
A stone face fountain surrounded by green leafy plants with white flowers, feeding water into a small pond with floating leaves.
A lush garden with a winding grass path, surrounded by various green plants, bushes, and trees, with a blue sky and some clouds overhead.
Garden scene with two large decorative vases with dragon designs, and a small Japanese maple tree in a blue pot, framed by a wooden garden trellis and green foliage.
Several bonsai trees in pots outdoors under a canopy with green and purple foliage.
Two flower pots, one rectangular and one round, with succulents and purple flowers, placed on a stone surface against a brick wall. The round pot has a face design with closed eyes and a gentle smile.
View through a garden gate, showing pink hydrangea flowers and green foliage, with a brick paved pathway and stone wall in the background.
A lush garden with a variety of colorful flowering plants, green bushes, and trees, featuring a blue trellis covered in vines and flowers, with a grassy path winding through the garden.
Garden area with potted plants, including two tall trees and various shrubs, against a rocky wall with a small cave or opening.
Lush garden with a large tree, flowering bushes, and stone steps leading up under a rocky cliff face and dense treetops
Two black metal chairs on a lush green backyard lawn with a garden and trees, overlooking houses and the ocean in the distance.
A cozy outdoor patio with a white table and chairs, surrounded by potted plants, flowers, and greenery, with a stone wall and lush trees in the background.
Humanoid garden sculpture with a mannequin head wearing a pink floral hat and sunglasses, surrounded by plants and flowers, with orange and yellow flowers in the scene.
Close-up of a purple and white flower with purple flowers and greenery in the background.
Stone pathway lined with colorful potted flowers, leading through a lush garden with trees and greenery in the background.
A lush garden with various green plants and a leafless, twisted tree trunk in the center, with a house visible in the background surrounded by trees.
Garden scene with two wooden benches, potted plants, banana plants, trees, green shrubs, and rocks.
Colorful garden with potted plants on a wooden fence, decorative masks, and statues, two blue garden beds with flowers, and a gravel pathway.
A garden pathway lined with colorful flowers and greenery, leading to a small white shed under a blue sky with clouds.
A stone sculpture of a child holding a small animal, next to a large potted plant with red and pink flowers, overlooking a garden with trees and an ocean in the background.
A small river or stream with calm water, surrounded by lush green trees and plants, with a road and houses in the background.
A garden with a fountain in the center, surrounded by a metal fence, with various plants, trees, and shrubs in the background under a clear blue sky.
A classical-style stone statue of a youth, standing on a pedestal, surrounded by dense green foliage.
Outdoor gathering with white and green tents and people sitting and walking on grass under a partly cloudy sky.
Red flowering plants along a garden path with a hedge and a trellis in the background.
A cactus with yellow flowers and dark purple succulents at its base, surrounded by lush green bushes and a cloudy sky.
A cluster of white lilies with pinkish-red speckles and yellow stamens, growing among various red, purple, and green plants in a garden.
Lush tropical garden with various green plants and trees, cloudy sky
A park with green grass and trees with a view of the ocean in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A scenic garden with colorful flowers, lush green bushes, and textured stone walls, with a few people walking on the grassy area under a partly cloudy sky.
A person walking on a gravel path through a lush garden with various green plants and trees, under a blue sky with some clouds.
People gathered at an outdoor event under a tent decorated with British flags, with some seated at a table inside the tent and others standing around, in a garden setting with greenery and stone walls.
Outdoor gathering with tents, tables, and chairs on a grassy lawn, surrounded by trees and a stone wall, with a white house on a hill in the background.
Outdoor plant sale display with potted plants, birdhouses, and signs indicating plants for sale, including bat box and swift box, set against a garden backdrop.