Britain's oldest botanic garden grows a dawn redwood from the original 1940s Chinese seed, plus a giant sequoia. Ticketed, central Oxford.
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- Ticketed access
- Last checked
- 20 Jun 2026
- Access note
- Adult ~£9 admission (UK's oldest botanic garden); concessions available, open daily
- Visitor information
- botanic-garden.ox.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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About this place
The University of Oxford Botanic Garden, beside the River Cherwell in central Oxford, is Britain's oldest botanic garden. It grows a dawn redwood raised from one of the original Chinese seed collections made after the species was rediscovered in the 1940s, alongside the giant sequoia. Paid admission.
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