Job Ref: ILH6519
Branch: Chewton Glen Hotel Spa
Location: Chewton Glen Hotel Spa, Hampshire
Salary/Benefits: £27,983 salary + £4,500 estimated service charge (non-contractual)
Contract type: Fixed Term
Hours: Full Time
Shift pattern: Monday - Friday
Hours per week: 40
Posted date: 08/06/2026
Closing date: 10/07/2026
Chewton Glen is a true English original. From the unique 72 bedrooms including 14 one of a kind Treehouses, to the award-winning spa and state of the art James Martin cookery school, it has an abundance of ways to revive your senses. The blissful 130 acres of woodland are home to an indoor and outdoor tennis centre, a 9-hole golf course, heritage orchard, 70 working beehives, a walled kitchen garden, croquet lawn and more.
What's in it for you as a Gardener
- £27,983 annual salary
- £4,500 approx annual service charge (non-contractual)
- Meals included on duty
- Accomodation available if required
- Employee recognition awards
- Cashback healthcare cover after probation
- Continued career development with recognised training providers
- Generous friends and family rate
- 25% discount on all food and beverage
- Discount on spa treatment and products
- Refer a friend incentive
- Team social events, seasonal gifts and much more…
Check out behind the scenes here: https://www.instagram.com/chewtoncareers/
Aim of the Gardener
To learn how to maintain the hotel gardens, kitchen garden, nursery, grounds and golf course to the highest possible condition, working amongst a team of gardeners
Gardener - About you
- Experience in hard landscaping construction including fencing and paving
- Experience in high end garden maintenance
- Experience using a range of gardening tools and machinery safely and effectively
- Hold a Pa1 and Pa6 qualifications desirable
- A good understanding of plant care, pruning, and garden presentation to a consistently high standard
- Physically fit and comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions
- A full UK driving licence is essential
Responsibilities of the Gardener
- You take genuine pride in creating and maintaining beautifully presented outdoor spaces that enhance the guest experience
- Passionate about gardens, landscaping and the natural environment, with a strong eye for detail and design
- You understand the importance of presentation within a luxury hospitality environment and consistently work to the highest standards
- Reliable, positive and hardworking, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a close-knit team
If this role is of interest to you, then please apply now! We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
A true English original, Chewton Glen is a privately owned luxury country house hotel spa located in the heart of the tranquil New Forest countryside and just minutes from the coast. Just two hours from London it is a perfect place to escape to. With a 9 hole golf course, tennis courts, endless country and coastal walks as well as an award winning spa, gym and large outdoor pool there is something for everyone.
