Welcome to The Walled Garden!
The Walled Garden & Dovecote Café are open 7 Days A Week! Winter opening hours are 9am-4:30pm.
The Dovecote Café is open 9am – 4pm every day, has seating available inside and outside (including benches in the gardens!). 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
Please note: Our Thorngrove @ The Walled Garden Plant Shop is now closed for the winter until the spring. We have a small selection of plants still for sale outside the Dovecote Café but our full range will be back in 2022!
Though government restrictions in relation to Covid-19 have now been lifted, we can assure all visitors that we remain vigilant in keeping The Walled Garden a safe place for everyone, with continued monitoring of numbers and hygiene protocols. Face masks are not essential, but are advised in the café during busy times. Please consider giving space to other visitors too. Any restriction updates will be shared here and on our social media.
About Us
The Walled Garden is a beautiful five-acre landsca
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.
The Walled Garden re-opened to the public in May 2015, and has undergone significant replanti
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Butterfly Trail at The Walled Garden
The garden trail returns for this upcoming half term and theme is Butterflies! Experienced and first-time explorers are all welcome
Martin Green Interiors in The Garden 2022
Martin Green Interiors – In The Garden, returns to the Walled Garden next week and will again be bringing a
Easter Trail Eggstravaganza!
Easter is just around the corner and we’re excited to confirm our signature Walled Garden Trail will return in a
Sculpture at The Walled Garden 2022
Dorset Art Weeks takes place 14th – 29th May and we’re proud to be hosting an outdoor exhibition once again, and
EMA – Open Days
Those familiar with The Walled Garden and Dovecote Café will be aware that our site also functions as a college
Cafe Front of House Assistant
The Dovecote Café is looking for a new Front of House Assistant to join our vibrant, friendly, and hard-working team!
Mother’s Day Menu
Mums deserve more than just a day to show our appreciation for everything they do for us, but we wanted
Bugtastic Half Term Trail!
Our half-term Bugtastic trail opens on Saturday 19th Feb! Minibeasts will be making themselves known around the gardens in the
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