Crarae Garden
As we move out of the coronavirus lockdown, we’re pleased to be able to welcome back visitors to our outdoor spaces. Some of our buildings (historic buildings, visitor facilities, cafés and shops) remain closed. The toilet facilities at Crarae Garden are open. We urge people to follow Scottish government advice to carefully observe social distancing.
Discover Britain’s finest example of a Himalayan-style garden - although no yetis have been spotted to date!
Explore this peaceful paradise with its gorge, rippling burn, waterfalls and cliffs.
Enjoy spectacular year-round displays as each season brings new blooms.
Relax in this living horticultural museum of Edwardian tastes.
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Purple flowers next to a wooden bridge in Crarae Garden
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Small waterfall surrounded by trees in Crarae Garden
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The bamboo tunnel in Crarae Garden
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Towering trees can be found throughout Crarae Garden
About this place
This exotic splash of wilderness is a Himalayan-style glen, set in the gentle hills of Argyll.
The sparkling waters of the Crarae Burn form the centrepiece for a woody paradise of rocky gorges, wooden bridges and thickets of maple, birch and evergreens, blending with sprays of flowers.
Crarae Garden was created in 1912 by Lady Grace Campbell, the aunt of intrepid plant hunter Reginald Farrer, who sourced trees and shrubs from China, Nepal and Tibet.
The garden hosts an amazingly varied collection of trees, some champions of their species, and a National Collection of southern beech.
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