Norfolk Botanical Garden

Beautiful, large botanical gardens. Wonderful variety of local and exotic floral. You just feel happy walking around this beautiful garden.

We spent several hours here, there is ample parking, a nice visitor center with multiple bathrooms on site throughout the gardens. There's a gift shop, and tour guides available. We did speak with several garden employees, all. We're very friendly and knowledgeable about the different species of plants. The garden was very clean, fragrant, and just plain lovely. Went during the summer months early in the morning before it got warm. It did take several hours, and I'm not even sure if we saw it all. There are many maps throughout the gardens to help you navigate grounds, and you do receive a paper copy when you enter through the gate. The gardens itself is very child friendly, with a large children's garden with interactive splash pads and a center. This would definitely be a cool place to take toddlers to spend the day. We took our two school age children and they enjoyed it very much. They had a good time learning about the plants, exploring the grounds, and also viewing the planes taking off on the other side of the gardens.

Would recommend bringing some water, wearing good shoes, and spending several hours here to truly explore the whole thing.

Beautiful gardens. Well maintained with something to see every season of the year. Expansive space makes it easy to get a long walk in. Lots of shade from the forest my areas means you can plan your walk to be a little cooler on hot days. The rose garden, indoor greenhouse with orchids and the bonsai gardens are probably my favorite must see attractions. Sundays are dog friendly. I go to the gardens all the time. You must check them out!!!

Absolutely stunning! Splash pad was great too cool off after walking. The gardens were breathtaking. The art was beautiful and inspiring. The yard games were fun. The cafe was delicious! The tour was lovely once it started raining. We didn't even see everything. This was so well priced for everything you get and I'm really hope we come back and visit next year to finish looking at the rest of them!

Love the botanical gardens! Will be back for a doggy Sunday walk or to enjoy the cafe patio. The last few times I've been was to drive through and see the Christmas light displays, so it was interesting to walk the grounds. The botanical gardens are HUGE! Definitely take your time strolling and try to catch the circuit shuttle. Spent some time picnicking under the cherry trees, very peaceful. There are ground bee projects around the area, though the bugs didn't bother us.

My family LOVES the gardens! It’s so beautiful and relaxing. There’s tons of space so you don’t have to worry about going shoulder-to-shoulder with other people. A nice place to take your kids for a peaceful walk. During the summer they have their splash pads open in their children’s garden and have a little area for babies too and the trees and flowers are absolutely beautiful! They also have little houses for kids to venture through and huge sand hill as well! Definitely worth the yearly membership!