Hall Place Gardens

The house and grounds are located on the banks of the River Cray in historic Bexley, Kent. This beautiful estate with its award winning gardens comprises of 65 hectares of land. The estate is the pride of Bexley and has achieved nationally recognised Green Flag awards, one of only five gardens in England to have received ten consecutive green flag awards from the Civic Trust. The gardens also won the prestigious British Association of Landscape Industries award in 1996 and 2003.

There is a wealth of features to enjoy, including

• formal presentation gardens
• a sensory garden
• grass maze
• a nursery which also sells plants so that visitors can take home a little piece of Hall Place, as well as getting expert advice from our staff
• tropical glasshouses
• model display gardens
• romantic wildflower meadows
• a wisteria laden bridge across the river
• a sunken Italianate garden.

The formal gardens are dog free areas reserved for contemplation and recreation; the adjacent sports pitches offer facilities for dog walkers.

These stunning gardens feature a set of larger than life topiary figures including a full set of Queen's Beasts modelled on the originals at Hampton Court Palace. The Hall Place topiary was planted for the Queen's Coronation in 1953 and have since grown to become a local landmark.

Current developments include the installation of an environment garden for children with a time garden exploring the history of plants through the ages, a meadow, dipping pond and variety of habitats for budding young environmentalists to explore!

Over forty-five species of birds have been identified on the site including nesting Kingfishers and several species of ducks including vibrant Mandarin ducks and a roving population of geese and wildfowl.  

The site boasts a wonderful mature collection of trees. Visitors will find examples of magnificent 150 year old London Planes, established Giant Redwood 'Sequoiadendron giganteum' and commemorative trees including a Cedar planted by HRH The Duchess of Kent, Princess Marina when she opened the gardens to the public in 1952. We will shortly be offering a tree trail to all our visitors.  

We are greatly helped by our band of garden volunteers whose dedication, knowledge and enthusiasm help us to get the most out of the gardens. If you would be interested in helping as a garden volunteer, please contact enquiries@hallplace.com or call 01322 526574.