Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

A lovely park with a beautiful range of flowers, nice cafe with limited menu due to covid. Prebooking tickets essential, staff are all nice. Older kids might find it quite boring but young kids will live the space.

Here for the afternoon. We had a lovely lunch even on a reduced menu. Great sandwiches and super fresh salad. Gardens are stunning this time of year. Won't take more than an hour to get around but longer walks available and the cafe is really nice.

It was the last place that we decided to visit during our recent trip to the UK, but was truly one of the best spots! We spent about 1.5 hours strolling through the gardens and admiring the beautiful sculptures in the walled garden. Thrilled that we had a chance to see the Everard Read gallery exhibit before we departed! Highly recommend Riverhill.

It's really not good, when the best gardening experience, was the wild sweet peas from the car park to the entrance..
Plus, the best bit of the garden was the pergola structure 🙄

For me I feel a garden must have more than rhododendrons, mown grass, some roses and a few ferns. Also, we felt the sculptures were awful! Totally, ruining the landscape.
It does have a children adventure playground, which we heard throughout and the children sounded like they were having a great time.

Good to know:
The cafe, only had quiche and a few bits and bobs to eat. Parking was very high up and had a very steep sloping path down to the entrance.
Personally, if you like plants and gardening don't bother.
However, if you have children and want to occupy then, definitely go.
Lastly, it's definitely not wheelchair or pushchair friendly.

I have had very short visit here but really good experience. Children were playing in the maze and the playground being quite happy about it. I had brief stroll around. Although very short it was pretty nice. I loved the green places when grass around is dry and unhappy because of drought... Dotted sculptures kept me interested in surrounding. It must be like in heaven when all rhododendrons are in full colour and splendour.
Thank you for letting us in in last minute! It gave us really positive experience!
All the best!

Lovely gardens, full of colour and variety. Children aged 2 and 8 enjoyed the excellent maze and adventure playground. Plenty of shade on a hot day. Surprisingly quiet when visited on a Saturday, it is a little gem worth exploring

The most perfect place. I've been fortunate enough to visit Riverhill many many times and I have practically watched my children grow up within the grounds. I've explored every centimetre of the gardens and yet still find secret places I've yet to know.

It perfectly balances peacefulness and the ability to entertain the smallest of Riverhill visitors; from yoga events to pumpkin carving, there truly is something for everyone.

But the most perfect part of Riverhill is the sense of family which is immediately obvious from the moment you walk in. Everyone who works at Riverhill from the lovely volunteers who man the ticket office, many of whom have been there year upon year, to the gardeners who are so willing to bestow facts about the flora they're maintaining.

It's quite clearly run by a family who feel ever so proud of their home. It's been restored meticulously and in the five years that I've been visiting, has grown and grown and continues to.

I noticed there was a negative review and actually felt quite upset by it. I've brought many guests to Riverhill. Pretty much all of them have upgraded to season tickets having fallen in love with it just as much as I did.

Yes, there are far bigger gardens with more impressive flora but Riverhill offers something more than that; it offers heart. I feel sad the other reviewer couldn't see that because they've truly missed the magic of Riverhill- and the secret swing.

Cool, cool, cool. A fabulous place. Greenery, nature, where you can rest and relax. It's worth going there. I also recommend cafes with delicious coffee and very friendly service.