Addenbrooke Gardens is a four-acre garden in the Bombay countryside, in the Franklin district south of Auckland. The garden sits around a recently renovated two-storey villa built in the early 1900s, and the owners, Jane and Graeme Thomas, keep developing it. Rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, magnolias and weeping cherries are among the plants, and spring brings daffodils, tulips, freesias and hyacinths. Highlights include a Chapel, a Pavilion overlooking a formal hedged garden with a fountain, a secret garden with an old telephone box, and a rose-covered pergola made from beams of the old Meremere power station.
The garden is open all year for tours by appointment. Visitors can book a garden walk with Devonshire tea for $30 per person as at 2026, or a royal tea for $40 per person as at 2026. Gluten-free and dairy-free options cost $3 extra per person, and the gardens are partly wheelchair accessible. The gift shop and nursery are open for browsing. Our pick in Bombay for a garden walk with tea in a historic garden.