A 1949 dawn redwood by the Lake, one of Britain's first, stands near an early giant sequoia in central Cambridge. Ticketed.
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- Access
- Ticketed access
- Last checked
- 20 Jun 2026
- Access note
- Ticketed; open daily from 10am. Check current admission on the official site.
- Visitor information
- botanic.cam.ac.uk
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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: temporalata / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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About this place
Cambridge University Botanic Garden is the University of Cambridge's 40-acre botanic garden near the city centre. Both of its redwoods carry real history: the dawn redwood by the Lake was raised from seed sent from China in 1949 — the first of its kind to grow on British soil since the age of the dinosaurs — while four giant sequoias on the Main Walk date from 1855, grown from among the first seed of the species brought to England. Paid entry (free for University members).
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