Spring in the garden at Castle Drogo

After the long wet winter, Castle Drogo’s rhododendron garden is bursting into colour following vital conservation work and visitors can now stroll through the new paths and admire the vivid plants and other spring flowers such as  daffodils, camellias and bluebells carpeting the garden floor.

For those who find accessing areas such as the garden or wider Drogo estate difficult, there is now a tramper available to hire as part of the Countryside Mobility South West scheme. The tramper route takes in some of the most fragrant parts of the garden including the azalea path and rose garden.

Paths have also been upgraded on Piddledown Common so the tramper can get people to the popular Hunters Path to admire the views out over Dartmoor and down into the Teign gorge.

To book the tramper, telephone 01647 433306, there is no hire charge.

As part of the winter work in the garden, the garden team have upgraded the paths around the formal garden to make a new dog-friendly route. The path goes past the Bunty House with its own miniature garden, into the orchard and rhododendron garden and back along Mr Drewe’s path overlooking the river. Carol who recently visited Castle Drogo said, “I’ve been coming here for years and it’s been great to be able to walk around the garden with my dog.”

The garden is open every day from 10.30am until 5.30pm.