- Colchester
Last admission: 1 hour before closing
Duration: 6h
Fast Track
Wheelchair accessible
Set in the heart of rural Essex, RHS Garden Hyde Hall’s glorious hilltop location offers sweeping panoramic views and wide-open skies.
Famed for dealing with challenging gardening in dry conditions, RHS Hyde Hall is packed with dramatic colour, texture and wonder. Explore the paths of the Global Growth Vegetable Garden, and then enjoy its produce at the cafés and restaurant. Alternatively, take a leisurely stroll up Clover Hill to admire the wide views of the landscape beyond.
If you are looking for a peaceful place to take in RHS Hyde Hall’s stunning surroundings and native wildlife, make your way to the glorious reservoir and bird hide to admire over 90 species of bird including swans, tufted duck, and heron.
Don't forget to treat your bare feet to their luscious green lawns of the Hilltop Garden, filled with fragrant roses, fishponds and colourful herbaceous borders, take a moment to