Hamilton Gardens

New Zealand isn’t short of world-class attractions, but it’s still a surprise to find a vast spread of beautiful formal gardens in a city like Hamilton – and it’s superb. The idea is the familiar one of different ‘rooms’, though some of these are very large rooms. Sadly there's now a charge to get in, but I’d very happily go back again and again.

Entrance Court

Italian Renaissance Garden

Paradise Gardens Court

Tudor Garden

Indian Char Bagh Garden

English Floral Garden

American Modernist Garden

Chinese Scholar's Garden

Japanese, Concept, Surrealist and Kitchen Gardens

Māori Vegetable Garden (and Food Store)

Tropical Garden