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Tokai Arboretum: History, cost and activities
Centuries-old trees from across the globe, with trails & a haunted manorLast updated: Wednesday, 14 January 2026
Tokai Arboretum is a centuries-old experiment that worked spectacularly well. Over 1 500 towering trees from across the globe stand side by side, forming a cathedral-like canopy that swallows sound and quietly insists you look up. This National Monument has so much to offer, with trails, birdlife spotting, and even a haunted manor.
Tokai Arboretum was established in 1885 by Joseph Lister, a British botanist tasked with a large-scale experiment in forestry: Find out which exotic trees from climates similar to the Cape could be grown for commercial use.
The result is a forest that reads like a world map. Oaks from Europe, pines from North America, cypresses from the Mediterranean, and even giant Californian redwoods
