In 2016 the garden was awarded Simrishamn’s Council's Architectural Prize for “a fascinating and stylish garden with lots of flower-power and various inspiring, attractive and memorable parts.”
Anette Cato & Maria Nilsson
We, Maria Nilsson and Anette Cato, created the garden in 2014 because we wanted to give people inspiration for their own gardens, and a place to experience the beauty, peace and tranquility of a garden even if you don’t have your own.
We have been planning and making private gardens for over 10 years, and we also hold talks and arrange garden trips to England every year to gather fresh inspiration. To us there is nothing more wonderful than a well-designed, well-cared for and slightly eccentric English garden, and that is what we have tried to recreate here on Österlen.
Welcome to The English Garden
- an inspiring garden with a touch of England
A romantic and charming garden with lots of flower-power
The English Garden is filled to the brim with a large variety of plants and flowers in carefully combined colour schemes. There are many different “rooms”, each one with its own character and atmosphere, designed to give the visitor a varied and interesting experience and plenty of ideas to take home.
The garden takes its inspiration from English gardens and contains double perennial borders, a rose garden, woodland with a pond and a shade house, a cottage garden and a kitchen garden. There are many cute little buildings including a greenhouse, gazebo, a unique cottage and an old ice-house.
There are plenty of benches strategically placed for visitors to enjoy the best views while resting their feet.
In our plant shop you can buy many different types of English Austin roses and a selection of herbaceous perennials that we have planted in the garden.
If you are a large group you should contact us for your booking well in advance on info@denengelskatradgarden.se The café can be contacted on kontakt@svabesholm.se.
Hope to see you in our garden this summer!
Anette & Maria
Opening times 2019
9 May - 29 September,
Thursday - Sunday, 11-17
In July open Tuesday-Sunday, 11-17
The garden is closed on Midsummer's Eve. Last entry at 16.30.
Entrance fee: 60 kr/person.
Children up to 15 years free entry.
Entrance fee groups: 12 st or morer: 50 kr/person, 2-11 st: 60 kr/person
Entrance fee + guided tour: 20 st or more: 75 kr/person, 12-19 st: 85 kr/person, 1-11 st: 950 kr
We recommend that groups book a guided tour. It takes 45 min and gives a better understanding of the garden.
You can also book an introductory talk, it takes around 15 min and costs 350 kr.
Sorry, no dogs except guide dogs in the garden.
Find us
The English Garden (Den Engelska Trädgården) is situated behind Svabesholms Kungsgård in the village of Svinaberga outside Kivik on Österlen in Skåne. It is easy to find us! Just follow the signs to Stenshuvud National park from road 9 between Kivik and Simrishamn until you see our sign.
Contact us
Maria 073-8491182, Anette 070-5167503,
Den Engelska Trädgården
Svabesholms Kungsgård
277 35 Kivik
Österlen, Skåne, South Sweden
