Welcome
Welcome to Westonbirt, The National Arboretum
Westonbirt is a uniquely beautiful garden of trees, where you can explore and discover trees from all over the globe. First started in the heyday of Victorian plant hunting, Westonbirt is today a world renowned botanical collection, boasting 15,000 trees and 2,500 species, famed not only for its diversity, but also its breathtaking beauty.
Head over the STIHL Treetop Walkway to explore the leafy canopy, discover more about our trees on our seasonal trails, or get the whole family exploring the family activity trail, the Gruffalo Wood or getting creative at our family arts and crafts events.

Level access
There is level access from the main entrance to:
Welcome Building Welcome DeskChanging Places toiletWestonbirt ShopRestaurant Public toilets The arboretumThere is level access from the car park to:
Great venue for a PicnicVisual
General
Getting here
Travel by public transport
Taxis are available to Westonbirt Arboretum from Kemble station
We offer discounted entry to visitors arriving by public transport or bicycle
Travel by taxi
We offer discounted entry to visitors arriving by public transport or bicycle
Parking
The car park at Westonbirt holds over 400 cars, with 21 dedicated disabled spaces. The distance from the car park to the Welcome Building varies depending on where you park, but from the disabled bays approximately 50 metres.
The car park is flat and tarmac, and alongside the disabled parkign bays is a lit footpath to avoid having to cross any traffic.
Lighting bollards are present in the car park and lights come on whenever the natural light level drops.
Access to the Welcome Building from the car park is via a short slope downhill, and uphill on exit.
Take a google street view tour of the car park here: https://bit.ly/2Wbl5MQ




Arrival
Path to main entrance
Main entrance
Take a google street view tour of your arrival:
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Getting around inside
Ticket/ information desk
Welcome Desk


Things to See and Do
Welcome Building


Public toilet
Changing Places toilet
By the entrance near the Welcome Building there is a disabled toilet.
A Changing Places toilet is situated by the Great Oak Hall - near the central shop and restaurant area.
Shop
Westonbirt Shop
Access to the shop is level is approaching from the Old Arboretum, but a gentle uphill if coming from the Welcome Building or Silk Wood direction
The shop floor is flat and parquet. There is space to manoeuvre a pushchair or mobility scooter around the shop.
Staff in the shop would be more than happy to provide assistance if needed.





Restaurant
The Westonbirt restaurant and cafe are situated approximately 300m for the Welcome Building
There is level access to the cafe and gently sloped access to the restaurant. There is mobility scooter parking outside the restaurant
The restaurant and cafe both have plenty of space for pushchairs. The restaurant has a lino floor; while the outdoor cafe floor is level concrete
There are vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free options available on the restaurant menu and table service is provided for cooked food.
Menus are clearly displayed on blackboards, but staff would be happy to relay these to any customers with visual impairments
Seating is at wooden chairs and tables, highchairs are available.





Public toilets
Toilets are situated at the Welcome Building (upon arrival) and in the area of the main facilities (300m for the Welcome Building). Disabled toilets are available at both, with an adult's changeing room available in the toilets in the main visitor area.
Width of doors: 89cm
Height of WC from floor to seat: 48cm
Space to side of WC for wheelchair 142cm
Grab rail location right hand side 15cm and 33cm from toilet, left hand side has two both 35cm from toilet (one of which is for the sink)
Alarm cord monitored by Welcome Building staff during normal hours, 9am to 4:30pm daily
Our changing place can be found in the toilet block close to the Great Oak Hall. It includes toilet facilities as well as equipment such as a height adjustable changing bed and a ceiling hoist. The hoist can lift up to 190kg and allows users easy movement in all dimensions around the room.
Getting around outside
Seasonal Trails





Picnic Area
Great venue for a Picnic
The arboretum is a great place to come and enjoy a picnic. With over 600 acres to choose from you really can take the time to pick the perfect spot.
Picnic benches are available on the central downs area, at Silk Wood Barn and the Learning Centre.




The arboretum
Westonbirt Arboretum comprises over 240 hectares and has over 10 miles of hard paths, suitable for wheelchairs, mobility scooters, prams and pushchairs, and in most areas can accomadate two side by side.
Other paths may be suitable, depending on ground and weather conditions
Benches are located across the arboretum
The main picnic area is situated on the Downs, which is a level but uneven expanse of grassland. Picnic benches are available in this area.
The Old Arboretum represents one third of the arboretum and is relatively flat with some gentle slopes.
Silk Wood represents two thirds of the arboretum and is more uneven, with some steeper slopes.
The paths around the main facilities are lit and benches are situated across the arboretum
We welcome assistance dogs across the arboretum. Non assistance dogs are welcome in Silk Wood. There are dog bowls available at the restaurant and Welcome Building and dog tie ups at the Welcome Building
Signage is dark blue, with contrasting fonts for clarity.
The main walk of the STIHL Treetop Walkway is fully accessible for wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
Take a Google street view tour of the STIHL Tree Top Walkway here: https://bit.ly/2U344l9 Or take a look around Acer Glade in autumn here: https://bit.ly/2U7JpMG




Customer care support
Scooter and wheelchair loan
Mobility scooters are available to hire, free of charge, when you book your tickets. If a scooter is essential to your visit please check availability first, book your scooter and then purchase your entry tickets for a time slot no later than 2:20pm. Scooters can be hired for visitors aged 16 and over. Manual wheelchairs can be hired for visitors aged 15 and under. Book a scooter
Please book your scooter no later than the day before your visit. Scooters are not available for timeslots after 2:20pm. You can pick your scooter up from the Information Point, just opposite the entrance. In order to give us time to clean the scooter so that it is safe for the next user, please return your scooter no later than 3:30pm. If you have any queries about mobility scooter or wheelchair hire, please call the Westonbirt Office (phones answered Monday-Friday 0900-1700) on 0300 067 4890.
Shuttle Service
The Westonbirt Shuttle is designed to help those who need a little extra help getting around from the Welcome Building up to the restaurant, shop, and edge of the Old Arboretum.
The Shuttle runs daily from 11 April until the end of autumn between 10.30am – 4pm, around every 30 minutes from the Welcome Building. As this service is run by our volunteers, there may be days it does not run. Please call 0300 067 4890 and check the Westonbirt Shuttle is running ahead of your arrival if it is essential to your visit.
The shuttle service does not operate during winter.
We have a series of short walk routes from the shuttle stops to some of the most beautiful parts of the arboretum, for those only looking for a short walk. Pick up your short walk map on the shuttle.





Customer care support