Stephen Lacey, the garden writer, lecturer and presenter has written that the scale, grandeur and scenic beauty of this garden are nothing short of stupendous...this garden is a masterpiece. If an annual prize were to be awarded to the best garden in the British Isles, Bodnant Garden would probably have won it often enough to keep the trophy. This garden, particularly at the end of May when the Laburnum Arch is in full bloom, is worth making a special tripto see. The highlights and continual delightful surprises are numerous and start with the walk down the five spectacular terraces with their expanses of lawn, huge mature cedar trees, architectural ornament, water and plants. On the Canal terrace is the Pin Mill, an 18th century mill transported from Gloucestershire and re-built on this site in 1939.

Further down the path follows the valley of the river Hiraethlyn amongst banks of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and tree magnolias and the visitor reaches the famous viewpoint looking over the river well below and turning towards the old stone mill. There are spectacular stands of enormous fir, hemlock, cedar and redwood, one of them at 45 metres the tallest in the British Isles. In autumn the marvellous colours of the japanese maples, rowans, liquidambar and birches are almost beyond description. The winter garden is a delight from December to February.