Things to do · Cirencester
Cerney House Gardens
A family garden at North Cerney, near Cirencester: a Victorian walled garden with borders and an organic kitchen garden, 40 acres of woodland walks and a self-service tea room, open almost every day of the year.
Dog-friendly
An unfussy family garden, open nearly every day of the year, with a self-service tea room and dogs on leads welcome. Good for a quiet hour or two; not for wheelchair users, as the owners say themselves.
- Good: Open every day except Christmas Day
- Good: Dogs on leads welcome
- Good: Children £1
- Worth knowing: Not recommended for wheelchair users: hills, gravel paths and steps
- Worth knowing: Closes when the Met Office forecast is bad
- Worth knowing: Cash or contactless on arrival
About
Cerney House Gardens surround the Angus family's home at North Cerney, about 4.5 miles (7km) north of Cirencester by road, off the A435 and up past North Cerney church rather than in the village. At their heart is a Victorian walled garden. When Sir Michael and Lady Angus bought the house in 1983 its centre was a lawn grazed by sheep; Lady Angus, who died in 2016, and her daughter Barbara remodelled it, and it now has herbaceous borders and a working organic kitchen garden. The gardens' own history dates the house to about 1660, remodelled in the Georgian manner in 1780.
Beyond the walls, paths lead into 40 acres of woodland and parkland, with wildlife walks and a medicinal herb garden. Spring bulbs are the gardens' own highlight. The Bothy Tea Room is self-service, and the Potting Shed sells gifts and plants.
The gardens open every day except Christmas Day, from 10am to 7pm, or in daylight in winter, and close when the Met Office forecast is bad. Entry is £7 for adults and £1 for children (2026), paid in cash or by contactless on arrival; there is no need to book unless an event runs after hours. Dogs on leads are welcome. Allow an hour or two, and come on a weekday for the quietest visit.
The gardens are hilly, with gravel paths and steps, and the owners do not recommend them for wheelchair users. In Cirencester, the Corinium Museum makes a wet-weather half of the day, and our guide to Cotswold gardens has more gardens that welcome dogs.
Opening hours and season
Every day except Christmas Day, 10am to 7pm, or daylight hours in winter. Closed when the Met Office forecast is bad. Bothy Tea Room is self-service.
Facilities
- Bothy Tea RoomSelf-service refreshments
- Potting Shed shop and plant sales
- Car parkDisabled spaces signed from the main car park
- Dogs on leads welcome
The details
- Time to allow
- One to two hours
- Features
- Café · Shop · Parking
- History
- Victorian walled garden, remodelled by the Angus family after 1983
- Parking
- A car park at the gardens, with disabled spaces signed from the main car park.
- Without a car
- Stagecoach West's 51 (Cirencester to Cheltenham) stops at the Bathurst Arms, North Cerney, about hourly on weekdays; the gardens are about 1km on foot. Kemble is the nearest station.
Photos
Cerney House 
Through the garden gate 
Snowdrops 
The kitchen garden in spring
Location
Places to stay nearby
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The Bathurst Arms
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The Cottage
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The Corinium Hotel
Hotel · Cirencester
A family-run hotel in a listed old house on Gloucester Street, Cirencester, with 15 rooms, a walled garden, free parking and dogs in every room.
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Bathurst Arms 0.7 km away
- The Organic Farm Shop 4.8 km away
- The Cottage 5.2 km away
- The Corinium Hotel 5.2 km away