Wye Valley Sculpture Garden (Winner of Sustainable Venue Award) — Attraction in Wye Valley

Gemma is a local sculpture artist in the Wye Valley and she has a sculpture garden which features her own sculptures. Her work can be viewed in the Wye Valley Sculpture Garden. On the land, in the Orchard,  there are two Tree House accommodations to stay in,  Lychen and Mistletoe. We stayed in Mistletoe and we were not disappointed. Its secluded location makes for a peaceful and possibly romantic stay. The beautiful decor within the treehouse just filled you with thoughts of escapism and luxury. It's quaint appeal was simply entrancing.  Just big enough for two, with a fully equipped kitchen, luxurious sized, comfortable bed, and an en-suite bathroom and toilet. Oh, did I mention the log burner and fully stocked wood shed also? An outside seating veranda with chairs and table looks out one way to the sweeping hillside forest and meadow, while the other way looks into the Orchard. There is even a private BBQ  area with a rustic pit based grill and log seating just inside the Orchard to enjoy on a hazy summer evening. A little quirk about the place was the Red Wheelbarrows that sat waiting ominously for you where you park. Turns out, these are your Bell boy/Porter replacements. Load up and start pushing. Quite funny and enjoyably different. This isn't a place for children, and you can't bring your dogs either. Also not really accessible for wheelchair users as steps lead up to the Treehouse and a rugged path leads through the Orchard to the Treehouse. It also sits right on the Wye  Valley walk, (the walkway cuts through the propety) and scenic walks can be enjoyed in almost every direction. Literally 20 minutes walk from Tintern Abbey and the village of Tintern itself. There are also ample pubs, cafes and restaurants to choose from locally and a number of places of interest to visit nearby or within a very short drive. Overall,  a very well presented retreat and a pleasure to stay in. Point to note. All guests also get free access to the...

Visited this jewel of a garden at snowdrop time and spent a lovely hour or so meandering round, looking at an incredible variety of snowdrops and hellebores, with some wonderful views of the Wye Valley.

We loved the sculptures and would thoroughly recommend scanning the QR code for each sculpture and reading the beautiful, thoughtful explanations and reflections of the sculptor. We noticed very few people were doing this, but it added hugely to the experience (and the man who glared at us for touching one of the sculptures would have known you were positively encouraged to touch that particular one if he'd read the descriptions!) The words were thoughtful and soothing, and it was impressive to see how resourceful the sculptor had been, creating pieces of huge beauty from, for example, wood from an old tree house, and a fallen leylandii. Not a fan of leylandii, I'd never have dreamed its wood would be so beautiful.

We didn't stay for coffee and cake. The cafe looked lovely, but it was very full and we wanted to float away in the calm, chilled-out headspace that the garden and sculptures had...

What a fantastic place to visit! Visited here on a lazy summer afternoon and enjoyed every chilled out moment of it.

The staff on entry were so friendly and helpful.

The main gardens and sculptures are just beautiful. Whilst I enjoyed the sculptures immensely, the gardens were just so glorious and the plants so varied. The on-site gardeners obviously know what they're doing and seeing the plants on show at this time of year was very special.

For those who need a break from being on their feet or want to drink in the atmosphere, there are benches dotted about all over the place.

The day we went there was a man playing Spanish style guitar. It really helped with the overall vibe of the place.

There was tea and homemade cake available along with plenty of seating to sit around and further enjoy the garden.

Apparently the sculptures will change every so often so we'll be making another visit at a different time of the year.

There was plenty of parking available.

Highly...