Mount Pleasant Gardens and Sculpture Trail — Attraction in England

Visited with the family on a sunny Sunday afternoon , 08 September 2019 as part of the NGS open gardens scheme. The gardens are located up a narrow road out of Kelsall with a small car park signed off the road. ( it seems to have about space for 20 cars)

There is then a walk along a grassed lane to the gap in the hedge into the gardens. This then leads you to a small wooden cafe building where you pay your entrance fee ( £6 for adults) . An A4 size coloured map of the gardens is available as part of the entrance fee. It does have a suggested route on the map which his marked with arrows but we found it difficult to follow at times.

The portable toilet is located about 25m from the cafe alongside a small gallery building. It is not luxurious by any means but is ok.

A walk out in a vast open meadow containing lots of interesting sculptures of all different materials is further to the left. The noise from the nearby A54 dual carriageway intrudes into this tranquil setting but it might be better on another day. Below that is the sculpture trail with a garden hosting many more sculptures of different sizes and shapes. Some of the sculptures are priced for sale whilst others give details of the sculptor who can be commissioned to do similar work. ( People will need deep pockets to buy the work which can cost over £100 to several thousand pounds )

Further down and to the left of the gardens are multiple areas of the gardens . We were really impressed by the Japanese garden with its lovely water cascade.

We managed to rest on several different benches which are located throughout the garden before going back up the hillside to the cafe. We had a nice drink sitting at one of the four outdoor tables talking to another visitor from the Wirral and the owner.

This is a very interesting garden but if you are disabled I would say , sadly, it is not for you. It is well worth the £6 fee but you will need good weather to enjoy the delights of...

Magic! What an enchanting and beautiful place to be found hidden away in an unusual location. There are so many varieties of plants, flowers and trees to see, it's impossible not to be lost in Mount Pleasant's charm and tangle of pathways. The quirky sculptures integrate themselves cleverly into the landscape (look out for giant metal spiders, wooden wizards, fairies, giant conkers, mermaids and eagles to name but a few).

Also a good time to see the gardens is early summer as the laburnum arch is at its best and there are numerous bright blue dragonflies to be seen skimming across the lilly ponds and around waterfalls.

Anyone looking for manicured lawns, large restaurant facilities or adventure playgrounds for the children may be disappointed. The facilities are simple, the staff charming and friendly. The grounds and sculptures are the star attraction here and well worth the...

It's such a hidden gem of a garden, yet very close indeed to Kelsall with it's nice foodie pubs. There is a carpark and you walk down from there via a lovely grassed path to enter. Almost immediately, you're surrounded by trees and plants. The rhododendrons were in full bloom when we went in May. There is a little cafe too in the shed area by the plant shop outside. It costs £7 per adult. No children to be let to run around the gardens, as there are ponds and they could get lost or fall. No dogs allowed. You get to walk through the plants and totally immerse yourself or spend ages watching the newts and tadpoles and fish in the two ponds. It's not too big, so an hour or two should do it easily, as well as have cake and a drink and maybe buy some of their plants displayed all...