Title: Hamilton Gardens in Hamilton East | Expedia.co.uk [Hamilton Gardens Hotels](https://expedia.co.uk/Hamilton-Gardens-Hotels.0-l6111820-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels)[Hamilton Gardens Car Hire](https://expedia.co.uk/Compare-Cheap-Car-Hire-In-Hamilton-Gardens.d6111820.Car-Hire-Guide)[Hamilton East Holidays](https://expedia.co.uk/Hamilton-East.d553248635974587169.Holidays-City-Breaks) # Hamilton Gardens ![Hamilton Gardens showing a bridge and a pond as well as a small group of people](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6111820/b6f83733-5baa-47a6-95a1-5a5d7ba79bd8.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Hamilton Gardens showing a bridge and a pond as well as a small group of people](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6111820/b6f83733-5baa-47a6-95a1-5a5d7ba79bd8.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Hamilton Gardens showing a park and a pond](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6111820/f14c8c10-bc5a-43f1-9c90-5edb9636d80d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Hamilton Gardens featuring heritage elements and a park](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6111820/476a79c7-3752-4812-945b-99e2878bd50f.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Hamilton Gardens featuring a garden](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6111820/38990e43-1280-43ea-bda3-ba8111a929d3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Hamilton Gardens Activities --- --- #### From the peaceful Japanese Zen Garden to the explosion of colour in the Indian Char Bagh Garden, anyone who loves nature will enjoy this man-made paradise. A stroll through the Hamilton Garden’s Paradise Collection is a journey through three different continents, taking in some of the world’s most diverse gardening traditions. Although it’s just one section within Hamilton Garden’s 140 acres (58 hectares) of space,the Paradise Collection is by far the most popular. Other collections include local plants, a perfume garden and roses.The curving water features in the American Modernist Garden make a striking contrast with the classical feel in the Italian Renaissance Garden, where ornate statues of mythical figures watch over ordered rows of neatly shaped shrubs. Wander through the English Flower Garden, with its box hedges and weathered brick paths. One of the earliest examples of garden design is in the Chinese Scholars Garden. The most educational of the other sections in the Hamilton Gardens is the Productive Collection, which features a working kitchen garden as well as an example of how the average family can make their own garden sustainable. This collection also holds the impressive Te Parapara, the country’s first dedicated public Māori garden. It showcases plants that are culturally and agriculturally significant to the native people of New Zealand and describes techniques they use.Find a perfume garden, complete with Chinese Pavilion, in the Fantasy Collection and head to the Cultivar Collection to see a stunning rose garden and rhododendron lawn.In the center of the gardens, The Pavilion is home to the Hamilton Gardens Café where you can buy a range of snacks and meals. Stop here to enjoy an open-air lunch amid the floral displays.Take a self-guided tour with the map you can download from the Hamilton Gardens website. For a different view of the gardens, jump on board the Waikato River Explorer, which departs from the gardens. The 90-minute cruise is very scenic, especially in the fall. The Hamilton Gardens are close to downtown, free to enter and open daily. There are regular events, and any day of the year you can enjoy a picnic lunch with family or friends ### Popular places to visit ![I would not usually consider a garden a must-see experience, but I am really glad a local told us to visit Hamilton Gardens. The experience of wandering through a maze of hedges that open into perfectly cultivated gardens plucked complete from other countries and other eras was quite possibly the closest I will ever come to feeling like Alice in Wonderland come to life. You never know what magical sight waits around the next bend in the path.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6048121/94ce94f0-4df2-4db3-9869-24bc78847870.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Hamilton Central Business District 4/5(2 reviews) Hamilton Central Business District is just one of the places to see in Hamilton, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Stroll along the riverfront or visit the casinos in the area. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Hamilton-Central-Business-District-Hamilton.d3000664945.Attraction) #### Waikato Hospital 3/5(1 review) If Waikato Hospital is what brings you to town, hopefully you'll have a chance to explore more of Hamilton. [](https://expedia.co.uk/Waikato-Hospital-Hamilton.d6249514.Attraction) #### Braemar Hospital If Braemar Hospital is what brings you to town, hopefully you'll have a chance to explore more of Hamilton. 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