Open Gardens
One of the big events on the Langford calendar is our Village Gardens Open – the second Sunday in June every second year. So the next Gardens Open will be on 9th June 2024.
One of the big events on the Langford calendar is our Village Gardens Open – the second Sunday in June every second year.
Our next event will be in Sunday 14th June 2026.
Gardens Open is organised in conjunction with The National Gardens Scheme (NGS) and raises money for charity. Half of what we raise goes to NGS nominated charities, such as Macmillan Nurses, and half goes towards the upkeep of St Matthew’s, our magnificent church. In June 2024 over 400 people visited Langford for Gardens Open Sunday.
A number of villages open gardens under the NGS scheme, but Langford always opens more gardens than anywhere else – about 25 in total. What makes it such a lovely occasion is that the gardens come in all shapes and sizes, from small cottage gardens to larger formal ones. We live in a lovely Cotswold stone village, famous for our roses. In early June Langford is a blaze of colour, and so what better way to share this beauty then by inviting people to visit us while raising money for charity at the same time.
Alongside the open gardens we have teas, a plant stall, cake stall and a raffle, while the church is open and resplendent with flower displays.
If you would like to be involved with Gardens Open, either by opening your garden, or by helping in any way (we are always looking for helpers on the day and for people to donate cakes and plants) please contact the organiser Linda Moore.
Linda Moore Tel: 01367 860280. Email: linda_tara@yahoo.com. Mobile: 07768 286235.
Click on the link below to read about the Open Gardens during the summer of 1983! It gives some great details on the day and the properties taking part.
2012 Open Garden Report and Photos
2014 Open Garden Report and Photos
2016 Open Garden Report and Photos
2018 Open Garden Report and Photos
2022 Open Garden Report and Photos
More details about the day can be found here at The National Gardens Scheme website.
2018 Gallery
Past Years Galleries
BIG BAND SWINGTIME – Sat May 9th, 7pm
BIG BAND SWINGTIME COMES TO LANGFORD The wonderful 19 piece Abingdon Swingband is giving a concert in St Matthew’s churchon
LANGFORD OPERA – Sat July 11
AFTER THE HUGE SUCCESS OF LAST YEAR’S SUMMER OPERA AT THE CHURCH,LANGFORD OPERA IS RETURNING THIS JULY WITH “THE PIRATES
THE BELL INN CHRISTMAS MARKET – 10-4pm at the Church
The Bell Christmas Market opens at the Church at 10am (not 11am as in the poster below) – more time
CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT at St Matthew’s – Sun Dec 14, 5.30pm
