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AVENUES OPEN GARDENS

FOUNDED IN 1976

WELCOME TO AVENUES OPEN GARDENS

ABOUT OUR EVENT

Avenues Open Gardens is an urban open gardens event which takes place in the HU5 area of Hull over two Sunday afternoons in late June / July every year.

This year, 2025, Avenues Open Gardens is happening on Sunday 29th June and Sunday 6th July 2025 from 13:00 to 17:00 each day.

Parking

You can park in Pearson Park, the Avenues Centre on Park Avenue or Sewell's garage on Chanterlands Avenue (for this one go into the shop and give them your registration to get free parking for the event)

We believe the event was first held in 1976 and that it is the biggest inner city open garden event in the UK. The proceeds from the event are donated to charities with at least 50% of funds raised given to Dove House Hospice.

There are usually around 50 private gardens open plus allotments, so there is typically something of interest to every gardener.

There is no vetting process for a garden to open and it’s not a competition. Anyone in the area can open their garden.

The gardens show a diversity of gardening styles complimented by interesting and unique architecture of the buildings. Many gardens are large extending to 150ft with original features such as stable blocks and out houses.

Residents and local organisations provide refreshments and sell plants. Music in gardens and at the two local churches, St Cuthbert's and St Ninian's are also longstanding additions to the event.

In 2015, film maker Mark Richardson produced a film about Avenues Open Gardens. Mark said "this short documentary attempts to capture the sights and sounds of the Hull Avenues Open Gardens event, capture the spirit of the event, the beauty of the domestic gardens that populate this area, and explore why people value their green space".

The soundtrack to this film contains music by Hull's Fila Brazillia and The Solid Doctor. You can see Mark's film here.

You can find out more by browsing our website (scroll down for ticket details) and following us on Facebook and Twitter. If there’s anything else you need to know, contact us using the enquiry form on the ‘Get in Touch’ page.

We hope to see you in June and July!

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VISITING AVENUES OPEN GARDENS

TICKETS AND TRANSPORT

Programmes

Programmes for 2025 are priced at £5 per adult and accompanied children are free. Programmes give you access to all gardens for both Sundays. You can buy programmes on the day from any of the open gardens (see our map on the Location and Maps page). You can also buy programmes in advance from:

  • Cups and Scoops Chanterlands Avenue
  • Commun'ull Chanterlands Avenue
  • Avenues Picture Framing and Gallery Chanterlands Avenue
  • Chants DIY
  • Sewell's Garage Chanterlands Avenue
  • Druid coffee shop Chanterlands Avenue
  • The Avenue pub
  • Avenues Library
  • Planet Coffee Newland Avenue
  • Grain Newland Avenue
  • Kings Convenience Salisbury Street
  • Dove House Shops on Chanterlands Avenue and Newland Avenue

Links

Discover gardens to visit near you, Open Garden Days - Super Gardens

Thank You

We couldn't deliver this great annual event without a great many volunteers, too many to name here, but you know who you are! We would however like to thank Ian Halstead, for designing (and refreshing) our logo and our website, Neil Taylor at Studyhost and Mark Richardson, for allowing us to make use of his great film.

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