Biddulph GRANGE Garden
A quirky, playful paradise on the border of Stoke-on-Trent
Location: Biddulph, Stoke-on-Trent, ST8 7SD
Admission: £8 adult / £4 child / free for National Trust Members
Facilities: Grange Garden, Tearoom, Plant Centre, Geological Gallery, Picnic Area
Based on the Victorian theme of landscaped views and natural features, Biddulph Grange Gardens and its surrounding Country Park offers you the chance to explore a historic landscape designed by its early 20th century creators.
The incredible garden was created by James Bateman for his colelction of plants collected from around the world — a visit here takes you on a global journey from Italy, to the pyramids of Egypt, a Victorian vision of China and a recreation of a Himalayan glen. The garden itself features collections of rhododendruns, a stunning Dahlia walk, summer bedding displays and Britain’s oldest surviving golden larch, brought from China in the 1850s.
A trip to the site’s Geological Gallery shows how Bateman’s interests went beyond botany — with the unique hallway standing as the result of an impressive attempt to reconcile geology and theology.
