Gardens

Japanese Garden
📍 The Hague 🚗 7 min 🚲 10 min
The fragile, rare Japanese Garden can only be found at Clingendael Estate for eight weeks of the year. The special flowers and plants bloom only during certain weeks in spring and autumn. One example is the spectacular Japanese cherry blossom tree. The beautiful garden also features a number of Japanese elements, such as a bridge, water barrel and lanterns.

Hortus Botanicus
📍 Leiden 🚗 14 min 🚲 45 min
Is the Japanese Garden closed? The Hortus Botanicus is open year-round becasue of its tropical greenhouses. Besides the indoor botanical garden, the Hortus also has outdoor gardens. Both inside and outside, you can discover beautiful flowers and plants that vary with the seasons. Enjoy the relaxing Hortus!