Giant sequoia and the fossil-relic dawn redwood feature in this teaching garden at Stoke Bishop, Bristol. Ticketed.
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- Access
- Ticketed access
- Last checked
- 20 Jun 2026
- Access note
- Weekdays donation entry (DAISY Days, £0–£12); weekends £9 adult, under-18s & students free.
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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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The University of Bristol Botanic Garden is a five-acre teaching and research garden at Stoke Bishop, Bristol. Its conifer plantings include both the evergreen giant sequoia and the deciduous dawn redwood, the latter a conifer once known only from fossils until living trees were found in China in the 1940s. Paid admission (free for students, alumni and Friends).
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