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$172
Visit the Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens, featuring 20 acres filled with rare and exotic plants from all over the world.
See camellia groves and magnolias, and the rhododendron and hydrangea collections.
Experience the Abbotsbury Swannery, considered to be one of the best activities in Dorset.
Walk through a colony of nesting mute swans and perhaps even see hatching cygnets.
Swan lake
Visit the park established as a vegetable garden by the first Countess of Ilchester in 1765. During the restoration after the great storm of 1990, many new exotic and unusual plants were introduced, creating a subtropical garden. Continuing to the Abbotsbury Swannery, you can walk through a nesting colony of mute swans and perhaps even see fluffy cygnets hatching in nests near the pathways.
Practical information
Remarks/requirements: Appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
Walking information: Approximately 1 mile walk
Wheelchair accessible: No.
Language: English.
