Dawyck Botanic Garden

Dawyck is truly one of the world’s finest arboreta. A woodland garden with something going on all year.

With an abundance of exotic and native plants providing a breathtaking backdrop of colour throughout the year. It has an ever changing seasonal garden from carpets of snowdrops and daffodils in early spring through to displays of azaleas, rhododendrons in early summer, culminating in the autumn with hues of red, orange and gold in the garden foliage.

One of the most photographed parts of the garden is the Azalea Terrace. Swiss Bridge is a landmark and upstream are the falls of Scrape Burn which in spring is flanked by a cascade of snowdrops. With a pond, a Beech Walk, a view of Dawyck House and the presence of Italian stonework linking the garden terraces and woodland paths there is plenty to see and photograph.

Part of the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh.

Location: Dawyck Botanic Garden, Stobo, Nr Peebles, Scotland Grid Reference: NT162351 Ceremonial County: Peebles-shire Map Link: StreetMap Aerial photo:  Getting there: On the B712 8 miles southwest of Peebles. Website: www.rbge.org.uk/the-gardens/dawyck Address: Dawyck Botanic Garden, Stobo, Nr Peebles Postcode: EH45 9JU Telephone: 01721 760254 Opening Times: 1st Feb-30 Nov Daily 10am. Closes Feb & Nov 4pm; Mar & Oct 5pm; Apr to Sep 6pm Charges: Adults £5; Concessions £4; Child £1; Family £10 Nearby Locations: Other Location Pages: Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh Notes: Photographs and videos of the gardens is allowed for personal use only. All photography and filming for commercial use is by permit only. Map of the site (PDF)

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