The University of Leicester Botanic Garden comprises 16 acres of gardens and greenhouses and is the most diverse garden in the East Midlands, in terms of both its plant collections and its landscape features. The Garden also has a satellite venue, the Attenborough Arboretum, located about a mile away. Admission to both is free of charge. Click on the links below for more information to help you plan your visit.
Davidia involucrata- the Handkerchief Tree- by the Order Beds
The new programme of Friends of the Garden visits and lectures for 2013-14 is now available. See the Friends pages or click here
University of Leicester Botanic Garden,
Stoughton Drive South,
Oadby, Leics.
LE2 2NE
Phone/fax 0116 271 2933 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm)
botanicgarden@le.ac.uk
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The Botanic Garden cafe will re-open for the summer from Sunday 30th June until 22nd September. Located in Southmeade House, it will be open every day between 11am and 4.30pm.
Our popular Education Programme has received two national awards: Learning Outside the Classroom Quality Badge and the RHS Growing Schools Award in recognition of our outstanding work for learners of all ages.
