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Tickets and Times
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Opening times
The Botanic Garden is open almost every day of the year, including Sundays and Bank Holidays, but does close shortly before Christmas and re-open after New Year when Durham University itself is closed - for more information on the exact dates please contact Event Durham.
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Period |
Opening time |
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Summer (March to October) |
10am to 4:30pm |
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Winter (November to February) |
10:30am to 4pm |
Admission and exit points
The Botanic Garden Kiosk (Howlands Park and Ride) entrance is a swipe card system which can be accessed by Season Ticket Holders, Friends of the Garden and Campus Card Holders only.
The small car park at the Visitor Centre offers free parking, please leave your car registration at the Visitor Centre to avoid a parking ticket. Payment is by card only.
Visitors can use either entrance to leave the gardens.
Daily admission charges
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Ticket type |
Cost |
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Adult |
£5.00 |
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Concessions (over 60s, students with valid NUS card, registered disabled, wheelchair users) |
£4.50
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Children (16 years and under), Carers*, Durham University Campus Card Holders |
Free of charge |
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RHS Members |
Free entry - every Monday and the first Saturday of each month Please note, it will be every Monday and Thursday in 2025. |
Season tickets
Valid for one year from date of purchase, available from the Visitor Centre.
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Ticket type |
Cost |
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Adult |
£20.00 |
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Concessions (over 60s, students with valid NUS card, registered disabled, wheelchair users) |
£15.00
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Group rates
£4.25 per person. Only available to pre-booked groups of 10 or more adults.
Please book by contacting Event Durham.
* Definition of Carer
Helper/Carer - This is defined as a person dedicated to the full-time care of a specific person on a 1:1 basis. A helper/carer is not someone who is part of a group and generally doesn't need to offer personal assistance to an individual, merely there as part of the group visit. Helper/carers have free entry on the understanding they are not visiting the garden but are there to facilitate the visit for the person they are assisting.