Arley Garden Festival

NEW for 2026 AND INCLUDED IN YOUR TICKET Show Gardens! Following on from the very successful addition of our Creative Corner Garden Design last year we are enhancing our 2026 festival by adding Show Gardens. With the absence of The RHS Tatton Flower show again this year in the North West and the cancellation of Shrewsbury Flower Show, we are giving designers, both young and old, the opportunity to continue gaining experience in garden design.

Hartford WI will once again be joining us this year in their own marquee where they will be showcasing their crafts.

Our garden tours running throughout the day, lead by Gordon Baillie our Head Gardener, will be taking place and are included in your ticket. Visitor entry to the hall and gardens (and FREE parking) is also a part of your ticket. As ever there will be dedicated plant nurseries and high-quality garden accessory traders at the show as well as experts on hand from The Professional Gardeners Guild to help with any questions you may have. A programme of talks and demonstrations will also be running throughout the day.

In the Countryside Marquee visitors will be able to learn about Wood Carving and Chainsaw Carving, Dry-Stone Walling along with finding out about the Cheshire Wildlife Trust, Lower Moss Wood Rescue Centre and the Mid Cheshire Beekeepers. Near by are the Cheshire Guild of Wood Turners where you and the whole family can ‘have-a-go’ at wood turning.

Last year we were delighted that Animal Teach could bring a hands on experience to Arley with over 30 species of animals and invertebrate in the Animal Team! As well as that we held a fun dog show organised by Tails Animal Rescue based in Northwich. It’s a great family day out with children’s entertainment also including, face painting and our playzone including a zip wire, willow domes and picnic area.

There will be a selection of food outlets offering a choice of brownies, pies and pasties, chocolate, rum and gin, preserves and cheese as well as our exclusive caterers who run The Gardener’s Kitchen Café on the stable yard and also provide a marquee on the showground where you can sit and enjoy a lunch of sandwiches cakes, hot food and drinks.

We will also be holding our Schools Gardening Challenge at the show, we invite local primary schools to plant an 2.4m x 1.2m raised flowerbed (which we provide) with some (but not all) plants that have been grown by the children themselves, the theme can be anything, last year we welcomed 20 schools everyone.

Creative Crafts will play host to a large selection of high-quality gift and craft traders in their own marquee which can be found close to the entrance marquee.

The Wabash Jazz Trio will put you in the mood for a great day as they play foot tapping music as you arrive. Lymm Concert band will then be playing in the afternoon and all day in the Stable Yard, the band Street Jazz will be playing. The iconic English Lotus cars will once again be outside the Hall on Saturday and the elegant Morgan cars will be on display on Sunday.

Adult pre-booked online £22.00 gate price £26.00
Child (4-16) pre-booked £6.00 gate price £8.00
10% discount available for Annual Pass Holders
Groups (15+) £22.00