Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens

Abbotsbury, Dorset

Field-checked Dawn Redwood Giant Sequoia Coast Redwood Ticketed

A sheltered Dorset valley near Chesil Beach where a broad-girthed coast redwood grows beside sequoia and dawn redwood. Ticketed.

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Access
Ticketed access
Last checked
20 Jun 2026
Access note
Paid admission, adult ~£15; open daily (seasonal hours)

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Redwood species here

Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides)
Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)

Best in autumn: the dawn redwood is deciduous, and its foliage turns a foxy copper-red before falling — often the finest time to visit.

Photos

  • Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens
    Credit: Donarreiskoffer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

Evidence

Field-checked

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Species
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About this place

Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens sits in a sheltered, wooded valley near Chesil Beach in Dorset, where the mild maritime microclimate lets tender plants thrive. All three redwoods grow here — giant sequoia, coast redwood and dawn redwood — recorded by RedwoodWorld, including a notable coast redwood measured at about 4.46m in girth. Paid entry.

Sources

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Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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