2019 Opening Days Dates & Times:

Days Open Closed Dates

Wed-Sun 11am 4pm 16th February - 31st March 2019

Wed-Sun 10am 5pm 3rd April - 3rd November 2019

Wed-Sun 11am 4pm 6th November - 22nd December 2019

We are also open on all bank holidays from February to 22nd December and daily (Monday to Friday) from 10am to 5pm during the Worcestershire school holidays.

Admission Prices Adults: £5.50, Children: £2.50, Under 3’s: Free, Annual Passes: Adults: £27.50, Children: £12.50 Group bookings throughout the week for parties of 20 or more: £5.00 per person. Admission prices Location & Access Adults: £5.50, Children: £2.50, Under 3s: Free Annual Passes: £27.50 adults, £12.50 Arley Arboretum, Lion Lane, Upper Arley, children Worcestershire, DY12 1SQ. Group bookings throughout the week for 15 mins drive from Kidderminster and Bewdley, parties of 20 or more: £5.00 per person 45 minutes from Worcester. Coaches welcome or “Arley is one of the oldest travel by steam on the Severn Valley Railway direct arboretums in Britain. Among to Arley Station. its 300 species of trees is an old tower covered in creepers, which turn magnificent colours of red, yellow, orange and pink. Arley Arboretum & Gardens There are few displays more are set within the picturesque stunning than Acers (Japanese surroundings of Arley Estate. maples) in autumn, and Arley boasts a fine collection. They make beautiful focal points in Bookings & enquiries: 01299 861368 the arboretum’s autumn display.” Monday - Friday 10am to 4pm or email: BBC Countryfile [email protected] or visit: Perfect for all the family Magazine, August 2017 arleyarboretum.co.uk Fun things for Garden Tea Room families at Arley Offering delicious homemade hot and cold food, a selection of delicious cakes, teas. coffees, alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. Pick up an Arley Kids Quests, Scavenger Hunts & Trails ice cream at the kiosk or bring a picnic of your Hunt for the clues as you journey through own to enjoy. the Arboretum! Trail booklets available to buy at the entrance. Group Bookings & Children’s Parties Maze We welcome group bookings and are delighted to host children’s parties. With beautiful views from the castle in the middle! Our themed events are designed to (30 minutes to complete). delight children and adults including: Delmar Adventure Play Trail yy Unicorn, Flamingo & Llama Parties A 40m trail linking 9 separate apparatus. yy Fairy & Goblin Parties Beautiful With slide, tower, dragonfly seesaw, outdoor yy Quest Parties gym and more it’s a great opportunity to test yy Mermaid & Pirate Parties Arley Arboretum your balance and bravery as you climb and jump! (Suitable for 2 to 12 year olds). yy Moon & Stars Parties For more details visit: Renowned for its stunning beauty, Arley Fabulous Events for all Ages arleyarboretum.co.uk/arley-kids/parties Arboretum sits within the Arley Estate. For an up to date list of our latest events, visit our website or follow us on Facebook. During your visit to us there are some wonderful things to see and do, including: Events include: yy Over 300 species of trees dating back yy The Great Easter Eggstravaganza! I asked my 9 year over 350 years yy Unicorn Pony Rides old son what was yy Britain’s longest Laburnum arch (65m), yy Return to The Fairy Ball (Scavenger Hunt his favourite bit at under planted with bluebells & Trail) Arley Arboretum yy One of the finest collections of Magnolias yy Trick or Treat Extravaganza (Halloween) y and he replied & Acers in Britain y Santa’s Cottage (Christmas) “Everything, yy The magnificent Italian Garden, yy Plant Fairs fountains and peacocks yy Seasonal Afternoon Tea Dates it’s amazing” yy Acres of breathtaking walks and views Pre book at: arleyarboretum.digitickets.co.uk (dogs welcome on a lead)

ArleyArboretum The Roger & Douglas Turner Charitable Trust (CIO). Registered Charity Number: 1154467. arleyarboretum.co.uk Severn View Point Holly Walk Laburnum Arch The Well

138 DelMar Play Area Grove Coppice Acer Glade Azalea Walk 162

87 97 81 176 Maze Walled Garden 229 78 63

74 Turner Ride Italian Garden Key to Our Historic Trees Orchard 262

Wedding Pagoda 63 Norway Spruce (Picea abies). 162 Crimean Pine (Pinus laricio var. Ha Ha Ditch Possibly one of the tallest Christmas pallasiana). Measured at 30m+ Herbaceous Borders trees in the UK. in 2007. Vertical branches give its C 206 Whitty Pear (Sorbus domestic, True ‘organ pipes’ nickname. D 74 service). Indigenous to the Wyre Lucombe Oak (Quercus x hispanica 176 Forest area. “Luconbeana”). Semi-Evergreen. E 78 Maidenhair Tree (Ginkgo biloba). 206 Swamp Cypress (Taxodium B Planted around 1820 (One of our distichum). One of the later Magnolia Garden F oldest trees) additions, planted in 1960. Common Lime (Tilia x europaea). Giant Redwood - Wellingtonia 81 229 Measured at 25.69m tall in 2008. (Sequoiadendron giganteum). 338 It may contain rabbits at play in the Planted 1860, it was 38.7m in 2007. 339 ‘petticoat’ epicormic growth at 3 Corsican Pines (Pinus nigra 262 the bottom. laricio). Measured at 35.95m in

87 Black Walnut (Juglans nigra). 2007. It is really rare for 3 trees Planted in 1877 by Sir Joseph Hooker to thrive so close together! Red Glade on birth of Robert Woodward. 338 Dove or Handkerchief Tree (Davidia A 97 Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica). involucrata var, vilmoriniana). You might initially think this is lots They produce white bracts, in early of trees, but it’s all one! It covers ¼ summer that look like a hanky. acre. Planted around 1820. Cucumber Tree (Magnolia 339 138 Monkey Puzzle Tree (Araucaria acuminata “Koban Dori”). araucana). Measured at 22.12m The seed heads look like a cucumber. in 2007.

A Car Park D Kiosk / Start Key to Our Walkways B Disabled Car Park E Tea Room & Path Outdoor Terrace Alternative Route C Plant Sales F Toilets Dogs welcome on leads