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Benmore Botanic Garden

Photo of Benmore Botanic Garden, a garden in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Benmore Botanic Garden

© David Martin / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© David Martin / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Benmore Botanic Garden

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Benmore’s famous avenue of giant redwoods was planted back in 1863, and the trees now tower right over you as you walk in. It’s a mountainside outpost of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, climbing the hillside above Loch Eck near Dunoon, with rhododendrons and formal gardens further up the slope. Open spring to autumn, with an admission charge.

More places to visit near Benmore Botanic Garden

Photo of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, a National Park in Scotland.Iconic

Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

You’re inside itNational Park near Stronachlachar

Scotland's first national park, where the Highlands begin — bonnie banks, wooded glens and Ben Lomond within reach of Glasgow.

Photo of Puck's Glen, a visitor attraction near Kilmun in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Puck's Glen

Attraction near Kilmun

Mossy fern-lined gorge of waterfalls and footbridges in the Argyll Forest Park near Benmore.

1.2 km S

Photo of Ardentinny Beach, a beach near Blairmore in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Ardentinny Beach

Beach near Blairmore

Sheltered shingle-and-sand beach on Loch Long backed by the Argyll Forest Park.

5 km NE

Photo of Dunoon, a village in Argyll and Bute, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Dunoon

Village

Victorian Clyde resort town and main settlement of Cowal, reached by ferry from the mainland.

9.1 km S · Argyll and Bute

Photo of Gourock Outdoor Pool, a lido in Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Gourock Outdoor Pool

Lido near Gourock

A heated seawater pool of 1909 on the Clyde shore at Gourock, with views across the firth to the Cowal hills.

12.3 km SE

Photo: Lyle Hill Viewpoint, a viewpoint near Gourock, Inverclyde, central Scotland.Highlight

Lyle Hill Viewpoint

Viewpoint near Gourock

Hilltop above Greenock with panoramic Firth of Clyde views and the Free French cross memorial.

14 km SE