Routes to Roots at Wentworth Castle Gardens
Park Drive, Lowe Lane, Wentworth Castle Gardens, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3EN
Discover how plants, now firmly rooted as garden favourites, were once regarded as foreign and exotic.
Get hands on with the challenges faced by centuries of plant hunters as they strove to open up new routes across the world and to bring home new introductions to root in this country.
Test your skills at identifying, describing, navigating and recording plants. Would you make the grade?
Learn more about Wentworth Castle Gardens' special plants and the structures built to care for them.
Timings & Tours
- Friday 13 September:
- 10.00 - 16.00
- Saturday 14 September:
- 10.00 - 16.00
- Sunday 15 September:
- 10.00 - 16.00
Location & directions
Park Drive, Lowe Lane, Wentworth Castle Gardens, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S75 3EN
- Directions:
- Please use sat nav code S75 3EN. This will take visitors to the visitor car park and visitor reception building. The site has shared ownership and alternative sat navs will take visitors to Northern College.
- Contact on day:
- Duty Manager
- Telephone number:
- +447790373829
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
There are steep gradients throughout the gardens. To help you access the gardens, we run a buggy shuttle service. Please ask at visitor reception on your arrival. There are also two personal mobility scooters to hire for use in the gardens. Book in advance by emailing [email protected].
Additional information
On Friday 13 September join a 'Restoration in progress' tour of the Orangery and Walled garden. These areas are usually not open to visitors. Tours are bookable via our website under 'upcoming events'. Please note, tickets are limited. Volunteer-led tours start from the Visitor Information Shed at 11.00, 12.00, 13.00 & 14.00.
