{"id":14856,"date":"2025-05-21T08:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T07:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14856"},"modified":"2025-05-16T04:40:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T03:40:57","slug":"what-is-it-like-at-bodnant-garden-in-north-wales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=14856","title":{"rendered":"What is it like at Bodnant Garden in North\u00a0Wales?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The City Adventurers went to see Bodnant Garden in North Wales. This National Trust garden is home to National Collections and Champion Trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Created over 150 years, with plants collected and brought to Britain from far afield, and the incredible vision of generations of the McLaren family and Puddle head gardeners, this haven of rarity and beauty with a stunning backdrop of the Carneddau mountains of Eryri (Snowdonia) is a delight for the senses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With year-round colour, the garden is truly a special place and worth visiting for the whole day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bodnant-Garden-tiny-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Bodnant Garden by Juliamaud\" class=\"wp-image-14859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bodnant-Garden-tiny-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bodnant-Garden-tiny-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bodnant-Garden-tiny-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bodnant-Garden-tiny-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cityadventurers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Bodnant-Garden-tiny.jpg 1970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bodnant Garden by Juliamaud<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>View my instagram post at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIwsH4cMSzV\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DIwsH4cMSzV\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view all our adventures on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cityadventurers\/\">Catherine Skeggs (@cityadventurers) \u2022 Instagram photos and videos<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to come on a sightseeing adventure? 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