Harcourt Arboretum

Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire

Evidence-backed Dawn Redwood Giant Sequoia Coast Redwood Ticketed

Some of Britain's older giant sequoias, plus coast and autumn-red dawn redwoods, at Oxford's arboretum near Nuneham Courtenay. Ticketed.

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Last checked
20 Jun 2026
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University of Oxford arboretum; paid admission ~£9 adult (concessions £7.20, under-16s free); open daily 10am, parking included with ticket

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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.

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About this place

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Harcourt Arboretum is the University of Oxford's woodland collection, about six miles south of the city near Nuneham Courtenay. Its giant sequoias are among the older examples in Britain, dating from the arboretum's mid-19th-century North American conifer plantings, and it also holds coast redwoods and a number of dawn redwoods that turn a rich brick-red in autumn. Paid admission.

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Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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