The Brambly Hedge Trail at Hidcote, with the National Trust
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We’re delighted to bring Brambly Hedge to Hidcote, one of the National Trust’s most celebrated gardens
We have teamed up with the National Trust to bring Brambly Hedge to Hidcote, one of the country’s most celebrated gardens, nestled in the Cotswolds near Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire.
From 26th September 2026, the gardens will be transformed into a charming storybook landscape inspired by Jill Barklem’s much loved tales. Visitors are invited to follow Primrose, a small mouse who finds herself lost among the hedgerows, on a journey to find her way safely home.
The adventure begins inside the Manor House, where visitors step into a larger-than-life Brambly Hedge world. Overhead, strings of apples hang in great clusters, dandelions tower overhead, and oversized blackberries sit ready for a pie, giving everyone the feeling of being mouse-sized before they even reach the garden.
From there, the story continues outdoors. Along the paths and hedgerows, keep an eye out for tiny doorways tucked into tree trunks, miniature handles and hinges, and hidden scenes from the world of Brambly Hedge, each one lovingly handmade or upcycled by a team of National Trust craft volunteers.
Designed for families and visitors of all ages, the trail celebrates nature, storytelling and the changing seasons, with new activities and interactive elements added throughout the year to mark the seasons and school holidays.
Visiting the trail
The trail runs from 26th September 2026 to September 2027, daily during Hidcote’s opening hours. Booking isn’t needed and the trail itself is free, though normal garden admission applies.
The Hidcote Trail is based on our much loved book: Autumn Story
Bad weather is on the way and the autumn stores are still not gathered in!
Quickly, all the mice of Brambly Hedge set to work to finish the harvesting before the rain begins. Primrose, Lord Woodmouse’s daughter, meant to help, but somehow she daydreamed her way over the cornfield and into the Chestnut Woods, and before she knew it, she was lost. The sun went down, the wind rose and it began to rain. Primrose was all alone in the dark and she was frightened.
Poor Primrose, would she find her way home again?
Example of the miniature installations in the gardens | © Phillipa Abery
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