York Gate Garden

A magical one acre garden near Leeds with Grade II National Heritage status is inspired by the Arts & Crafts movement.

Visit essentials
Getting here
Group bookings
Membership
Blog

Admission price

Adult: £10.00
Adult with Gift Aid: £12.50
Adult with Perennial membership: Free
Gardeners' World 2 for 1: £10.00
Yorkshire's Great Houses, Castles & Gardens: Free
Child (16 and under): Free

Opening times today

Shop: 10:00 to 15:30
Cafe: 10:00 to 15:30

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Getting here

York Gate Garden
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS16 8DW

Getting here

Entry with Gardeners' World 2 for 1 and Yorkshire Great House Castles and Gardens, with a valid membership card.

Assistance Dogs: To help us preserve its charm, the garden only allows assistance dogs. We are sorry we can’t admit family dogs or other pets.

Groups (6+) are welcome by prior arrangement, please visit our group bookings page for further information.

0113 2678240 yorkgate@perennial.org.uk Follow York Gate Garden

A magical one acre garden near Leeds, York Gate Garden is one of Perennial’s three gardens.

Given so generously by the Spencer family in 1994, York Gate not only helps us raise much needed funds for our work but gives a huge amount of enjoyment for visitors who come from across the UK to look around.

A palette of colour bursts to life in spring and summer with tulips, bulging borders, tropical leafy plants, succulent exotics and a meadow full of wildflowers and wildlife. Timeless structure draws the eye in autumn and winter with a masterpiece of pattern and topiary and a finale of snowdrops and colourful gems.

Plan your trip to York Gate Garden

VISIT ESSENTIALS

Opening Times

Opening times for

Assistance Dogs: To help us preserve its charm, the garden only allows assistance dogs. We are sorry we can’t admit family dogs or other pets.
Groups (6+) are welcome by prior arrangement, please visit our group bookings page for further information.

Open

Partially Open

Closed

Facilities

Limited On Site Parking
As we have a small car park, we encourage visitors to use public transport where possible, please see the 'How to travel to York Gate' section above.

If you do need to drive please car share if you can as onsite parking is limited.
Additional parking is available in the laybys on Church Lane.
Gift Shop
Our gift shop stocked has a large range of contemporary giftware, cards, stationery and gifts for gardeners, including our range of York Gate inspired gifts.
You can also shop our full range of hundreds of cards and gifts in our online shop.
Plants Sales
Our wonderful plant sales area stocks a wide range of plants, including those propagated from the garden.
Toilets
Toilets are available once you have entered the garden (adjacent to the entrance and inside the cafe.
Accessible Toilet
Accessible toilet facilities are available in our garden and cafe.
Cafe
Our cafe offers a range of sweet and savoury light bights and lunches.

Breakfast, lunch, drinks and cakes served daily.

Check out our sample menus.
Baby Changing
Baby changing facilities are available in our cafe

Accessibility

Please be aware that York Gate is difficult for visitors who are solely reliant on a wheelchair due to the narrow paths and gravel surfaces. See below downloads section for our accessibility map.

Wheelchair Access
Please be advised the garden can be difficult for visitors who are solely reliant on a wheelchair - please see above for specific garden details.

The companion of a disabled visitor is admitted free of charge.
Assistance Dogs
To help us preserve its charm, the garden only allows assistance dogs.
We are sorry we can’t admit family dogs or other pets.

Eating

Sit on the wonderful sun terrace overlooking the sunken Mediterranean garden. Our cafe serves wholesome homemade food, reflecting the seasons and promoting local produce.

Our cafe

There’s nothing like a cup of tea and a homemade scone (or a bacon sandwich) after a stroll round a garden. Sip and enjoy the view of the sunken Mediterranean garden from our café’s sun terrace.
Breakfast, lunch, drinks and cakes served daily.
Check out our sample menus.
Afternoon tea

Treat yourself or someone special to one of our delicious afternoon teas, served on weekends only, booking essential
Booking essential, please call 0113 2678240
Further information
Opening times

Wednesday to Sunday
10:00 - 15:30

Shopping

Once you’ve toured the garden, visit our fabulous gift shop stocked with seasonal cards, stationery and gifts for garden. There's also our wonderful plant sales area, which has a wide range of plants, including those propagated from the garden.

Gift shop
The perfect place to find something special including gifts for the home and garden. We stock a large range of contemporary giftware, cards, stationery and gifts for gardeners.

Check out our range of York Gate inspired gifts, new for the 2024 season.
Plant sales
Our plant centre will help you turn your garden inspiration into reality. We offer a wide range of plants including those propagated from plants in the garden. Grown on site by our Head Gardener and team.
Online shop
You can also shop our full range of hundreds of cards and gifts in our online shop.

Donate and support the Arbour Appeal

We need your help to rebuild the historic arbour at York Gate Garden which is in desperate need of restoration.

Find out more and donate

Another year, another win

We are thrilled to be recognised once again as one of the top 10% of attractions to visit worldwide. Thank you for your support.

Group bookings

Thank you for your interest in bringing a group to visit York Gate. Check out our frequently asked questions before making a booking.

The history of York Gate

York Gate is a magical one-acre garden created by the Spencer family between 1951 and 1994.

Address

York Gate Garden
Back Church Lane
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS16 8DW

Driving

As we have a small car park, we encourage visitors to use public transport where possible.

If you do need to drive please car share if you can.

York Gate Garden is just 25 minutes’ drive from Leeds city centre, 40 minutes’ drive from Harrogate, Bradford and Ilkley and only 50 minutes from York. The garden is 2.5 miles southeast of Bramhope, just off the A660.

Please be advised our onsite parking in limited.

Additional parking is available in the laybys on Church Lane. Please be considerate to our neighbours by not parking on Back Church Lane then take the pleasant walk through the historic Church Yard and straight on to our garden entrance.

Public Transport

By train

Horsforth Train Station is 20 minutes from both Leeds and Harrogate Station. It is then a 10 minute taxi ride or the No23 bus can be found just outside the station.

By bus

24, 25 and 26 from Leeds towards Otley and Holt Park
24, 25 and 26 from Otley and Holt Park
28 from and returning to Leeds through Headingley. This service also runs via Leeds Train Station.

Garden Events York Gate

Snowdrop Days at York Gate - Friends of Perennial

We'll be opening the garden in February for visitors to come and see our growing collection of interesting snowdrops.

York Gate, Back Church Lane, Leeds, LS16 8DW
13th February 2025- 16th February 2025
10:00 - 15:00
Free to Friends of Perennial

Garden Events York Gate

Snowdrop Days at York Gate Garden - General public

We'll be opening the garden in February for visitors to come and see our growing collection of interesting snowdrops.

York Gate Garden, Back Church Lane, Leeds, LS16 8DW
19th February 2025- 23rd February 2025
10:00 - 15:00
£10

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