Our famous 'Gardens of the World'

One of the floral delights of Devon, Plant World Gardens are laid out to represent each of the five continents of the world. Inspirational gardens from around the world contain countless rare and exotic plants seldom seen outside their native lands. A large mature cottage garden and mediterranean garden completes the collection.

Established in 1985, Plant World is the culmination of plantsman Ray Brown's lifelong ambition and has been featured on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4. The magnificent views over the Teign Valley, from Dartmoor to the sea, provide the incredible backdrop to what will surely be a memorable visit. So if you are passionate about plants and gardens, Plant World is a definite 'must-see' during your visit to beautiful South Devon.

Opening times: The gardens are open from 9:30 to 17:00 daily, seven days a week, from April until mid October.

Admission prices: Day tickets are £3.00. Season tickets for unlimited visits are £10.00.

Note that there is a special offer to all those who purchase seed from us online - simply bring along a printout of the E-Mail confirming your order, and you and up to four others can gain entry ABSOLUTELY FREE!! But remember to enter a valid E-Mail address when ordering in order to be able to take advantage of this offer.

Group Visits

Although our gardens will appeal to everyone, we are a favourite venue for garden clubs and horticultural societies. Groups visit us from all over the country to spend an enjoyable day with us. We will gladly send you an information pack if requested - select 'Contact Us' from the menu.

If you would like to visit as a group please confirm in writing or by E-Mail at least two weeks in advance. We recommend a minimum of an hour and a half to see the gardens and nursery; very keen gardeners often spend the day here. Visiting groups often split a day by combining a visit here with another garden nearby. Please request details if interested.

The Nursery and Shop at Plant World

Choice plants seen in the gardens may be bought in the Plantsman's Nursery - a treasure trove of sought-after plants. Our nursery is well stocked, predominantly with herbaceous plants, with the emphasis on the rare and unusual. To enable us to keep prices low, many of our smaller plants are not individually labelled, but we give out DIY labelling kits at the nursery entrance, so do please make use of this facility if needed.

A brand new panoramic cafe offers high quality light lunches from local produce.

Opening times for the nursery and shop are the same as those for the gardens.

Finding Us

From Newton Abbot: Follow Torquay signs to Penn Inn roundabout (traffic light controlled).

From Exeter: Follow A380 dual carriageway (signed to Torquay) until it ends at the Penn Inn roundabout.

Plant World has Brown Tourist signs from the Penn Inn Roundabout. From the roundabout, follow signs to Milber and Combeinteignhead up the hill for approximately 30 metres. Go straight over more traffic lights, and in only a few metres, when signed, turn right on a steep piece of road. You will soon be on a country road passing through mature woodland. Keep on this road. Plant World is approximately one-and-a-half miles out in the rolling countryside. We are at the VERY TOP of the long hill on the left-hand side past the aquatic centre.

Coach Drivers: Please ignore the "coach restriction" signs on our road. This does not apply to access, being only a deterrent to heavy vehicles which use our road as a short cut to Torquay. As you drive in through our gateway, please swing in to the left before reversing back to the "Coach Parking" sign on the right-hand side of the car park.