Water Garden Walk at the Dairy

Every Friday from 21 Feb until 25 April

11am Tour

12.30pm Cream Tea

Dairy

Adult £12 Adult grounds admission applies

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Discover the beauty of the Water Garden and its contemporary sculpture, followed by a traditional Cream Tea at the Stables Café.

A wonderful opportunity to enjoy a 45 minute tour of the Water Garden, located in the grounds of The Dairy, with an experienced Waddesdon Garden Guide.

Originally built and planted to be at its most beautiful in the spring time, the Water Garden provides visitors with a chance to see and enjoy wonderful contemporary art, a wealth of unusual planting, Pulham rockwork and wildlife. On the tour, follow the meandering line of the lakes edge, and wander past rocky alcoves and seasonal flowers.

Public access to this garden is limited and these guided walks only take place on Fridays. Your ticket also includes a Traditional Cream Tea at the Stable Cafe following the tour of the Water Garden.

About the contemporary sculpture

Discover our striking collection of sculpture by well-known contemporary artists. Angus Fairhurst’s ‘A couple of differences between thinking and feeling’, – questions perceptions of what it is to be human. Elisabeth Frink’s ‘Mirage I’ and II evoke giant wading birds, inspired the salt marshes and birdlife in the South of France.

George Cutts’ kinetic sculpture ‘Sea Change’ is made of two slender, curling stainless steel poles that turn slowly in opposite directions. It recalls the ebb and flow of seaweed in ocean currents.

CoExistence Projects ‘Elephant Family’ was acquired in 2021 as part of a project highlighting the threat to Asian elephant habitats from human encroachment and loss of biodiversity in the densely populated Indian subcontin

Meet at the Stables Courtyard for your tour. Comfortable and appropriate footwear for outdoor walking is essential. Please note that the route has uneven surfaces, steps, and narrows in places. Please contact enquiries@waddesdon.org.uk for all accessibility queries.