Open Doors – Dr. Evan Pierce Memorial Garden, Denbigh

Dr Evan Pierce, coroner and five times mayor of Denbigh was a hero of the 1832 cholera epidemic, where about ten per cent of the local population died. He donated land to himself, right opposite his front door and in the last twenty years of his life, he was able to look out at his own statue atop its 72-feet high Tuscan column. The restored garden is a small formal Victorian public garden with planting typical of its period. Worth a visit nearby is Theatr Twm o'r Nant, originally built as a Memorial Hall to Evan Pierce's mother.

The garden, restored in both 2007 and 2022, is a small formal Victorian public garden with planting typical of its period.

The 2026 Denbigh Open Doors Weekend launches on Friday 18th September 2026 with a self-drive Tour of the Vale followed by an evening lecture at Theatr Twm o'r Nant, “Restoring and repositioning Brookhouse Mill for the future”. Over the following two days, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th September 2026, thirty historically important sites in the locale will be open to the public. This will be supplemented by children’s workshops, guided tours and an interactive show. A booking service for events with limited places will be available through Denbigh Library, closer to the weekend. Further information will be available www.darganfoddinbych.cymru and https://www.facebook.com/opendoorsdenbighshire

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Getting there - from town centre, go down Vale Street and the garden can be seen on your right hand side. Buses 51, 52 to Denbigh.