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Plus £5 of 'free' seeds for home (excludes Northern Ireland)

Spring blooms and botanical bank holidays are on the cards with the May 2025 issue of BBC Gardeners' World magazine as it comes with a pass giving 2for1 adult entry to 382 gardens across the UK for a year.

It costs £9.99 at newsagents and supermarkets (it's on sale until Thursday 22 May), or you can buy it online at Mags Direct if you can't find a copy in-store (but postage will cost an additional £1 to mainland UK, or £2.95 to Northern Ireland).

The pass is valid for the gardens at Leeds Castle (saves £35), Haddon Hall (saves £28), Shakespeare's Family Homes (saves £27), Dunvegan Castle & Gardens (saves up to £17), Hillsborough Castle & Gardens (saves £10.30) and hundreds more. It's also valid at 69 National Trust gardens, 26 National Trust for Scotland gardens, and 12 English Heritage gardens. It's worth noting Kew Gardens and the Eden Project have been included in some previous years, but they AREN'T included this year.

You can use the pass as many times as you like and it's valid for almost a year (until 2 April 2026) – see 'More info' below for how the 2for1 pass works. Some gardens need pre-booking so check in advance if it's a busy time of year, such as a Bank Holiday weekend. If you're going on your own, 137 gardens offer a single visitor discount.

As well as the 2for1 pass, the magazine comes with two free packets of seeds normally costing about £5 (except in Northern Ireland, where you'll only get the 2for1 gardens pass). The seeds included with the magazine are Eschscholiza ‘Orange King’ and Lettuce Salad Bowl Mix.

If you're looking for other places to visit, check out our Cheap Days Out round-up.

MSE Jenny H says:

If you're a keen gardener, seeing how other people do things on a grand scale at stately homes and curated gardens can be hugely inspirational. Equally, if you're just starting out, this pass can be a way of immersing yourself in the world of gardening. Remember to take a notepad so you can write down names of plants you might want to try and grow yourself.

More info

To use the 2for1 gardens pass card, check it's valid on the day you want to visit (individual gardens may have excluded dates, such as Christmas) and then simply turn up with the card at any of the gardens listed. You'll need to sign the back of the card as you may be asked to show ID at the garden.

You can use the 2for1 card as many times as you like, but even if you visited just one garden costing more than £10, which most gardens we found were, it's worth buying the magazine if you're going to be visiting with someone else.

If you’re taking kids, it’s important to note that while this is 2for1 on two adult tickets, BBC Gardeners' World says it's down to the individual garden if it’ll accept a child as the second ticketholder. Before you make the trip, it’s worth asking those gardens that charge a significant amount for kids’ tickets.

It's valid for garden entry only (unless the guide says you can enter other parts of the grounds).

It can't be used with any other offer and excludes groups – group size will vary per garden so check ahead.

This year, you can activate a digital version of your 2for1 gardens pass by downloading the free Gardeners' World 2 for 1 Gardens app (for Android or iOS). You can search by county and filter by facilities to find the ideal gardens to visit. You can also search by dog-friendliness, accessibility level, and whether they offer a single visitor discount.

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Plus £10 of seeds for home (excluding Northern Ireland)

The May 2024 issue of BBC Gardeners' World magazine's a special one, as it comes with a pass giving 2for1 adult entry to 407 gardens across the UK for a year.

It costs £9.50 at newsagents and supermarkets, or you can buy it online at Mags Direct if you can't find a copy in-store, but postage will cost an additional 49p.

The pass is valid at Leeds Castle, Haddon Hall, 72 National Trust gardens, 12 English Heritage gardens and hundreds more – though a few biggies such as Kew Gardens and the Eden Project AREN'T included. You can use the pass as many times as you like and it's valid for almost a year (until 2 April 2025) – see 'More info' below for how the 2for1 pass works.

The pass also gives access to discounts when you shop with selected partners, including Debenhams, YouGarden, Mr Fothergills, Hayloft, Ooni, Dukes Hill, Travel Department and more.

As well as the 2for1 pass, the magazine comes with four free packets of seeds normally costing about £10 (except in Northern Ireland, where you'll only get the 2for1 gardens pass). The seeds included with the magazine are zinnia, rocket, cosmos, and parsley.

If you're looking for other places to visit, check out our latest free and cheap days out.

MSE Rhiannon says:

Seeds are becoming hot-property with many people looking to spruce up the garden for spring, or introduce kids to growing their own food. The rocket seeds especially will be interesting for kids, as they don't take too long to pop up and you don't need a lot of space to grow them. Even if you don't have a garden, you can use the rocket seeds to grow 'microgreens' indoors – check the Gardeners' World website for more info on how to do this.

More info

The following applies to the year’s 2for1 gardens pass:

It's valid for garden entry only (unless the guide says you can enter other parts of the grounds).

It can't be used with any other offer and excludes groups – group size will vary per garden so check ahead.

Going on your own? Get up to 50% off

Gardeners' World has confirmed that 129 gardens also give up to 50% off adult individual tickets with the same card – see the magazine guide or Gardeners' World website for details.

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