Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is pleased to invite your group to experience Maine’s first, and New England’s largest, botanical garden. With much to explore on our 248-acre property, you can enjoy a day full of fun and learning here at the Gardens. Whether you’re interested in offering your staff the benefits of an off-site retreat, participating in an educational and inspirational field trip, or team-building, a group visit to the Gardens can accommodate your needs.

Groups of 10 or more receive a special general admission rate of $7, with complimentary admission for one bus driver and one group leader. This rate is only available with a single payment for the entire group by check, cash, or credit card.

Groups can schedule in advance a guided tour with a trained docent that explores our Central Gardens and even out into further-reaching areas of our property. The fees for these tours are $50 for one docent; each additional docent is $25 each. Please note: We find that the best visitor experience occurs when there is at least one docent for every 20 people in a group.

After members of your group explore the beautiful gardens and admire the stonework and water features outside, they can come in to our welcoming Visitor Center, where the Kitchen Garden Café and Gift Shop (both open seasonally) and changing art exhibits will captivate them. The Visitor Center and the Central Gardens surrounding it are fully accessible for the disabled.

Lunches are available for groups that want to stay on the grounds to enjoy a meal made from Maine products and herbs, fruits, and vegetables – many harvested from the Burpee Kitchen Garden outside the Kitchen Garden Café’s doors. Groups wishing to enjoy lunch at the Gardens are asked to make reservations and payment a minimum of two weeks prior to the visit.

You can download our Group Tour brochure here. To make reservations, please contact one of our Group Tour liaisons at 207-633-4333, option 5, or volunteers@mainegardens.org.