—  Snowdrops  —

Snowdrops - Wye Valley Sculpture Garden

There is nothing like the appearance of a delicate white snowdrop to lift the spirits and remind you that spring is on its way.
Here at the Wye Valley Sculpture Garden we love them and have been passionately collecting snowdrops since the 1970’s.
In this 3 acre garden there are over 80 different varieties on display and 34 of those varieties will be for sale.

We are excited to share our beautiful collection with you in February
For dates and all other details please see below (click on the little crosses to expand the information)

  • Open 1pm - 4pm

    Friday - 31st Jan
    Saturday - 1st Feb
    Sunday - 2nd Feb

    Friday - 7th Feb
    Saturday - 8th Feb
    Sunday - 9th Feb

    Friday - 14th Feb
    Saturday - 15th Feb
    Sunday - 16th Feb

  • Adults - £8.00

    Children - Under 16’s £5

    Under 5’s - Free

    There is no need to book in advance, please turn up and pay on the gate unless you are in a group of 20 or more.

    Please notify us if you are bringing a big group and or a coach

    PAYMENT - We take cards only

  • The Snowdrop list will go live in January

  • Will be served - details nearer time.

  • Sculptures in the garden at this time are made by GemmaKateWood. Please ask for her if you would ike to talk about purchaing a piece.

  • Groups of 20 or more must be prearranged - info@wyevalleysculpturegarden.co.uk

  • Accessibility and Disabled Access

    We are so fortunate here to be nestled beautifully on the gentle slopes of the Lower Wye Valley.

    It is therefore important to acknowledge that the whole garden is on a gradient.

    We work tirelessly to make the garden as accessible as possible.

    In the main part of the garden where many of the snowdrops can be viewed the pathways are as level as they can be and have a gravel or stone surface.

    We put wood chip on the other paths to keep them passible and there are rails on the steeper sections. There are also plenty of places to sit on low walls and benches if you need to take it gently.

    At the far side of the garden is the Snowdrop wood. This will require walking to as these areas are not really suitable for wheel chairs. We work to keep wood chippings on these paths but they can still get muddy and slippery in places at that time of the year.

    If you have mobility issues or use a wheel chair and or a mobility scooter (well powered ones) and have decided that the garden will be suitable for you to visit then when you arrive please notify the parking attendant who can direct you towards a suitable parking place where you can gain the best access.

    Unfortunately, the garden does not yet have a wheelchair friendly toilet due to space constraints in our studio.

    We work constantly to improve paths so in time we hope that to be fully inclusive.

  • We have parking on hard standing for twenty cars, when it is busy we will have parking attendants to park you else where, please be patient.

  • We appreciate that this will upset many of you but due to the Sculptural work in the garden our insurance will no longer allow dogs.

    Thank you for your undertanding.

  • We will do everything we can to keep the garden open during the Snowdrop event but it is February therefore it i really important that you chek the website or Social media pages before setting out.

  • Are welcome in the garden but we must reitterate that they must be with parents/guardias at all times. The garden has deep pond, there will be hot braziers burning and sculptures must not be touched, any damage must be paid for.

  • It goes without saying, it is winter. Please wear sturdy footwear especially as the paths can get slippery and muddy in places.

 

This short video tells you a little about why we started collecting snowdrops and what they mean to us.