Gates Open for Garden Squares Weekend
Visit nine of the borough's greenest spaces on Saturday and Sunday
This weekend, June 17 and 18, is Open Garden Squares Weekend, with gardens across London opening their gates to the public.
This year, the event is celebrating its 20th anniversary with 200 green spaces open across London, including nine in our borough.
In Fulham:
Fulham Palace, Saturday 11am - 3pm. Four special guided tours by volunteers and garden apprentices for OGSW ticket holders at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm. Head gardener and members of the gardening team present in the walled garden. Museum open 12-4pm. Walled garden open 10.15 to 4.15pm. Drawing Room Café serving light meals and refreshments, 9am-5pm. Plants for sale.
Fulham Palace Meadow Allotments, Saturday 11.30am - 3.30pm. Guided tours. Teas and light refreshments. Plant and produce stall.
All Saints Vicarage Garden, 70 Fulham High Street, open Saturday 11am - 4pm. Tea, coffee and cakes available. Help yourself, donations welcome in aid of the upkeep of the garden.
All Saints Church and churchyard next door, accessible through back garden gate. Grade II*, beautiful glass, mediaeval tower and some of the finest monuments in London.
Open 10am-4pm Monday-Friday, 10am-1pm on Saturday. Sunday services at 8, 9.30, 11.30am and 6pm.
In Shepherd's Bush:
John Betts House, on Goldhawk Road/Rylett Road, open Saturday, 2pm - 5pm, refreshments including home make cakes and plant sales.
In Hammersmith:
Ravenscourt Park Glasshouses, Saturday and Sunday, 10am - 4pm. Herbal activities. Plants and refreshments for sale. Café next door for refreshments.
William Morris Society, Kelmscott House, 26 Upper Mall, open Saturday 2pm - 5pm. Museum open. Book and gift stall. Handout containing Morris’s description and plan of the 1880s garden. Display of Morris’s designs. Children’s quiz and trail. Refreshments available
Sycamore House, Sycamore Gardens, Shepherd's Bush Road. Open Saturday 2pm - 5pm: Tea, coffee, homemade cakes. Plant and craft stalls.
Emery Walker's House, 7 Hammersmith Terrace. Sunday 2pm - 5pm. Shop open.
River Cafe, Rainville Road. This garden can only be visited on an escorted tour -advance booking essential.
For more details and directions to these gardens visit the Open Garden Squares Weekend website
June 15, 2017
