The Elizabethan Gardens are located adjacent to Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in Manteo, North Carolina. Construction of the Gardens by the Garden Club of North Carolina began on June 2, 1953 and the site was formally opened on August 18, 1960, the 373rd anniversary of the birth of Virginia Dare. According to its mission statement, The Elizabethan Gardens are "a tribute to the first English colonists in the New World at the site of the original settlement."
We visited during our October 2015 trip to the Outer Banks.
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| Entrance walk |
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| Two varieties of Coleus |
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| President's Walk honors past presidents of the garden club |
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| Live Oak and Spanish moss |
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| Due to the season, few roses were blooming in the rose garden |
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| Sundial from the Elizabethan Age |
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| HRH Queen Elizabeth I statue was added in 2006 |
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| Great Lawn |
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| Mount and Well Head |
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| Impatiens line the steps |
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| A glimpse into the Sunken Garden |
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| Overlook Terrace |
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| Water Gate |
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| Albemarle Sound |
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| Looking across the Overlook Terrace into the Sunken Garden from the Water Gate |
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| Replica gazebo |
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| A variety of flowering plants line the walkway |
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| Another glimpse of the Sunken Garden |
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| One quarter of the Sunken Garden |
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| 16th century Italian fountain, pool and balustrade from the Whitney collection |
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| An arched window into the Sunken Garden |
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| Woodland Garden |
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| This Live Oak was likely standing when the first colonists arrived |
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| Another view of the Great Lawn |
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| Azaleas |
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| The Gate House also houses the gift shop |
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| Above the gifts is a 1592 portrait of Queen Elizabeth I |
An entrance fee of $9 for adults and $6 for youth ages 6 through 17 years is collected at the Gate House. North Carolina sales tax is added to the entrance fee.
The garden website is http://elizabethangardens.org/.
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