Farringford Estate

02/11/2026

House Tours and the Gardens are now closed for 2026.

As our season comes to a close we wanted to say how much we have enjoyed welcoming so many lovely visitors to Farringford Estate even on those very hot days at the peak of the summer! Thank you all so much for your continued support and please do keep liking and sharing our posts. Our opening dates for 2027 are coming soon so we can plan for another year.

The gardens will be celebrating 10 years since the first plant went in next year - hard to believe it is so young.

I leave you with this lovely picture of the garden taken by Nicola Stocken in June 2026.

Thank you all for following.

31/10/2026

It is our last day today, please pop in to see our autumn colour before we close for the winter. It would be good to see more of you solving our pumpkin trail too!!

28/10/2026

Don't forget we are running a simple Pumpkin Trail this half term for children Estate

No extra cost to join in - just our normal entry fees.

Ask at the ticket office for your instructions - if you collect all 9 letters you can spell the word missing from the Tennyson poem which is at the entrance.

GARDENS
Tickets on arrival at the ticket office
Tuesday to Saturday

10.00am to 4.30pm - last admission 3.30pm

Admission Prices:

Adult £4.50
Child 5 -17yrs £2.00
Children under 5 years Free
Closed Sunday and Monday.
Visit Isle of Wight Southern Vectis - the island's buses

28/10/2026

Dare we mention the word Christmas yet? Just a thought, if you were considering purchasing a friend a book for Christmas we have these two for sale in the ticket office. They would make a lovely gift. Please pop in before we close on 31st October fans

27/10/2026

Do you write poetry?

Only one week left to enter the National Poetry Competition 2026! Closing, midnight, 31 October 2026. Judges: Malika Booker, Niall Campbell & Luke Kennard.

First prize £5,000. Second prize £3,000. Third prize £2,000. Seven commendations £500 each. Enter now! npc.poetrysociety.org.uk

26/10/2026

Winter walks on the Island should include a stomp up to Tennyson's🚶🚶🏽‍♀️ monument! Perhaps not in gale force winds but on a sunny day the views are unbeatable! You could take chocolate as a reward for getting to the top or could wait to visit one of the fantastic coffee bars once you get back down? Which is for you? Visit Isle of Wight The Piano Cafe Stoats Farm The Albion Hotel Dimbola Tea Room & Coffee House

26/10/2026

We are a little bit sad to have closed our house tours for the winter but we are busy behind the scenes creating new blogs, maintaining the house and looking forward to welcoming tours again next year. The cottages are bookable all year so you can 'stay a little longer' and the gardens remain open until Saturday 31st October. Please take a look at our latest blog about Franklin. So many interesting people are connected to Farringford and the Tennysons.

Emily Tennyson’s maternal uncle, John Franklin, led the disasterous 1845 expedition to discover the Northwest Passage.

23/10/2026

CLOSED

•••DUE TO HIGH WINDS THE GARDENS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY ••••FRIDAY

22/10/2026

The flowers are looking very bright and cheerful in the sunshine at Farringford Estate fans Southern Vectis - the island's buses Visit Isle of Wight RHS Partner Gardens South & South East in Bloom Visit Hampshire Historic Houses BBC Gardeners World Wightlink Isle of Wight Ferries Isle of Wight Guru