Visit Ripon Walled Garden Plan your visit Come and enjoy our new cafe, shop and beautiful gardens. There is so much to do and see at Ripon Walled Garden Historic Walled Garden Ripon Walled Garden was originally built as the kitchen gardens for the neighbouring historic Bishops Palace. When the Bishop relocated, the site was taken over by Barnardos as part of Spring Hill School. The garden fell into disrepair over the years until being brought back to life as a joint venture by Barnardos and Community Link in 1992 as a site for therapeutic horticulture. Ripon Community Link now own and operate the site independently and continue to care for and develop this wonderful place. Free Entry and Parking There is no charge to enter the garden, though as a Charity we would appreciate a donation. We have ample parking including disabled bays at the entrance gate. The Garden Our historic walled garden is open daily. We have a variety of areas to explore and enjoy. Including herbaceous borders, raised cut flower and veg beds and our wild and wonderful Victorian apple orchard. The Orchard Our Orchard has a wonderful variety of apple trees and fruit bushes. We have some extremely rare apple types. In summer the ground is full of beautiful wildflowers. An ideal place to relax. We have recently installed some benches in the orchard so visitors can stay and enjoy a drink and snack from the Garden Cafe. The Woodland Our Sensory garden leading to the Woodland is now open. Thank you to the Skell Valley Project for our wonderful pathways which make the area accessible to all our visitors. We are enjoying watching the wildlife thrive and look forward to welcoming more of our local community to share this space with our Members. Ripon Walled Garden's Volunteers, along with our Corporate Volunteer Groups from Briggs Equipment, MOD, Menwith Hill, Open Country, NYCC, RSM UK Management, Sedbergh School, Gallagher and Wolseley have worked incredibly hard this year to enable us to get such projects completed for all to enjoy when you visit. Walled Garden Cafe Our New Shop and cafe is open from 9.30am with last orders taken at 3.30pm. Please come along and meet our Members who are supported to serve you in the cafe with produce made here at Ripon Walled Garden. We have sandwiches, cakes, soup, quiche and a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks available. The Shop Our shop sells a range of products including our famous jams and chutneys, made onsite using produce from the garden, our apple juice made from the apples we harvest in the orchard and honey from our hives onsite and from a local producer. We also sell a range of items from local artists and crafted by our service users. One of our brilliant volunteers makes wooden items for the garden such as bird tables and planters. These can be custom made to order. The Plant Nursery Our service users and staff work all year round in the gardens to maintain and develop the site. We grow a range of plants all selected to offer a wide range of choice throughout the year. In Spring the sales area is filled with young plants and bedding ready for summer colour in your garden. In Summer there are perennials and in the Autumn a selection of bulbs. Manage Cookie Preferences