Elizabethan Gardens

Amazing established gardens with 60 plus years of work! This place is tranquil and shaded for a reprieve on a hot, sunny day. Well worth the admission and also loaded with history of the flora and fauna as well as the people and events that shaped the gardens. There is a very nice waterfront overlooking the Sound. Also the greenhouse and nursery sells many plants to the public if you are interested. The staff has all the answers if you have questions about anything related to the gardens or history of the place. A must see for visitors and locals alike!

I would have rated my visit at 5 stars, but sadly I was there at the beginning of April when most things were not in bloom. The facility has some lovely grounds with loads of different trees, flowers, and plant species. The flowers that were in bloom were lovely and all the grounds were clean and tidy. I did enjoy the fact that they piped classical music around the grounds, giving a very upscale vibe.

I absolutely loved my walk through these fabulous gardens. Well designed (of course), well maintained and a joy to adventure through or just saunter and breathe. And a nice diversion from the beach - salt life. And I loved all the fountains & the faint fairy music playing along the trail.

Such a beautiful garden and was worth the stop before we left town to visit! To just soak in all the beauty that this garden holds including the butterflies freely roaming! It makes you feel like it’s something out of a fantasy movie! Originally from Ohio but was on vacation to the Outer Banks and we drove past this and said “screw it let’s take a look” and it was well worth the side quest! 10/10 beautiful garden and will be visiting again🌹🌸💐🌺🌷🌻

Its a very beautiful place.A map was given to us at the entrance/gift shop.Its very well manicured gardens with lots of trees and statues.A much grandiose walk in a park.It looked like a part of the garden was being redone. We signed up for a butterfly release event.(Optional pay event)It was absolutely amazing.Defitinely recommend it to do with someone special.Show up early for that event.Will return again to see what else they are planting and the landscape design.

Very beautiful experience. I was expecting more flowers per say rather than scrubs bushes trees or herbs but i did go in September so I cant complain. I dont know too much about plants in general besides that I cant keep them alive so I found it cool that a lot of things were labeled, some staff were out answering questions, and the map was helpful. It was amazing to see how big the garden was. I could have done without all the orb weaver spiders but luckily we survived. Even though I cam during an off season I still think it was a nice experience because I have never been anywhere like this before.

Pretty cool place! We went for plants and flowers and the garden is gorgeous, very diverse as well. We also saw a lot of really cool spiders and insects which for me was even better. I also liked the small area where they were growing plants and had them for sale!

Our family trip to this beautiful garden was not expecting such an exciting adventure! The fairy hunt employed all the help from our group. I love that the scavenger hunt for the fairies was not too obvious but also not too difficult. This experience works well for families with members unable to travel for long periods of time. The Big Lawn in the center allows you to view quite a bit without moving too far. While allowing members on the journey to immerse themselves in the aesthetic aspects of the garden.