Hill Close Gardens, overlooking Warwick racecourse, is the perfect setting for Easter celebrations. Heritage daffodils, as well as primroses, cowslips and other spring flowers are dotted around the sixteen individual plots that make up these unique restored gardens. In tribute to the Victorian heritage of the gardens, visitors can enjoy a special Victorian Easter. 

There will be themed displays of Victorian Easter traditions in the cafe and in the lovely brick built summerhouses, which bring to life the way Victorians celebrated Easter. The emergence, at this time, of Easter eggs and Easter cards, will feature some surprising and rather odd examples. This year we are also focussing on Victorian costume; the changing features of clothing throughout the Victorian period, clothing worn for gardening, and odd facts associated with the iconic Victorian look. We will also be displaying, on mannequins, some very special clothing from that time: a purple silk dress from the1860s, a black lace evening dress from the mid 1880s and a black and brown overdress from around 1880.

Refreshments will be served in our cafe overlooking the gardens; transformed into a Victorian tearoom for Easter. There is also a large greenhouse and plant sales area.