Blossom Valley logo featuring a large white letter B with pink floral accents and the words Blossom Valley at Aston Norwood below.

Wellingtons annual cherry blossom festival at Aston Norwood Gardens

Blossom Valley 2025 is now finished. We look forward to seeing you next year.

Aston Norwood Gardens is open year round for daytime visitors, with entry payable via the cafe entrance. $10 adults - $5 youth 13-17 - Free children 12 & under. Family pass $25 for 2 adults and kids.

Visit Aston Norwood Gardens

What’s available:

Aerial view of a park with trees in bloom, featuring pink and purple cherry blossoms, green foliage, walking paths, and small ponds, surrounded by chalet accommodation and rolling green hills in the background.

Step under a canopy of pink with 300+ cherry blossom trees at Aston Norwood Gardens. Tickets are issued in session times. Prebook online to not miss out as weekends sell out & cars without prebooked tickets are turned away.

Colorfully lit trees reflected in a body of water at night.

Spend an evening wandering the trails through beautifully lit paths and gardens to see the blossoms in a whole new light!

The cafe, hot chocolate booth, and the stables eatery are available for hot food and drinks.

The Weekday Flexi Pass - valid for weekdays only,

The Premium Flexi pass - allows you to visit any single day including weekends.

The passes allow you the freedom to experience Blossom Valley by securing your spot now with the flexibility to choose your perfect day later—stress-free! (day entry only - After Dark tickets are seperate)

The ultimate experience - wake up to a sea of pink. Each chalet sleeps up to 2 people and includes unlimited garden entry during your stay. Chalet’s feature 1 bedroom, lounge, bathroom, balcony.

Japanese inspired Sakura Blossom High Tea - Pink floral mocktail or cocktail on arrival, A luxurious 4-Course High Tea served in our elegant garden-inspired setting.

Cafe

The Aston Norwood Cafe is located at the main entrance and is open day and night during Blossom Valley, serving delicious coffee and drinks, cabinet food, and menu food. The cafe will operate as walk-in only during this busy period. Open 8am - 9pm.

The Stables Eatery

The Stables Eatery will be serving delicious Japanese style street food, as well as drinks & coffee. It is located at the back entrance car park, on the other side of the gardens. Open Thursday to Sunday evenings for After Dark, and Sat/ Sun during the daytime. This may change depending how busy the school holidays are.

A wooden table set with a tea party, including a tea pot, teacups, saucers, small cakes with pink powdered sugar and a flower, and various jams and whipped cream in small dishes.

This traditional afternoon tea features freshly baked scones served warm, with a delicate dusting of pink icing sugar for a touch of whimsy. The scones are accompanied by cream and jam, creating a perfect balance of sweet and creamy flavours.

To the right of the cafe you’ll find the garden centre & nursery, with a wide range of plants for sale, including a limited amount of cherry blossom trees.

Merchandise

This year we have a new merchandise area at The Stables with a range of blossom themed products for sale, as well as a mini garden centre! Lots of awesome gift ideas and things for you to enjoy like hoodies, hats, beanies, coffee cups, umbrellas, honey, candles, keychains, and more.

In 1994, inspired by visits to Japan, owners Mark and Fiona Rammell planted over 350 Sakura Cherry Blossoms and are now seeing their dream burst into life each Spring.

Blossom Valley is an annual spring celebration sure to put the spring in your step as you explore the 14 acres of garden with New Zealand’s highest number and density of mature cherry blossom trees in the one place. For just a short amount of time each year at Aston Norwood Gardens in Kaitoke, Upper Hutt, hundreds of cherry trees come alive creating a canopy of pink blossom.

The event is carefully scheduled around the natural blossoming of the trees, with data from previous years informing the date selection. While the team at Blossom Valley do their best to ensure the ultimate blossom experience the timing of the bloom is up to mother nature.

History

Smiling man and woman embracing outdoors during cherry blossom festival, with pink cherry blossoms in background.

Chalet Accommodation

For the ultimate cherry blossom lovers experience, spend a night in our chalet accomodation directly above the gardens.

We have 5 spacious chalets located above the gardens - these are ideal if you’re driving from out of town and want to wake up to a canopy of pink. Each one has a bedroom, living room with kitchen, bathroom including bath tub, TV, air con. Your stay includes unlimited garden access day and night.

Interior of a cozy living room and kitchen area with a round dining table, upholstered chairs, a green sofa, sliding glass door with pink floral curtains, small balcony outside, and kitchen appliances including microwave and stove.
Aerial view of chalet accommodation with trees, and parked cars next to a road. The trees include pink blossoms and green foliage.
Balcony with wooden railing, yellow exterior wall, sliding glass doors, small round table, two chairs, potted plant, and view of trees and mountains in the background.
A cozy bedroom with a wooden headboard, white bed linens, a bedside lamp, and a large glass door leading to a balcony with a view of trees and greenery outside.

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  • A wooden swing with a seat hanging from ropes, set in a park with blooming pink cherry blossoms and lush green trees.

  • Aerial view of a vibrant garden with numerous pink and white blooming trees, winding pathways, a small waterway, surrounded by lush green trees and buildings in the background.

  • Two women posing in front of a large heart-shaped decoration lit with string lights, with a colorful, illuminated garden and a pond in the background during nighttime, while another person with a camera takes their photograph.

  • Night view of a garden pathway illuminated by purple and yellow lights, surrounded by trees and lush plants.

  • A woman in a pink dress standing on a dirt path surrounded by blooming pink cherry blossom trees.

  • Two women walking on a garden path surrounded by pink blooming cherry blossom trees.

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REFUSE: Please use the correctly labelled bins for recycling it helps so much. Food waste at the containers get composted.

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