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2026 dates
Sun 15 March Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP
Sun 22 March Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Sat 28 March Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 29 March Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Fri 3 April Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sun - Mon 5 - 6 April Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sun 12 April Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sat - Sun 18 - 19 April Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sun 26 April Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun 3 May 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Mon 4 May Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL
Sun 10 May Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 17 May Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Mon 25 May Arley Arboretum Upper Arley Worcs DY12 1SQ
Sun 31 May Norton Priory Runcorn WA7 1SX
Sat - Sun 6 - 7 June Hodnet Hall Gardens Market Drayton TF9 3NN
Sun 21 June Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun 28 June Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Sun 5 July Thoresby Park Newark NG22 9EP
Sun 19 July Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL
Wed 22 July Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun 26 July 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Sun 2 August Southwell Minster NG25 0HD
Sun 9 August Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sun 16 August Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun - Mon 30 - 31 August Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 5 September Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 13 September Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sun 20 September Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Near Malpas, Cheshire. SY14 8ET
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Times: 10am - 5pm
Admission: Garden and Plant Fair: £5.00 TBC (special reduced price for this event)
Children 5-15 £2.50, Under 5s free
Parking: Free
Refreshments: The Cafe in the Gardens at Cholmondeley offers exceptional coffee and focuses on well-being. Many products are sourced locally, some organic and free range where possible. Picnics welcome.
Please see the venue website for accessibility details
Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and garden
We also have spring plant fair here on Sunday 26 April
We are really thrilled to be able to return to Cholmondeley Castle in tranquil rural Cheshire for what promises to be this special date in plant lovers' diaries.
Following on from the success of last year's summer midweek fair - we are back on a Wednesday again.
The romantic castle - a product of the early 19th century - stands on a high rise above a lake. The castle is surrounded by sweeping lawns and a variety of mature trees, including cedars of Lebanon, oak, and chestnut.
"It was a lovely day....Great to have the fairs back. Beautiful setting too, azaleas, magnolias and blue bells were prolific" - Karen on Facebook
The gardens surrounding the castle provide a lovely mix of colour and height, with intriguing walks around the lake. There is a temple water garden, rose garden, a variety of mixed borders. Plantings are planned to provide colour at all times of the year.
In summer, visitors will be wowed by the newly replanted rose garden with over 350 roses and the new to 100 metre-long double herbaceous border.
There is a children's play area and picnic site.
Line-up for Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Wednesday 22nd July:
A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.
Alison Hayhurst Willow : basketry
Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials
Canalside Garden Centre Perennial plants, with a special interest in salvias, ferns and cut flowers
ChickenStreet Grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings
Chris Cooke Rare and unusual hardy and half-hardy plants. RHS Medallist
Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants
Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants.
Heartsease Plants Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants
Hillside Exotic Gardening Hardy and half hardy exotic look plants, palm trees, tree ferns NEW
Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medallists
Hooksgreen Herbs Flowering and foliage herbs. RHS Medallists
Kura Ilera Natural botanical soaps including a gardener’s soap and hand cream
Lask Edge Farm Decorative Willow Twist Topiary NEW
Mayfields Plants Wide range of bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials.
Middlemoor Perennials, annuals, planters NEW
Mintopia National Collection of Mints. RHS Medallist.
Oak Apple Plants Houseplants, pots and other accessories. Herbs in the spring/summer NEW
Ox Eye Daisy Country style plants and quirky garden gifts
Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.
Peter King Sculptor Outdoor garden sculpture and plant supports from my workshop in Herefordshire NEW
Peter the Bee and Friends Insect friendly, native wildflowers
Pottertons Nursery Hardy alpines & bulbs for rockery, scree, raised beds, trough, crevice bed, pots or cold frame. Chelsea GOLD medal winner
Priorswood Clematis Clematis. RHS Medallists
Prized Perennials Wide range of perennials
Quite Interesting Plants (Q I Plants) Rare and unusual plants NEW
Rosemeade Nurseries Range of specialist trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants
The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medallists
Thomasson Farms Biobloom Soil Improver
Tissington Nursery Quality and choice perennials. RHS Gold Medallists
Venue Details:
Cholmondeley Castle
Malpas
Cheshire
website: www.cholmondeleycastle.com
Directions:
Located off the A49 Whitchurch/Tarporley Road, between Warrington and Whitchurch. The entrance to the gardens is off the A49 at the Cholmondeley Arms Pub crossroads post code SY14 8ET.
(Railway stations at Chester, Crewe and Whitchurch)
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