Guided tours of the Botanic Garden

Guided tours are available to visiting groups by prior arrangement, and can be tailored to suit your needs, e.g. outside the normal opening hours. On arrival, visiting groups are divided into smaller parties of about ten people each. A trained volunteer Guide (from the Friends of the Botanic Garden) then accompanies each party around the Garden. A tour typically takes about 1.5 hours and can be combined with light refreshments at the end, if so wished.

Costs

Guided tour: £3.50 per person. (There is a minimum charge of £35)

Tea + cake available before 6.30pm at an additional £3.00 per person.

Revenue from the tours goes to support the Botanic Garden's education programme, which hosts about 8000 school children every year.

Booking

To book, please email us at: botanicgarden@le.ac.uk

or phone us on 0116-271-2933 and leave a message (answerphone).

What there is to see ...

The 16-acre Botanic Garden is one of the most diverse in the region, and includes:

• arboretum
• herb garden
• woodland and herbaceous borders
• rock gardens
• water garden 
• par terre garden
• glasshouses: alpine, desert, Mediterranean & tropical
• National Collections of hardy Fuchsia, Skimmia, Aubrieta and Lawson's Cypress

In recent years the Garden has also hosted a sculpture exhibition, which includes pieces from internationally renowned sculptors. The exhibition usually opens on the Friends of the Botanic Garden Open Day (early July - see Events) and runs until late September.