A sheltered Dorset valley near Chesil Beach where a broad-girthed coast redwood grows beside sequoia and dawn redwood. Ticketed.
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Before you go
- Access
- Ticketed access
- Last checked
- 20 Jun 2026
- Access note
- Paid admission, adult ~£15; open daily (seasonal hours)
- Visitor information
- abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk/gardens
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Best in autumn: the dawn redwood is deciduous, and its foliage turns a foxy copper-red before falling — often the finest time to visit.
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Credit: Donarreiskoffer / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
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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.
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