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Set in the heart of rural Essex, RHS Garden Hyde Hall's glorious hilltop location offers sweeping panoramas, fair-reaching views and big open skies. Brimming with dramatic colour and texture whatever the season, Hyde Hall is famed for its Dry Garden, packed full of drought-resistant Mediterranean plants that thrive on rainfall alone. In direct contrast, the quintessential Hilltop Garden with its colour-themed herbaceous border, ponds and a fragrant rose garden, is bursting with colourful blooms to delight and inspire you. Then drift blissfully through Clover Hill with its vast swathes of grasses and perennials flowing down the hill giving the impression that the area is in constant flux. Finally, explore the Global Growth Vegetable Garden with its vast array of edible plants, from the everyday to the exotic, and then enjoy some its produce in our café and restaurant. • A beautiful garden that is an oasis of peace, yet a stone’s throw from the city of Chelmsford. • An eclectic range of horticultural styles to explore • Restaurant, café and garden centre

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sarastacey

May 2022

Lovely day out and mostly wheelchair friendly.

This is my second time visiting Hyde Hall in a wheelchair and find it very accessible. Lots of disabled parking on concrete flat flooring. If you have a manual wheelchair I would suggest hiring a mobility scooter from them as some areas are a bit hilly and gravelly which some manual chairs may struggle with. I have an electric wheelchair which has no issues. There are lots of seating areas to rest throughout the gardens. There is a planned route for easy access as some areas do have steps but there are ways round them. Staff are lovely and very helpful. Good access in toilets too.

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fishworm

Apr 2017

Glorious RHS Gardens

This RHS garden has plenty of space to get around and good access, although there are some long hills. There is a mobility vehicle to take you to the hilltop garden which is suitable for wheelchairs. It is possible to use the cafe and visit the gift shop without paying to go into the grounds.

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Disabled Access Information for RHS Garden Hyde Hall

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There is a footpath from the accessible and family parking spaces leading to the Clover Café, Garden Centre and admission desk to garden. Access to the Clover Café is through automatic opening doors or the garden centre. Tables and chairs can be moved to accommodate wheelchair and mobility scooter users Access into the Garden Centre is through automatic doors or a push-button gate system. There are no steps or slopes into the area. The Garden Centre is accessible by wheelchair and mobility scooter users. There are plant tables and shop fixtures in place. Once inside the garden, the map shows a suggested for wheelchair users and pushchairs (however kindly note that pathways can become slippery and uneven in wet or frosty weather). Inclines around the garden are indicated on the map, some of which are steep. Steps are marked on the map. There are seating areas located in all areas of the garden.

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There is accessible parking marked in 24 bays 50m–80m (nearest to the entrance). There is a designated drop off point 47m from the admissions building.

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