Things to do · Bisley
Miserden Garden
The seventeenth-century garden of Miserden Park, between Stroud and Cirencester, with some of the longest mixed borders in private hands, a yew walk and a loggia by Lutyens. Closed for winter until April 2027.
A seventeenth-century garden with long mixed borders and a yew walk, quiet enough to enjoy at a stroll. Allow two hours, leave the dog at home and check the season: it reopens in April 2027.
- Good: Under-16s and Historic Houses members free
- Good: Food trailer for coffee and light lunches, where dogs are welcome
- Good: Gardeners' World 2 for 1 cards accepted on the day, once a day
- Worth knowing: Closed for winter until April 2027
- Worth knowing: No dogs in the garden except service and assistance dogs
- Worth knowing: Gravel paths, with steps and uneven ground on some routes
About
Miserden Garden is the walled garden of Miserden Park, a house built in 1620 in the village of Miserden, about 3 miles (5km) north-east of Bisley. The garden was laid out in the seventeenth century and overlooks a deer park and the Golden Valley; Edwin Lutyens later redesigned a wing of the house and designed the loggia. An ancient mulberry planted in 1620 still grows here.
The long mixed borders are the reason to come: the garden says they are among the longest in private ownership. Beyond them are a topiary yew walk with grass steps, a rill with a fountain and a stone summerhouse, and a newer spiral of dahlias. Wisteria covers the house in spring, and a 200-year-old sycamore has grown through a Cotswold stone wall.
The garden opens from April until it closes for the winter, Wednesday to Sunday and on bank holidays, from 10am to 5pm; it reopens in April 2027. An adult ticket is £12 (2026), and under-16s and Historic Houses members go free. You can buy online beforehand or at the gate, so there is no need to book. The garden says most people take one and a half to two hours.
Dogs stay out of the garden, but they are welcome at the Little Ginger food trailer, which serves coffee, cakes and light lunches. Our guide to Cotswold gardens sets Miserden among the other private gardens of the Five Valleys and further afield.
Opening hours and season
Closed for winter; reopens April 2027. In season: Wednesday to Sunday and bank holidays, 10am to 5pm. Café trailer 10am to 4pm midweek, 4.30pm at weekends.
Facilities
- Car parkGrass car park, signed through the village
- Little Ginger café trailerCoffee, cakes and light bites; dogs welcome at the trailer
- ToiletsBy the glasshouses near the car park and at Butlers Walk
- No dogs in the gardenService and assistance dogs only
The details
- Time to allow
- One and a half to two hours
- Features
- Café · Parking
- History
- House built 1620; garden laid out in the seventeenth century
- Parking
- A grass car park for garden visitors, signed through Miserden village.
- Without a car
- The garden names no bus. Stroud and Kemble are the nearest stations; take a taxi from either.
Photos
The walled garden 
Summer borders 
The borders on a summer evening 
Tulips in spring
Location
Places to stay nearby
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Miserden Estate holiday lets
Self-catering · Miserden
Two holiday lets on the Miserden estate: a one-bedroom flat in the Grade II* house at Miserden Park, with free entry to the garden, and the Old Rectory in the village, sleeping 13.
Walker-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
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Woody's Cottage
Self-catering · Sheepscombe
A National Trust holiday cottage for four in the beechwoods half a mile from Sheepscombe, built in the 19th century for the Ebworth estate, with a garden room looking down the valley.
Dog-friendly · Family-friendly · Walker-friendly
Verified Oct 2026
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Shepherd Huts at the Butchers Arms
Glamping · Painswick
Two shepherd huts beside the Butchers Arms at Sheepscombe, about two miles by road from Painswick, each with a king-size bed, shower room and kitchen.
Dog-friendly · Walker-friendly · EV charging
Verified Nov 2026
Nearby walks, places and things to do
- Miserden Estate holiday lets 0.3 km away
- The Stirrup Cup, Bisley 4.6 km away
- Woody's Cottage 4.7 km away
- The Butchers Arms 5.2 km away