Hunte's Gardens
Where a Limestone Sinkhole Became a Tropical Garden
Hunte's Gardens is a secluded tropical garden created within a natural limestone sinkhole, where layered planting and careful design transform a compact space into something unexpectedly expansive. A winding, easy-to-follow path leads visitors through a series of intimate garden rooms, each unfolding with its own palette of color, texture, and shade.
Rare and exotic plants sit alongside familiar tropical species, arranged in a way that feels both curated and overgrown, structured yet deeply alive. The landscape shifts constantly as the path continues: dense greenery opens into quiet clearings, dramatic palms give way to delicate flowering understories, and every turn offers a new perspective.
Hidden benches appear throughout the garden, offering quiet places to pause and take in the surrounding stillness. The experience is self-guided with no fixed pace or viewpoint.
Light refreshments are available at the top house, where guests can enjoy rum punch, tea, coffee, and cakes in a relaxed setting overlooking the gardens below.
A visit to Hunte's Gardens is less about a single viewpoint and more about immersion: moving through a living landscape that reveals itself slowly, quietly, and in unexpected detail.
Open daily: 10am–4pm (including bank holidays)