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Wickham Bishops Garden Festival

This event is resting for 2026
Sorry, but Wickham Bishops Garden Festival isn't running this year. We'll keep you posted about next year's event details when they are known, but in the meantime we include below details from a previous year to remind you about the event

 approx 10 gardens opened Wickham Bishops, near Witham, Essex
Sunday 8th June 2025
11.00am to 5.00pm

After a spectacular reopening in 2023 and a well-deserved two year break, the villagers of Wickham Bishops are opening their gardens once again, with five new gardens taking part. Additional attractions should provide something for everyone.

• Beautiful gardens, large and small
• Classic car exhibition
• BBQ
• Beer and Prosecco tent
• Lunches and afternoon teas
• Scarecrow competition
• Clog dancing by 'Alive and Kicking'
• Transport by Kia EV6 courtesy of WestDrive Kia, Braintree
• Container planting demonstration at our Village Hall.

Proceeds
All proceeds to St. Bartholomew's Church, Wickham Bishops.

Plant sales
Plant sales at the church and village hall.

Cost
£10.00 on the day, £7.50 earlybird tickets.

How to get tickets / programmes
Available on the day from St. Bart's Church, the Village Hall and participating gardens. Earlybird tickets - please purchase via our website.

Contact the organisers
Phone: number not supplied
Email: address not supplied
Web: https://www.churchinwickhambishops.org.uk

Directions / Parking
From A12 (Colchester) take first Witham turnoff and turn immediately left towards Little Braxted. Follow country road for 2-3 miles, past Green Man and then take right at junction towards centre of Wickham Bishops. From A12 Chelmsford take first Witham turn off. Turn right at roundabout, right at next big roundabout, then right at junction. Go under A 12 and turn left at lights. Up hill into centre of Wickham Bishops. Convenient parking at Church Green. 10 minutes from Witham, 20 minutes from Chelmsford, 30 minutes from Colchester.

Toilet Facilities
Toilets are available at this event.

Location
County: Essex
Postcode for Sat Nav: CM8 3LA (please verify before travelling)
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 thankyou!

Thankyou!   In 2023 the organisers of this event made a crowdfunding donation towards the upkeep of this website.


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