10 Downing Street's Garden Is Opening For Tours

By M@

Last Updated 14 April 2026

M@ 10 Downing Street's Garden Is Opening For Tours

People gathered in the Downing Street garden — The gardens have hosted premiers and presidents for almost 300 years, but will now forever be remembered for a strange little man sat behind a desk, lying. Image: Simon Walker/No 10 Downing Street via creative commons

10 Downing Street's garden will again be part of this year's London Open Gardens festival.

Most of us never get to walk along the corridors of power, but here's a rare chance to inspect the herbaceous borders of power. Two public tours of the garden at 10 Downing Street — which dates back to 1736 but will now forever be remembered for illicit government parties and Dominic Cummings' not-at-all-flawed account of driving to Barnard Castle to make sure his eyes were still working — will take place on Saturday 6 June 2026 at 11.30am and 1.30pm.

It's part of the annual London Open Gardens weekend, which sees many usually off-limits gardens fling open their gates to the public.

A garden at number 10 downing street — Among the garden's highlights are rose beds installed by Margaret Thatcher. Garden of Number 10. Crown Copyright

Needless to say, demand is likely to greatly outstrip supply. The very few places available (fewer than 50 in fact) are allocated by ballot — open from now until 11.30pm on Tuesday 5 May.

Meanwhile, booking for other London Opens Gardens locations — including Battersea Roof Gardens, Marlborough House Gardens and the Sanctuary Garden at Freedom from Torture — is now open.

London Open Gardens, 6-7 June 2026 (Downing Street garden only open 6 June). The ballot for 10 Downing Street is open to those aged 12+, and photo ID will be required on the day.