Plan Your Next Adventure at Bowood

Bowood House & Gardens is open from Friday 1st April to 1st November 2022.
Opening times are 11:00 – last admissions at 17:00 closing at 18:00.

Bowood House & Gift Shop closes at 17:00, with last entry at 16:30. The Adventure Playground closes at 17:45. The Treehouse Café is open for both a takeaway and eat-in service. The Stables Restaurant, located in the House, offering Tea and Cakes, is currently closed and will reopen on Saturday 16th July for Tea. (see our Food & Drink page for dates).

The Woodland Gardens are open from Friday 15th April to early June*
Opening times are 11:00 – last admissions at 17:00 closing at 18:00.
*Please check the website for exact closing dates.

Bowood House & Gardens is open from 1st April – 1st November 2022.

Day Ticket Prices as below – please book online here:

Adult (17+) – £15.20

Senior (60+) – £12.80

Young Adult (13-16 years) – £12.80

Junior (7-12 years) – £11.50

Child (2-6 years) – £9.40

Infants under 2 are free, and do not require a ticket.

Family option 1 (2 adults + 1 child 12 yrs and under) – £37.00

Family option 2 (2 adults + 2 children 12yrs and under or 1 adult + 3 children 12yrs and under) – £45.00

Family option 3 (2 adults + 3 children 12 yrs and under) – £53.50

Disability and their registered Carer day tickets are discounted at 50% off our standard day ticket prices and can be purchased online. Please show the relevant paperwork at admissions. Please show either a 1. Disability Living Allowance or Attendance Allowance letter. 2. Personal Independence Payment Letter. 3. Letter from GP or consultant confirming the need for a full time carer. This does not need to be a letter of diagnosis. (All need to be dated within the last 12 months.)

2022 Season Tickets are no longer available to purchase for the 2022 Season.

Only assistance dogs are permitted inside the grounds of Bowood House & Gardens.

FACILITIES:

• The Treehouse Café is located by admissions, and the café offers a range of sandwiches, paninis, wraps, etc. with a selection of fillings.
• The Stables Restaurant located within the House, offering tea, coffee and cake. Open during the School Holidays, please check our Food & Drink page for dates and timings.
• Conveniently located in the middle of the Adventure Playground, the Ice Cream Kiosk is open during school holidays and weekends.
• Complimentary car park available next to admissions. Please do not leave pets in parked cars. If you use our car parks, you do so at your own risk. Bowood is not able to accept any responsibility for damage, accidents, or losses.
• Designated parking is available and wheelchairs can be borrowed, subject to availability. Visitors to the House may be allowed to drive to a set off point adjacent to Bowood House upon request. Please note that for safety and security reasons we would request to hold your car keys until departure.
• Toilets are available within the Treehouse Café, next to admissions, next to the Adventure Playground, and within The House.
• Accessible toilets are initially provided in the Treehouse Café. Baby changing facilities are available in the Treehouse Café and next to the Adventure Playground. Please ask a member of the team if you require any assistance.
• Picnics are allowed anywhere within the grounds (except the Terraces by the House) and picnic benches are provided.
• Barbeques are not permitted anywhere within the Grounds including the car park.
• Only working Assistance Dogs are permitted at Bowood House & Gardens
• Please also note paths around the House and Grounds are gravel therefore Wheelchairs and Pushchairs may find it difficult.
• Bowood House & Gardens will continue to operate as a cash free site.
• Children’s Activities are available here at Bowood, click here 

Can I travel to Bowood using public transport?
Bus – Routes 33 and X33 (Chippenham to Devizes) go through Derry Hill Village.
Route 55 stops on the A4 close to the turning into Derry Hill Village.
It is approximately 1½ miles from the entrance gate to Admissions for the House & Gardens.

Train – The nearest mainline station is Chippenham.  Taxis are available or you can take the 55 bus to Studley crossroads.

Which entrance do I use?
The entrance to the House and Gardens is at the other end of Derry Hill village, just off the A4.  You will enter via a White Gate.  If using Satellite Navigation, please use postcode SN11 9NF.

All are signposted from the A4 and A342.
Please note: There is no access from the Golden Gates entrance to Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort opposite the Lansdowne Arms public house in Derry Hill.

The Woodland Gardens (open from 15th April to early June) are located off the A342 between Derry Hill and Sandy Lane.  For Satellite Navigation please use the postcode SN11 9PG.

Is there a car and coach park at Bowood?
Free parking is available opposite the Treehouse Café and the main Admission point as well as the Woodland Gardens.

Can coaches drop passengers at Bowood House?
It is possible for coaches to drop off and collect passengers from the House by prior arrangement.  Please call 01249 812 102 for all group booking enquiries.

For more information, please call: 01249 812 102 or email: reception@bowood.org