Best for Photography

Dramatic avenues, towering groves, and atmospheric woodland — places that reward a camera and a slow walk.

11 places

Benmore Botanic Garden

Dunoon · Argyll and Bute

Home to one of the most impressive giant sequoia avenues in Britain. Planted in 1863 from seeds brought directly from California, the avenue of over a hundred sequoias creates a cathedral-like approach to the garden. The trees are now among the tallest in Scotland.

Open to public

Coast Redwood

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive

New Forest · Hampshire

A dramatic drive through a double avenue of coast redwoods planted in 1859. The trees now tower over 40 metres above the road and create one of the most striking woodland experiences in southern England. Part of the New Forest National Park.

Open to public Free

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Westonbirt, The National Arboretum

Tetbury · Gloucestershire

One of the greatest tree collections in the world, with outstanding giant sequoias and coast redwoods among its 2,500 tree species. The sequoias here include some of the finest specimens in England, planted in the Victorian era when the arboretum was established by Robert Holford.

Open to public

Giant Sequoia

Bodnant Garden

Tal-y-cafn · Conwy

One of the finest gardens in Wales, managed by the National Trust, with remarkable giant sequoias planted in the Victorian era. The garden descends through terraces and woodland to the River Conwy, and includes one of the finest collections of rare trees in north Wales.

Open to public

Giant Sequoia

Castle Kennedy Gardens

Stranraer · Dumfries and Galloway

Historic castle gardens with outstanding mature giant sequoias planted in the 1850s. The setting between two lochs creates an extraordinary landscape of rare trees, formal avenues, and sweeping views. One of south-west Scotland's finest designed landscapes.

Open to public

Giant Sequoia

Cluny House Gardens

Aberfeldy · Perthshire

A remarkable private garden in Highland Perthshire with some of the finest giant sequoias in Scotland, including one of the tallest specimens in the country. Cluny House sits in dramatic Highland scenery and the sequoias here have grown to extraordinary size in the sheltered valley position.

Open to public

Giant Sequoia

Dawyck Botanic Garden

Stobo · Scottish Borders

An outstanding specialist tree garden in the Scottish Borders managed by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Dawyck has remarkable giant sequoias among one of the finest dendrological collections in Britain, set in a steep valley carved by the Scrape Burn.

Open to public

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Harcourt Arboretum

Nuneham Courtenay · Oxfordshire

The University of Oxford's arboretum south of the city, with fine giant sequoias and a coast redwood grove planted in the 20th century. Harcourt offers a quieter alternative to the better-known arboreta and has a well-established collection of champion-sized trees.

Open to public

Giant Sequoia

Killerton Estate

Broadclyst · Devon

A National Trust estate with fine giant sequoias in the historic hillside garden. Killerton was one of the earliest Devon estates to plant the newly introduced sequoias in the 1850s and 1860s. The trees stand prominently on the wooded hillside behind the house.

Open to public

Giant Sequoia

Sheffield Park Garden

Uckfield · East Sussex

A National Trust garden of exceptional beauty with outstanding giant sequoias among the great collection of trees. Sheffield Park is known for its four linked lakes, autumn colour, and a remarkable variety of heritage conifers including some very large Victorian-era sequoias.

Open to public

Coast Redwood

Tollymore Forest Park

Newcastle · County Down

A beautiful forest park in the foothills of the Mourne Mountains with mature coast redwoods alongside a varied collection of heritage trees. The park straddles the Shimna River and offers spectacular walks through mixed woodland with occasional glimpses of the Mournes above.

Open to public Free

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Giant Sequoia Places

The giant sequoia — the largest tree by volume on Earth — was introduced to Britain in the 1850s. These are standout places to encounter it across the UK.

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Free to Visit

Redwood places that are open to the public at no charge, with straightforward access and no ticket needed.

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Historic Plantings

Victorian enthusiasm for the newly discovered redwoods shaped many of Britain's finest estates. These places still carry that history.

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