Guest blog - Bridge End Garden

Bridge End Garden - A Hidden Gem

Tucked away behind Castle Street in Saffron Walden is the hidden gem - Bridge End Garden.

It’s hard to believe approximately 7 acres of beautifully manicured, linked ornamental gardens can be so discreetly positioned. A Secret Garden

The gardens were created by Francis Gibson, a local Quaker businessman.

The restored Victorian gardens are Grade II* listed and are set out in distinct rooms, all individual and ‘interlocking rooms’. Parts of the garden feel especially secret and hidden and have a very calming and enchanting charm about them.

The gardens include: The Dutch Garden, Wilderness, Rose Garden, Jacob's Well, Poets' Corner, Summerhouse Lawn, Walled Garden and The Hedge Maze. 

The gardens are owned by the Fry Family and leased to Saffron Walden Town Council with the support of the small charity ‘The Friends of Bridge End Gardens’. If you’d like to volunteer visit www.bridgeendgarden.co.uk

There are many beautiful old trees and interesting plants and statues throughout the gardens. It’s a quiet haven for wildlife. 

The spring flowers are currently in bloom and look very pretty.

It’s an idyllic place to visit.

Entrance to the gardens is free.

  - Melanie Hughes

Please only go out alone or in family groups, and stay 2 metres away from other visitors. Please follow the latest government guidance on social distancing.
Thank you,
Saffron Walden Museum.