London Open Gardens 2025

7th Jun 2025 9am - 8th Jun 2025 6pm (BST)

at Various London Locations

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Thornhill Square: A guided walk and talk with Head Gardener Anna McKane: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June 10am- 11am

Head Gardener Anna McKane will lead you around the Islington in Bloom award-winning Thornhill Square, showcasing what can be achieved by residents and volunteers in one of the best-preserved Victorian squares in London. Together with a team of volunteers and the support of Islington Council, they have regenerated the square and created a welcoming oasis to appeal to historians, families and garden enthusiasts alike. Walk around the square with Anna and hear about the development and maintenance of horticultural features such as the sensory border and the rainbow perennial border and admire the Byzantine and Art Noveau architecture of the arts and crafts library. A Q&A session will follow the talk.
Meeting Point: In the centre of the square by the gardeners’ hut.
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Prior to booking this tour you must first purchase a London Open Gardens Weekend Ticket online. Tickets will be checked at point of entry.

£5.00 + Free fee

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The Aldgate School Roof Garden – A garden in the urban sky created for children and biodiversity: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June Noon - 1pm

Catherine Tidnam, lead gardener will take visitors on a tour of this garden in the sky created for and gardened by the school children of The Aldgate school. Set on top of an Edwardian primary school, in the heart of the City of London, this roof top garden is part allotment and part nature reserve. It is essentially, an ‘intensive’ green roof.

Catherine is a professional gardener with a particular passion for biodiversity and the urban environment reflected in her deep understanding of plants and the natural world.
Her school gardening sessions are designed for children to discover how to manage a garden for biodiversity and also investigate current day environmental concerns.
Meeting Point: The Aldgate School, Main reception. Please arrive promptly.
Access Note: There are 64 steps to the garden with no lift access.
Entrance to school What3Words : tubes, notes,analogy.
You must first purchase a Standard Adult London Open Gardens Weekend Ticket before booking this tour.

£5.00 + Free fee

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The Old Lea River and Hackney Marshes Wildlife Restoration Project walk: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June 3pm - 4.30pm

£5.00 + Free fee

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The Tunnel Shaft Garden at The Brunel Museum: Behind The Scenes Sunday 8 June 11.30 - 12.30

One of the best kept secrets in Rotherhithe, the Brunel Museum is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year. On this fascinating tour you will explore and visit a garden perched on top of what was once the ‘8th Wonder of the World’, a major tourist attraction in Victorian London and a key project in the Industrial Revolution: the Thames Tunnel.

With views over the Thames, the Brunel Museum Tunnel Shaft garden tour will discuss the history of the structure on which the garden sits, as well as that of the garden itself, first developed in the early 2000s as a community garden. The garden is built onto the rooftop of Marc Brunel’s Tunnel Shaft, sunk in 1825 to allow the world’s first subaqueous tunnel. Long used as a ventilation shaft for the London Overground, a bomb-proof roof installed in 1939 now supports an urban garden overlooking the Thames. Supporting an exciting programme for both adults and children the garden is cared for by a team of volunteer gardeners who live nearby and largely consists of edible and flowering plants.
Meeting Point: Brunel Museum Piazza
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In order to book this Behind The Scenes tour you must have purchased a London Open Gardens ticket

£5.00 + Free fee

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A day in the life of City Gardener: Nic Guerra Behind The Scenes. Sunday 8 June Noon- 1pm

Nic Guerra will lead visitors through his day as a professional gardener working for the Corporation of London. Discover the wonderful array of plants Nic works with at the stunning site of St Dunstans in the East, one of the flagship gardens of the City. Passionate about horticulture and wildlife, Nic’s enthusiasm for all things green will delight visitors. He has a wealth of plant information and is an inspiration for gardeners to consider new biodiversity gardening practises. Come and learn about the history of this beautiful site and discover and share Nic’s gardening experiences, stories and wisdom. (After his talk Nic is delighted to escort any visitors who would like to visit The Secret Garden at Aldgate – 5 minutes away- this is Nic’s plant rescue garden which is a haven of green plants all brought on by Nic and his team) .
Meeting Point: At junction of St Dunstans Aly and St Dunstans Hill- outside the garden by the commemorative plaque to the site.
What three Words: Same, Monday, Legend
You must purchase an Adult Standard London Open Gardens 2025 Weekend Ticket prior to booking this tour. Tickets will be checked at the start of the tour.

£5.00 + Free fee

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History and Philosophy of The Onion Garden Happy Gardening: Behind the Scenes Sunday 8 June 2-3pm

£5.00 + Free fee

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Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

£24.00 + £2.40 fee

Early Bird Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

£19.00 + £1.90 fee

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Christmas Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

£17.00 + £1.50 fee

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Young Adult (12 - 17 yrs) LOG 2025 Weekend Ticket

£10.00 + £1.00 fee

Child (11 years and under) LOG 2025 Weekend Ticket

Free

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Run by the charity London Parks and Gardens, London Open Gardens embraces 100+ gardens (not usually open to the public) across central London; from exquisite roof spaces owned by city banks to historic institutions, community allotments and even the garden at 10 Downing Street (balloted entry).

A weekend ticket gives access to gardens (excluding balloted-entry gardens and gardens that require pre-booking nearer the time) on both Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025. FREE Children (under 12) tickets are available to book with the purchase of an Adult Weekend Ticket.

Please note some gardens may not be able to open at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances.

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To ensure tickets are delivered safely and securely and to keep the price as low as possible for you, the ticket buyer, London Parks and Gardens generally uses our E-ticket system unless otherwise stated.

For this service we charge a small Handling Fee to cover the debit/credit card processing fees, customer services, processing and distribution of tickets and our secure server costs. We always try to keep these costs to an absolute minimum. If you feel at any time that our prices are not fair or competitive we'd be happy to hear from you.

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Thornhill Square: A guided walk and talk with Head Gardener Anna McKane: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June 10am- 11am

The Aldgate School Roof Garden – A garden in the urban sky created for children and biodiversity: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June Noon - 1pm

The Old Lea River and Hackney Marshes Wildlife Restoration Project walk: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June 3pm - 4.30pm

The Tunnel Shaft Garden at The Brunel Museum: Behind The Scenes Sunday 8 June 11.30 - 12.30

A day in the life of City Gardener: Nic Guerra Behind The Scenes. Sunday 8 June Noon- 1pm

History and Philosophy of The Onion Garden Happy Gardening: Behind the Scenes Sunday 8 June 2-3pm

Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

Early Bird Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

Christmas Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

Young Adult (12 - 17 yrs) LOG 2025 Weekend Ticket

Child (11 years and under) LOG 2025 Weekend Ticket

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Thornhill Square: A guided walk and talk with Head Gardener Anna McKane: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June 10am- 11am

The Aldgate School Roof Garden – A garden in the urban sky created for children and biodiversity: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June Noon - 1pm

The Old Lea River and Hackney Marshes Wildlife Restoration Project walk: Behind The Scenes Saturday 7 June 3pm - 4.30pm

The Tunnel Shaft Garden at The Brunel Museum: Behind The Scenes Sunday 8 June 11.30 - 12.30

A day in the life of City Gardener: Nic Guerra Behind The Scenes. Sunday 8 June Noon- 1pm

History and Philosophy of The Onion Garden Happy Gardening: Behind the Scenes Sunday 8 June 2-3pm

Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

Early Bird Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

Christmas Adult Weekend Ticket - LOG 2025

Young Adult (12 - 17 yrs) LOG 2025 Weekend Ticket

Child (11 years and under) LOG 2025 Weekend Ticket

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