As a Friend of the Botanic Garden and Arboretum you'll enjoy free or reduced price entry to 13 botanic gardens across the country, and meet a wonderful community of Friends at our regular events and trips abroad. You'll also help support both the Botanic Garden and Arboretum collections and research for future generations.
Free and reduced entry to botanic gardens across the country
Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum
Our Friends enjoy free entry not just to Oxford's Botanic Garden and Arboretum, but botanic gardens across the country
Royal Botanic Gardens
2-for-1 entry to the Royal Botanic Gardens, including Kew Gardens in West London and Wakehurst Place at Ardingly in West Sussex
Chelsea Physic Garden
Tucked away beside the Thames, Chelsea Physic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in London and houses around 5,000 different medicinal, herbal, edible and useful plants
Royal Botanic Gardens of Scotland
Including the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Benmore Botanic Garden, Dawyck Botanic Garden and Logan Botanic Garden
National Botanic Garden of Wales
The National Botanic Garden of Wales is set in the beautiful countryside of Llanarthe, Carmarthenshire
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens contain glasshouses, beautiful gardens, a playground, tearoom and gift shop
The University of Liverpool's Ness Botanic Gardens
The superb gardens at Ness in Liverpool span over 64 acres
The University of Bristol Botanic Garden
A beautiful garden filled with a huge diversity of plants set against the backdrop of a striking Victorian house
Upcoming Friends' visits
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Access for all at the Arboretum
Learn more about the Friends' 400th anniversary appeal
Friends' Newsletter and E-bulletin
Friends' Newsletter
The newsletter is full of information about what's happening at the Garden and Arboretum, articles by botanical experts, and details of Friends’ events. It is sent to Friends three times a year – in early March, July and November.
Friends' E-bulletin
The Friends' E-bulletin is included as part of your Friends' membership. It supplements the Friends' section of the newsletter, to make sure that you have the opportunity to take full advantage of your membership and the Garden and Arboretum. Contact friends.administrator@obg.ox.ac.uk if you would like to receive the bulletin.
Regular drop-in tours and coffee mornings
We hold regular tours of the Arboretum and coffee mornings at the Gardens for Friends – there's no need to book and no entry fee
Additional Benefits
Friends also enjoy 10% off in our Gift Shop and a Summer Party exclusively for Friends and their families.
Become a Friend from £36 today
Download and print our form to become a Friend
Buy membership as a gift
Download and print our form to purchase membership as a gift
Consider joining our Bobarts Patron Group for a more exclusive programme of events and private trips to the best tucked away gardens and estates in the area. Your money helps support the Garden and Arboretum's running costs and conservation programme.
Join the Danby Patrons’ Group, a unique joint venture between the Friends of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum and the Oxford University Department of Plant Sciences. Your money will help both the work of the Garden and Arboretum and of the University Herbaria, a fascinating repository of plant material and botanical illustrations.
