Bespoke Hardwood
Garden Doors & Gates

Handmade to order in Oak, Iroko or Accoya™ in the UK
Bespoke heritage English hardwood oak gate replication featuring a soft segmental arch top, vertical tongue and groove timber boarding, and hand-forged black iron strap hinges set into a historic stone wall archway.

Oxford Planters was commissioned by the National Trust to recreate the formal hardwood Grange Garden Door and frame originally designed by Thomas Mawson for the walled garden at Dyffryn Gardens. Working from the historic design, the door and frame were made using traditional architectural joinery appropriate to the original piece and its setting. Since this commission, we have made a number of further garden doors for National Trust properties, continuing our work with the Trust across a range of historic settings.

Traditionally made…

Every gate and garden door begins with its setting. From our Cotswolds workshop, we design and make each commission individually, considering proportion, scale, architecture and the way the gate or door will be used.

Our joiners work in FSC-certified Oak, Iroko and Accoya™, using traditional cabinet-making and architectural joinery appropriate to substantial exterior work. Each piece is made using time-honoured joints, with sections, proportions and detailing considered specifically for the commission.

From entrance and driveway gates to garden doors and side gates, dimensions and detailing are developed for the property rather than adapted from a standard design. Hardwood timber may be left to weather naturally or, where appropriate, Accoya™ may be spray finished in virtually any colour.

We work directly with homeowners and alongside architects, garden designers and landscape professionals, from entirely individual designs to historically informed pieces for significant properties and landscapes.

Each commission is considered from the first drawings through to final fitting, with the same cabinet-making discipline and architectural joinery that runs throughout our work.

Discuss Your Gate or Garden Door Commission

Whether working from an existing architectural reference, a historic design or an entirely individual brief, contact Oxford Planters to discuss the dimensions, timber, detailing and setting for your gate or garden door.

Garden Door & Gate Inspiration

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