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LARMER TREE GROUNDS

5 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

50.95161, -2.08321

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About LARMER TREE GROUNDS

The Larmer Tree Gardens near Tollard Royal in south Wiltshire, England, were created by landowner Augustus Pitt Rivers in 1880 as pleasure grounds for "public enlightenment and entertainment". They were the first private gardens opened for public enjoyment in the United Kingdom, and were free to enter. The 11-acre (4.

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ParkGrade II* listed park and garden

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦32+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Coffee Grove Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch +29 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch +29 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ash, Toothwort, Red Campion +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cranborne Droves WayWalking route

The route of the Cranborne Droves Way walkers route between Win Green where it links with Wessex Ridgeway and Salisbury where it links with the Sarsen Way

Named routeRegional walking route
Shire RackWalking route

Path following the Dorset-Wiltshire border

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Wessex RidgewayWalking route
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Jubilee Trail (Dorset)Walking route
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The Hardy WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
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North Dorset Cycle WayCycling route
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National Byway Dorset LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NB LoopLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeListed length 207km
Cranborne Droves Way TrailMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Larmer Tree Gardens, one of the residents

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Larmer Tree Gardens, one of the residents

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