Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

Test Valley, Hampshire

Evidence-backed Dawn Redwood Giant Sequoia Coast Redwood Ticketed

All three redwoods grow at this Hampshire arboretum near Romsey, where the dawn redwood is the garden's own emblem. Ticketed.

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Access
Ticketed access
Last checked
20 Jun 2026
Access note
Ticketed; open daily except Christmas and Boxing Day. Check current admission on the official site.

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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

  • Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
    Credit: Tony Scott / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Evidence

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About this place

Compiled from the listed sources below — not a first-hand account.

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is a large arboretum near Romsey in Hampshire, holding a vast collection of trees and shrubs. Redwoods are well represented, with giant sequoia and coast redwood among the conifers and a National Plant Collection of dawn redwood, grown from the species' first introduction to the West in 1948; the dawn redwood leaf is the garden's emblem. Entry is ticketed, open daily.

Sources

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