5 acres of Formal Gardens | Dovecote Café | Animals | Play park | Free Parking | Dog Friendly
Welcome to The Walled Garden!
The Walled Garden & Dovecote Café are open 7 Days A Week!
The gardens are open 9am-4pm (Oct-Mar) and 9am-4:30pm (Apr-Sep). Entry to the formal garden area, play park and animal area is £3 admission for adults. Under 18s FREE. Parking is free, and the whole site is dog friendly.
We also offer SEASON TICKETS for regular visitors.
The café does not require an entry fee.
The on-site Dovecote Café is open open 9am-4pm (Oct-Mar) and 9am-4:30pm (Apr-Sep), has seating available inside and outside (including benches in the gardens). Our café provides a diverse menu that includes a full english all day breakfast which has become very popular and often called one of the best in the area! Sandwiches, main meals, cakes, scones, sausages rolls, vegan rolls, freshly ground coffee, tea, ice cream, plus wine and cider by the bottle.
We have seating indoors, a patio, and benches in the gardens.
Afternoon tea is available with 24 hours prior booking.
Bookings are available inside the café only. Please follow our website and social media for updates.
For all café enquiries and bookings please email:
dovecote@walledgardenmoreton.co.uk
or call:
01929 462243
Food serving times are 10am – 3pm with last food orders at 2:45pm

About Us
The Walled Garden is a beautiful five-acre landsca
For the formal gardens, play park and animal area, admission is £3 for adults (not required café) – under 18s are free. All entry fees go back in to the continued maintenance and development of the site. We also have a season ticket for those who visit regularly.
The Walled Garden re-opened to the public in May 2015, and has undergone significant replanti
The Walled Garden is also home to EMA‘s Moreton campus. A specialist college for young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The students study and gain valuable work experience on-site, in the café, gardens, and animal area. Visit the EMA website to learn more.
Moreton village is close to the historic market town of Dorchester and situated on the River Frome. Moreton has become well known because of its association with T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia. T. E. Lawrence lived near to Moreton when he served at Bovington Camp and was later buried in Moreton Church Yard. Every year thousands of visitors are drawn to Moreton to visit his grave, which backs onto The Walled Garden. Many visitors also visit the village to see the Church’s unique engraved glass windows by poet and artist Sir Laurence Whistler.
News, Events, Jobs
May Half Term Butterfly Trail at The Walled Garden 2025
Our signature garden trail will be on for May Half-Term from Saturday 24th May, and the Butterflies return! New and
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May Half Term Bug and Exotic Animal Experience at The Walled Garden
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Entry Fee for The Walled Garden from 1st April 2025
We would like to inform our valued visitors that from 1st April 2025, The Walled Garden will be introducing a
Easter Trail 2025 at The Walled Garden Moreton
Join us for some family fun this Easter at The Walled Garden as our signature garden trail for children returns!
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