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Thu 30 Jul · 12:30

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Formal garden tours take place at Kingston Lacy in Poole. Volunteer guides provide tours of the estate's planned, cut and planted formal garden areas. Admission is required.

Meet a volunteer guide for a free guided tour of Kingston Lacy's Formal Garden.

Experience the carefully planned, cut and planted areas of the Formal Garden from the beautiful displays on the South Terrace to the historic planting of Lime Avenue and Nursery wood.

Formal Garden tours run on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays from 11 May to the 30 October 2026.

Meet the Garden Guide at 11.30am and 2pm in the Rotunda – between the shop and café. Look out for the Garden Tour sign showing you where to meet.

These tours are free and there is no pre-booking required. Normal admissions charges apply. National Trust members will need to show their membership cards at Visitor Reception and non-members will need to pay the admission price (from £23 per adult, £11.50 per child) or join the National Trust.

This is a walking tour lasting for approximately 60 minutes.

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Formal garden tours takes place on Thursday, 30 July 2026 at 12:30. The event runs until Friday, 30 October 2026.

Formal garden tours is held at Kingston Lacy in Poole (Wimborne Minster, Dorset).

Tickets for Formal garden tours can be booked via nationaltrust.org.uk using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.

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