Group visits

Image shows a group of 10 visitors facing their guide pink astilbe and woven willow sculptures.

Tours:

Tours with our experienced and knowledgeable Garden guides can last between 60 minutes and 1.5 hours, depending on the needs of the group. Standard tours and visits are available during our opening hours of 10am and 4:30.

Suitable for 10 – 65 visitors
£12.50 per person

Out-of-hours visits and larger tour groups may be considered on an individual basis – please contact garden-visits@bristol.ac.uk first. Smaller groups may book paying for a minimum of 10 visitors – or keep an eye on our Events page for public tours.

Group visits:

For those groups who prefer a self-guided visit, bookings for groups can also be made using the form below.

Suitable for 10 – 100 visitors
£9 per person

Larger tour groups may be considered on an individual basis – please contact garden-visits@bristol.ac.uk first.
Groups smaller than 10 and not reuiring a tour may book on the online shop or pay at the gate.

Refreshments:
Chandos Deli serve a range of hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, snacks and ice creams from late March to October. Refreshments can be booked in advance with them for group visits.

Availibility:
Please check our calendar for an idea of available dates. Empty dates should usually be available, unless there is already a request for that date waiting to be processed. Dates marked busy may still be available – please enquire with the office.

Calendar – Botanic Garden Tours and Visits

Please note there is occasionally a glitch with Microsoft where the calendar starts in 1899! If this happens, just click ‘Today’ in the top left. 

Travel:
Click here for details on how to get to the Garden.
Health and safety:
Please read our Risk Assessment for Group Visits and ensure it is distributed to the group leaders.
2025 Group Tour Booking Form

2025 Group Tour Booking Form

About your visit:

Visit type:
Arrival time:
Tour start time, if different to arrival time:
Departure time:
Mode of transport:

Contact details:

Finance Information

Please note we regret we can no longer accept cheques or cash payments.
How will you be paying for your visit?

Invoicing details

Please give details of your finance department so we can invoice you. For a larger organisation this might be the accounts payable department, for a smaller organisation, this might be the treasurer.
Purchase order number:
Is your organisation VAT/sales tax registered?

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