Coast redwood opens the North American arboretum, with a grove of dawn redwoods beyond, in this wooded university garden on the edge of Durham. Ticketed.
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- Ticketed access
- Last checked
- 20 Jun 2026
- Access note
- Paid admission (adult £4); open most days 10:00-16:30 (to 16:00 Nov-Feb)
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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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About this place
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Durham University Botanic Garden sits in around 25 acres of mature woodland on the southern edge of Durham city. Its North American Arboretum opens with a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), and a little further on the science trail passes a grove of dawn redwoods (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), the deciduous Chinese conifer once known only from fossils. Paid entry.
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