Planning Your Visit

Operating Hours

  • May 3 - June 29, 2025
  • Saturdays and Sundays from 10am - 4pm 
    • The park (including the parking lot) closes promptly at 4pm - all visitors must exit the park at 4pm.

Address 

457 – 172 Street, Surrey BC 

Reminders

  • Arrive at the beginning of your timeslot.
  • Have your confirmation email and order number ready.
  • Wear sturdy close-toed shoes.
  • Leave your pets at home.
  • Wedding, graduation and any professional photography is not permitted.
  • All visitors must exit the park by 4pm.

    Accessibility

    • The garden is not wheelchair accessible.
    • Service animals are permitted.
    • Garden pathways are bark mulch with varied slopes.
    • Accessible parking is available in the main parking lot (457 172 Street) on a first come, first served basis.
    • There is a drop off zone in the parking lot.

    When you arrive

    Parking 

    Parking is located in the main lot at 457 172 Street. Additional street parking is available along 4th Avenue. Use the drop-off zone.

    Check-In

    • Upon arrival, check in at the welcome gazebo with your confirmation email and order number.
    • Please arrive on time for your pre-booked time slot.  
    • Only ticket holders will be admitted, ensure that everyone in your party has pre-booked their ticket. Onsite ticket sales are limited and only by credit card.

    What to bring

    • Be sure to dress for the weather.
    • The pathways are mulch – sturdy close-toed shoes are recommended.
    • Pack a picnic lunch or snacks to enjoy on the grand lawn after your stroll.
    • Plan to take your waste home with you and sort it into the appropriate waste streams. 

    About the Glades

    In 1956, Lydia and Murray Stephen purchased a 5-acre parcel of land riddled with blackberries, alder trees and stumps: remnants from turn of the century land clearings. Murray’s dream was to recreate the beautiful rhododendron gardens remembered from his youth in Scotland. They renovated the land, planting rhododendrons, azaleas, exotic trees and shrubs.

    After Murray passed away in 1970, the garden fell into a state of decline until Jim and Elfriede DeWolf purchased the garden in 1994 and began their restoration. The garden saw another stage of transformations in 2002 when the DeWolfs gifted The Glades to the City of Surrey. Numerous renovations and additions have taken place, and more are planned.

    The DeWolfs have always given much input into the garden, ensuring its footprint is not altered but enhanced in a manner that Murray Stephen would approve.