Welcome
The Trentham Estate is home to the award-winning Trentham Gardens featuring The Italian Garden by Tom Stuart-Smith, and the Floral Labyrinth and Rivers of Grass by Piet Oudolf and vast wildflower and woodland meadow plantings by Nigel Dunnett. A fascinating wire fairy sculpture trail, fab childrens adventure playground with the UK's first barefoot walk, a family-friendly maze, mile-long Capability Brown lake with seasonal boat and train trips. Trentham Monkey Forest and Trentham Shopping Village with 50 shops and 14 cafes and restaurants can also be found at The Trentham Estate. You'll find something for everyone here.

Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
Capability Brown CentreVisitor Centre/Gardens EntranceSouth Entrance via Lakeside CafeVisitor Centre (Garden Entrance) ToiletsShopping Village ToiletsShopping Villages Changing Places ToiletItalian Garden Tearooms ToiletsSouth Entrance ToiletsItalian Garden TearoomsLakeside CafeItalian GardensUpper Flower GardenShow GardensRivers of GrassFloral LabyrinthAdventure Play Area, Barefoot Walk and Hide and Speak MazeHearing
Visual
General
Getting here
Travel by public transport
Travel by taxi
Please contact our Visitor Centre for enquiries regarding transport options.
Parking
Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
Getting around inside
Visual Impairment - General Information
Ticket/ information desk
Visitor Centre/Gardens Entrance
Ticket/ information desk
South Entrance via Lakeside Cafe
Things to See and Do
Capability Brown Centre
This venue is mainly used by pre-booked groups e.g. schools and workshops. It may also be used to host some events throughout the year. Please enquire at the Visitor Centre if you would like more information about access to the Capability Brown Centre.
Spectator/ Audience viewing areas
Amphitheatre
The Amphitheatre is used for events throughout the year including our Hot Summer Saturday Concerts, and Brass Band events throughout the summer. Please visit our What's On page on our website where you can find out more about our events.

Public toilet
Visitor Centre (Garden Entrance) Toilets
Public toilet
Shopping Village Toilets
Public toilet
Shopping Villages Changing Places Toilet

Public toilet
Italian Garden Tearooms Toilets
Public toilet
South Entrance Toilets
Place to eat and drink
Italian Garden Tearooms
Please telephone our Visitor Centre if you would like more information regarding dietary requirements.

Place to eat and drink
Lakeside Cafe
Please telephone our Visitor Centre if you would like more information regarding dietary requirements.
Getting around outside
Italian Gardens
Access to the Italian Garden is via slopes to the lower beds. Access to the Rose Trellis and Upper Flower garden can be made without use of slopes. An accessible route map is available from our website and Visitor Centre which details our recommended routes to avoid slopes and uneven pathways.


Upper Flower Garden
Access to the Upper Flower Garden can be made through multiple routes, including through the Italian Garden, or Eastern Pleasure Gardens (Rivers of Grass and Floral Labyrinth). Due to the historic nature of the Estate, some routes do include steps, however more accessible routes are available. Please ask at the Visitor Centre, or visit our website for our recommended, accessible routes map.
Access to the Church Flats area where the Viewing Platform is located is via a set of stone steps.

Show Gardens
The Show Gardens are located in the Western Pleasure Gardens with close access to the Adventure Play Area, Italian Garden Tearooms, Barefoot Walk and Maze. This area features nine small Show Gardens with a main pathway leading through each of these, including a wooden bridge. This pathway is at least 1500mm wide. Access within each Garden may be limited, with path widths varying e.g. in our Potager Garden where the path width is 700mm.

Rivers of Grass
The Rivers of Grass is the first area of Gardens that you will encounter as you enter over the bridge at the Visitor Centre. There is a wide, even pathway leading around the perimeter of this area, with mown grass pathways leading through the Garden. A range of benches are available in this area.

Floral Labyrinth
The Floral Labyrinth is located adjacent to the Rivers of Grass and Italian Garden. Access can be made via the main pathway which leads from the Visitor Centre, or via the Italian Garden. This area of the Garden features meandering pathways through the perennial planting beds. This area features some grass pathways and lawn areas, plus some picnic benches and seating. In the North corner of the Garden, there is a wide wooden Loveseat enclosed within a hornbeam dome.
Designated Walking Trail
Lakeside Walks
Pathways around the Lakeside Walks are comprised of a layer of compressed gravel, providing a smooth, even surface. We ensure that these are maintained to be wheelchair and pushchair friendly. Where we have varied gradients due to the historic povenance of the garden alternative paths are signposted, a map with our recommended accessible routes is available from the website or our Visitor Centre.
There is a slope on the East Side of the Lake close to the South Entrance which leads down to our Weir Cascade, a wooden footbridge is installed to allow access across this.
Adventure Play Area, Barefoot Walk and Hide and Speak Maze
The Adventure Play Area features a range of play equipment to suit all ages. Access via the main pathways is made over compressed gravel paths, boardwalks and paving. Accessible play equipment is featured, including a nest swing and table top sand play suitable for use by wheelchair users.
Access to the Barefoot Walk is made from the Play Area. Please visit our website for more information regarding this activity and its availability.
The Hide and Speak Maze is made up of a series of Hornbeam hedges and compressed gravel pathways leading to a spiral path that leads around the outside of a tall grass mound.

Customer care support
Accessibility equipment
Emergency evacuation procedures
Customer care support
Visitor Information is available in large print formats from the Visitor Centre, and copies are available to view and print from our wesbite.