Standout Historic Groves

Editorial picks where historic planting stories and memorable redwood structure overlap, led by the strongest featured places first.

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Westonbirt, The National Arboretum

Tetbury · Gloucestershire

Westonbirt is a major Forestry England arboretum in Gloucestershire, created nearly 200 years ago and now spread across a vast landscape of woodland and specimen plantings. Its collections include notable giant sequoias and coast redwoods among one of Britain’s great tree-focused visits.

Open to public 1 source

Giant Sequoia

Benmore Botanic Garden

Dunoon · Argyll and Bute

Home to one of the most impressive giant sequoia avenues in Britain. Planted in 1863 from seeds brought directly from California, the avenue of over a hundred sequoias creates a cathedral-like approach to the garden. The trees are now among the tallest in Scotland.

Open to public 1 source

Giant Sequoia

Leighton Hall Sequoia Grove

Welshpool · Powys

The Leighton Estate near Welshpool contains what is believed to be the tallest giant sequoia in Wales and one of the tallest in Britain. Planted in the 1860s as part of an ambitious Victorian planting programme, the grove includes multiple champion-sized trees in a dramatic hillside setting.

Restricted access

Coast Redwood

Rhinefield Ornamental Drive

New Forest · Hampshire

A dramatic drive through a double avenue of coast redwoods planted in 1859. The trees now tower over 40 metres above the road and create one of the most striking woodland experiences in southern England. Part of the New Forest National Park.

Open to public 2 sources Free

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Giant Sequoia Places

The giant sequoia — the largest tree by volume on Earth — was introduced to Britain in the 1850s. These are standout places to encounter it across the UK.

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Free to Visit

Redwood places that are open to the public at no charge, with straightforward access and no ticket needed.

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Best for Photography

Dramatic avenues, towering groves, and atmospheric woodland — places that reward a camera and a slow walk.

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