The Walled Garden

Please read our public health update regarding the opening of the gardens and reopening of The Dovecote Café.

We are open 7 DAYS A WEEK from Saturday 4th July. Read more.

We thank you for your patience during this difficult time, and extend our well wishes to all of our visitors and friends in the community. We look forward to seeing you this summer!

Keep following our website and social media for updates.

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The Walled Garden is a beautiful five-acre landscaped formal garden situated in Moreton, Dorset.  The 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.

The Walled Garden re-opened to the public in May 2015, and have undergone significant replanting and restoration since then.  A wide variety of perennial plants sit in the boarders, which have been styled in original Georgian and Victorian designs. For the past 3 years, these have been planted and cared for by our Head Gardener Tim and his team.