Welcome to our beautiful grounds. We invite you to take time out to enjoy, explore and enrich. Whether you’re looking to recharge, play, eat, shop or gather, we can offer you and your family something a little bit special.
Explore And You’ll Find
A Spacious Garden Shop
Our all new Garden Shop houses an array plants, pots, tools, garden ornaments, accessories and so much more. We sell only peat free compost as well as a range of sprays and fertilisers which are organic and vegan friendly. We are proud to stock Niwaki garden tools which are known for their fine quality. Find garden furniture and lots of outdoor living accessories. As well as garden items, we stock a wide range of gifts, cards and wrap as well as a selection of toys and games for children.
A Magical Fairy Trail
Step into old Archerfield Wood and begin an enchanted hunt for fairies. Willow structures, sculptures and a swing can be found along the trail too. There’s no need to book and it’s free of charge. While away an hour as you amble around the woods and back via our Willow Walk and pond.
An Inviting Garden Café
Find family friendly food with an emphasis on seasonality. We use as many ingredients as we can from our own garden, therefore reducing our food miles and giving you the freshest produce possible. Whether you are after a healthy breakfast, hearty lunch or simply a coffee and a slice of cake, our Garden Café offers it all. We don’t take bookings and tables are offered on a first come first served basis.
Click here to view the Garden Café menu
A Well Stocked Food Market
Find both essentials and artisan favourites in our Food Market. We stock Cook - the award-winning range of frozen ready meals and have 6 freezers filled with savoury & sweet options. We’ve also recently added Mimi’s Bakehouse cakes to our offering - and are the only place to buy Mimi’s cakes outside their own Edinburgh cafés. There are plenty of take out options available from our deli counter including salads, sandwiches, sausage rolls, pies, snacks and hot drinks. We produce our own honey every summer and you can find botanicals from our garden in both Fidra Gin and Archerfield Walled Garden Secret Garden Gin.
An 18th Century Walled Garden
Once used to grow produce for Archerfield House, today’s garden encompasses a perennial meadow, wildlife area, propagation tunnel, rose garden, potager (kitchen garden), perennial vegetables and cut flowers beds.
An Enclosed Play Park
A safe enclosed space for children to play featuring wooden climbing frame, play house and wooden train, with seating for adults to enjoy a coffee or bite to eat. Tables in our Play Park are now reserved for customers purchasing food and drink from the Garden Café.
Extensive Grounds
Our grounds are vast. We have a beautiful grassy area close to the main pond where you can sit and enjoy take out food and drink. You’ll find a giant monkey puzzle tree just off the path. Between ourselves and the majestic Archerfield House, is the beautiful Beech Walk and beyond the pond is the Willow Walk - a gravel path which takes you to the Fairy Trail and has a number of carefully crafted willow structures along the way. Our network of paths and trails are perfect to explore on foot or by bike.
