PARKING

Visiting the physic garden by bus, train or car visitors will be prepared for a short 200 footsteps walk to the entrance gate. This is a very pleasant walk along a riverside lane which is also a public footpath and slopes up to the Physic Garden at the garden end.

PLEASE PARK IN OUR TOP-UP CAR PARK IF YOU ARE COMING TO A WORKSHOP OR EVENT:

We’re working on it, but currently our visitor car park is small –  if you are coming to a workshop or event please kindly park in our Top-up car park (shared with Dilston Scout Camp). Please allow a 5-10min relaxed walk from this car park to the entrance gate.

Directions for Dilston Top-up Car Park : 

  • Dilston Scout Camp car park is a grass-field car park situated  200yds towards Hexham from the Physic Garden car park.  You will find it just off on the A695 – the turning is at the top of the hill. Turn directly left into the field just after turning onto lane; please do not drive down the scout camp lane, which is private.
  • Walk 500yds down the lane, turn left onto the public footpath at the cottage & after 250yds (or 5-10 minutes) you’ll come to the Physic Garden entrance gate on the left.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS ?

Access is not yet suitable for wheelchairs, although, if the weather is dry, cars can drive up to the entrance gate and return the car back to the car park. However, it must be said that although the main Physic Garden is all at one level there are grass, and some narrow/ gravel, paths and edges to the beds that make wheelchair access challenging.

There are seats at intervals placed round the physic garden.