View of the Percy Cane formal gardens at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness retreat centre
Inside the Walled Garden at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness retreat centre
Christian Llewellyn
View of the glasshouse in the Walled Garden at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness retreat centre
Caroline Low
Inside the Walled Garden polytunnel at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness retreat centre
Inside the Walled Garden at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness retreat centre

Sharpham Garden tours

Summary

Max. Spaces: 40 on each tour

Overview

Sunday 8 June: 10.30am-11.45am or 12.45pm-2pm. Booking essential.

Explore the beautiful gardens and grounds surrounding Sharpham House, with our gardeners as your guides.

Our year-round retreat programme means that there are few opportunities for the public to visit.

But we're inviting you to tour our gardens and grounds, to discover the variety of plants, trees, fruit and vegetables that are grown and managed at Sharpham using sustainable, wildlife-supporting practices.

Head Gardeners Bryony and Emily will lead you through the formal, woodland and walled gardens that form the inspiring backdrop to our nature-connection mindfulness retreats and courses.

View of the glasshouse in the Walled Garden at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness retreat centre
Caroline Low

This day is for you if you:

  • love gardens, nature and gorgeous landscapes 
  • are interested to hear about sustainable gardening and growing practices
  • want the rare opportunity to see the gardens and grounds at The Sharpham Trust

Frequently Asked Questions - events

  • Snack - our lunch will be early and the foraging walk is a long one, so bring a healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
  • Your packed lunch
  • Hat and warm clothes
  • Waterproofs
  • Good comfy shoes or wellies
  • Paper and pen if you want to take notes
  • Bottle of water
  • 2 clean glass jars (medium or small, not large)
  • A basket with a handle or similar for foraging, if you have one

•             a packed lunch

•             bottle of water

•             Waterproofs

•             Good comfy shoes or wellies

•             Paper and pen if you want to take notes

•             Camera if you want to take pictures

•             We will supply enough fresh organic veg for all the ferment types you'll be making, but if you'd like to add your own home grown (must be organic) or wild foraged produce them please bring it along

•             4 clean "clip-top" jars (2 x 1 litre and 2 x half litre).  You are welcome to bring other types of jar but clip top jars are "self burping" so are safer and generally more reliable

 

It's a good idea to bring the following:

  • Binoculars! Although if you don't have any, we can supply some
  • Paper and pen if you want to take notes
  • Camera if you want to take pictures
  • Hat & warm clothes
  • Waterproofs
  • Good comfy outdoor shoes or wellies
  • Snack - bring a health snack if you get peckish along the way
  • Bottle of water
  • Binoculars if you have your own (if not we have some spares)
  • Paper and pen if you want to take notes / sketches
  • Magnifying glass if you have one (if not we have some spares)
  • Snack - bring a healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
  • Waterproofs & layers
  • Good comfy shoes or wellies
  • Camera if you want to take pictures
  • Bottle of water
  • A healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
  • A sun-hat and/or sun-cream if necessary
  • Waterproofs if required
  • Good, comfy walking shoes or wellies
  • Bottle of water

Please wear long trousers, not shorts, as we will be walking in long grass and there is a chance of ticks.

 

It's a good idea to bring the following:

  • Snack - bring a healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
  • Hat
  • Torch
  • Waterproofs
  • Good comfy shoes or wellies
  • Paper and pen if you want to take notes
  • Bottle of water
  • If you have your own bat detector do bring it along
  • A healthy snack if you get peckish along the way
  • A sun-hat and/or sun-cream if necessary
  • Waterproofs if required
  • Good, comfy walking shoes or wellies
  • Bottle of water

Please wear long trousers, not shorts, as we will be walking in long grass and there is a chance of ticks.

Getting here

There is parking available in the green bays on the right hand side as you drive towards Sharpham House - see here for more details on reaching us. We'll also meet at this point ahead of the event.

Schedule

We are offering two tours on Sunday 8 June. There are limited spaces so booking is essential.

Morning tour: 10.30am-11.45am

Afternoon tour: 12.45pm-2pm.

The tour is not suitable for children younger than seven. Children must stay with their adult/s at all times.There is a maximum of 2 children aged 7-17 per adult.

Reviews

A fabulous day in such a special place - thanks to everyone involved

participant on a Sharpham Trust nature event

Lovely being out of doors, with such a knowledgeable bird guide

participant on a Sharpham Trust nature event

Fantastic info! Very knowledgeable.

participant on a Sharpham Trust nature event
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Sharpham State

The Sharpham Estate

We're a 550-acre estate on the banks of the River Dart, set within a National Landscape Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

We've been designated organic and we're rewilding parts of the estate, helping to restore nature and to connect people to the land and themselves through our programme of retreats, courses and events.

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Leaders

Bryony
Bryony Middleton - Head Gardener Read more +
Emily Ings, Co Head Gardener at The Sharpham Trust mindfulness meditation centre
Emily Ings, Head Gardener Read more +

Costs

Adult - £5

Children - £3

 

Available dates

2025 08 Jun

Sharpham Garden Tour 10.30am

With Bryony Middleton & Emily Ings
2025 08 Jun

Sharpham Garden Tour 12.45pm

With Bryony Middleton & Emily Ings