Things to do · Moreton-in-Marsh
Bourton House Garden
A garden at Bourton-on-the-Hill near Moreton-in-Marsh, open Tuesday to Friday from April to October, with under-16s free.
A weekday garden close to Batsford and Sezincote, so it is easy to see two in a day.
- Good: Under-16s free, and a carer goes free with a disabled visitor
- Good: Free parking in the field opposite
- Good: Café in the Tithe Barn from May to September
- Worth knowing: Tuesday to Friday only, closed on public holidays
- Worth knowing: No dogs, picnics or drones
- Worth knowing: Steps and gravel: about 60 to 70 per cent accessible
About
Bourton House Garden is a private garden at Bourton-on-the-Hill, near Moreton-in-Marsh. It is a garden of terraces and wide herbaceous borders planted with tender perennials and pots, with a topiary walk, a White Garden, a Shade House and spring-fed water features, among them a raised basket pond from the Great Exhibition of 1851. A raised eighteenth-century walk looks out over the hills, and it is at its fullest in late summer.
Beyond the garden, a seven-acre field opened to visitors in 2013 has groups of specimen trees planted in 1994 and 1995, with a free tree guide given out with tickets; keep to the mown paths.
It opens from April to mid-October, Tuesday to Friday only, from 10am to 5pm with last entry at 4.15pm, and closes on public holidays. Individual visitors pay on the day; groups of ten or more book ahead by email. Card is preferred. The café in the Tithe Barn serves drinks, light lunches and cakes from May to September, with tables in the barn and the orchard; food from outside, picnics, dogs and drones are not allowed. Batsford Arboretum and Sezincote are both within a couple of miles, so it pairs well with either on a weekday.
Opening hours and season
Closed, opens Tue 10, 10:00
| Mon | Opening | Café |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00 to 17:00 | 10:30 to 16:30 |
| Wednesday | 10:00 to 17:00 | 10:30 to 16:30 |
| Thursday | 10:00 to 17:00 | 10:30 to 16:30 |
| Friday | 10:00 to 17:00 | 10:30 to 16:30 |
| Saturday | Closed | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed | Closed |
Café: Full café May to September, last orders 4pm; a pop-up with drinks and cakes in April and October.
Open 7 April to 16 October in 2026, Tuesday to Friday; last entry 4.15pm. Closed on public holidays and from mid-October to April.
Facilities
- Car parkFree, in the field opposite the entrance; locked by 5pm
- CaféIn the Tithe Barn, May to September; a pop-up in April and October
- Accessible toilet
The details
- Features
- Garden or terrace · Café · Parking · Views
- History
- Raised walk from the eighteenth century; field walk opened 2013
- Parking
- Free car park in the field opposite the garden entrance. The gates, car park included, are locked by 5pm.
Photos
The courtyard 
Late summer border 
The Topiary Walk 
The parterre
Location
Accessibility
- Accessible toilet
The garden puts its access at 60 to 70 per cent because of steps and gravel. No wheelchairs or scooters to borrow. One adult with a disabled visitor goes free; ring ahead with any questions.
Places to stay nearby
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Moreton-in-Marsh Club Campsite
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Verified Nov 2026
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The Swan Inn, Moreton
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The Manor House
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Nearby walks, places and things to do
- The Horse and Groom 0.3 km away
- Batsford Arboretum 1.1 km away
- Cotswold Falconry Centre 1.1 km away
- Sezincote House and Garden 1.7 km away
Sights nearby
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St Mary's Church, Batsford
Sight · Church · Moreton-in-Marsh
St Mary's is the estate church of Batsford, near Moreton-in-Marsh: rebuilt in 1861 and 1862 for the Mitford family in a neo-Norman style, with a spired tower, an apsidal chancel, Kempe glass and monuments to the Freemans and Mitfords. Grade II*.
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Russell Spring, Blockley
Sight · Monument · Blockley
The Russell Spring is a small gabled niche on Blockley's High Street, inscribed "Water from the Living Rock God's Precious Gift to Man", built in the middle of the nineteenth century by men out of work in winter, in the wall below a raised walkway. Grade II; seen at any time.
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St Peter and St Paul, Blockley
Sight · Church · Blockley
St Peter and St Paul is Blockley's church by the square, founded about 800 by its own account: a late twelfth-century chancel, medieval brasses, Childe and Rushout monuments and a tower of 1725 to 1727 attributed to the Woodwards. Grade II*, open daily and Father Brown's church.
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Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh
Sight · Historic building · Moreton-in-Marsh
Redesdale Hall is Moreton-in-Marsh's market hall of 1887, standing in the middle of the High Street: designed by Sir Ernest George for Bertie Mitford of Batsford, later Lord Redesdale, with an arched ground floor, a clock turret and a tall chimney. Listed Grade II.