York Museum Gardens
The York Museum Gardens are botanic gardens in the centre of
York, England, beside the River Ouse. They cover an area of 10 acres
(4.0 ha) of the former grounds of St Mary's Abbey, and were created in
the 1830s by the Yorkshire Philosophical Society along with the
Yorkshire Museum which they contain.
The gardens are held in trust by the City of York Council and are
managed by the York Museums Trust. They were designed in a gardenesque
style by landscape architect Sir John Murray Naysmith, and contain a
variety of species of plants, trees and birds. Admission is free. A
variety of events take place in the gardens, such as open-air theatre
performances and festival activities.
Photo 658, May 2011