Whether you are new to bonsai or happen to be a long time follower, bonsai clubs and societies have a lot to offer. One of the first pieces of advice that you will receive from fellow bonsai enthusiasts is to find and join a local bonsai club.
A wealth of knowledge exists within the bonsai clubs in the UK and this is gladly shared with any like minded bonsai enthusiast. You will also gain access to demonstrations conducted by club members and by professionals from within bonsai. This will cover all of the basic areas such as wiring, watering, feeding and styling. You will also be able to learn about show preparation, bonsai display and pot making.
We have provided a list of known bonsai clubs and societies in the UK to make your search easier. If you wish to add or amend details then do get in touch with us.
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Bonsai Clubs by Region
Scottish Bonsai Association
Website: Click Here
The below bonsai groups are local gatherings of the Scottish Bonsai Association. They can be contacted via the Scottish Bonsai Association website.
Ayr Bonsai Society
Venue: Alloway Village Hall
Address:
41 Alloway
Alloway
Ayr
KA7 4PY
When: 2nd Sunday
Time: 1:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Caledonian Bonsai Society
Venue: Salvation Army Hall
Address:
74 Auchterderran Road
Loghgelly
KY5 9DQ
When: 3rd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Edinburgh Bonsai Group
Venue: Currie Scout Hall
Address:
Lanark Road
Currie
EH14 5JX
When: 1st Thursday
Time: 7:45:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Forth Valley Bonsai Group
Venue: Mayfield Centre
Address:
Sunnybank Road
Bannockburn
FK7 0DB
When: 1st Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Lanarkshire Bonsai Group
Venue: Wattson Bonsai Nursery
Address:
North Lanarkshire
ML6 0QE
When: 1st Sunday
Time: 12:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Penicuik Bonsai Group
Venue: Penicuik Town Hall
Address:
High Street
Penicuik
EH26 8HS
When: 2nd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Perth Bonsai Society
Venue: Stanley Rifle Club
Address:
The Square
Stanley
Perthshire
PH1 4LT
When: 1st Wednesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
West Lothian Bonsai Club
Venue: Almond Valley Heritage Centre (& Binny Plants)
Address:
Millfield
Livingston
EH54 7AR
When: 1st Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Glynderi Bonsai Group
Venue: Oakdale Community Centre
Address:
Penrhiw A
Oakdale
Blackwood
Caerphilly
NP12 0NH
When: Friday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Fortnightly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Dragon Bonsai Society
Venue: Bonllwyn Aquatic & Garden Centre
Address:
120 LLandybie Road
Ammanford
Carmarthenshire
SA18 2EE
When: Sunday
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Frequency: Weekly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Cardiff Bonsai Society
Venue: Christchurch Scout Hall
Address:
Roath Park
Cardiff
CF23 5QN
When: 3rd Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
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Facebook: Click Here
Northern Ireland Bonsai Society
Venue: Cregagh Youth & Community Centre
Address:
Mount Merrion Avenue
Belfast
County Antrim
BT6 0FL
When: 2nd Friday
Time: 8:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions: July, August
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Accrington Bonsai Society
Venue: Hippings Vale Community Centre
Address:
Harvey Street
Oswaldtwistle
Lancashire
BB5 3LT
When: 2nd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
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Ambion Bonsai Society
Venue: Hatters Space
Address:
Upper Abbey Street
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 5DN
When: Last Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: June, December
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Ashfield Bonsai Club
Venue: St Michaels & All Angels Church Hall
Address:
The Rectory Gardens
South Normanton
Alfreton
Derbyshire
DE55 2BT
When: 1st & 3rd Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Bedfordshire Bonsai Society
Venue: Toddington Village Hall
Address:
Leighton Road
Toddington
Bedfordshire
LU5 6AN
When: 1st Wednesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
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Berkshire Bonsai Society
Venue: Barkham Village Hall
Address:
Church Lane
Barkham
Berkshire
RG40 4PL
When: 2nd Wednesday
Time: 7:45:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
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Blackmorevale Bonsai Group
Venue: Charlton Remembrance Hall
Address:
Charlton
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 0PL
When: 2nd Friday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
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Bonsai Kai
Venue: Waterloo Action Centre
Address:
14 Baylis Road
London
SE1 7AA
When: 2nd Monday
Time: 7:15:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Bristol Bonsai Society
Venue: Failand Village Hall
Address:
Oxhouse Lane
Failand
Somerset
BS8 3TS
When: N/A
Time: 12:00:00 AM
Frequency: N/A
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Bury St Edmonds & Cambridge Bonsai Club
Venue: Morton Hall Community Centre
Address:
Symonds Road
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP32 7EW
When: 3rd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Cheshire Bonsai Society
Venue: Little Budworth Village Hall
Address:
Vicarage Lane
Little Budworth
Tarporley
Cheshire
CW6 9BP
When: 3rd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
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Chichester & District Bonsai Society
Venue: Bassil Shippam Centre
Address:
Tozer Way
St Pancras
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 7LG
When: 2nd Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Chiltern Bonsai Society
Venue: Hazlemere C of E School
Address:
Amersham Road
Hazlemere
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP15 7PZ
When: 2nd Monday
Time: 7:45:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Cornwall Bonsai Society
Venue: Grampound Community Hall
Address:
Fore Street
Truro
Cornwall
TR2 4RT
When: 4th Wednesday
Time: 7:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Crawley Bonsai Group
Venue: CH Society Hall
Address:
Ifield Avenue
West Green
Crawley
West Sussex
RH11 7AJ
When: 3rd Thursday
Time: 8:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Dai-ichi Bonsai Club
Venue: Shenfield Parish Hall
Address:
60 Hutton Road
Brentwood
Essex
CM15 8LB
When: 1st Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: January
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Derby & District Bonsai Society
Venue: Grange Hall Community Centre
Address:
Park Lane
Littleover
Derby
Derbyshire
DE23 6FX
When: Last Wednesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: December
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Eastbourne & Wealden Bonsai Club
Venue: St Mary’s Church Hall
Address:
Decoy Drive
Hampden Park
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN22 9PP
When: 2nd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Exeter Bonsai Society
Venue: Woodbury Salterton Village Hall
Address:
Stony Lane
Woodbury Salterton
East Devon
EX5 1PW
When: 4th Sunday
Time: 2:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Fenland Bonsai Club
Venue: Newton Village Hall
Address:
Church Lane
Newton
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire
PE13 5HF
When: 3rd Friday
Time: 7:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: December
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Fylde Bonsai Association
Venue: Lytham Cricket Club
Address:
Church Road
Lytham
Lancashire
FY8 5QD
When: 3rd Wednesday
Time: 12:00:00 AM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Harlow Carr Bonsai Group
Venue: RHS Garden Harlow Carr
Address:
Crag Lane
Harrogate
Yorkshire
HG3 1QB
When: 3rd Sunday
Time: 2:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Heart of England Bonsai Society
Venue: Cubbington Village Hall
Address:
Queen Street
Cubbington
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV32 7NA
When: 3rd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Click Here
Ipswich Bonsai Society
Venue: Kesgrave Community Hall
Address:
Twelve Acre Approach
Kesgrave
Suffolk
IP5 1JF
When: 2nd Friday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Click Here
Kent Bonsai Society
Venue: Rough Common Village Hall
Address:
155 Rough Common Road
Rough Common
Canterbury
Kent
CT2 9BS
When: 2nd Wednesday
Time: 7:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Leicestershire Bonsai Club
Venue: Syston Rugby Club,
Address:
Barkby Road
Queniborough
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE7 3FE
When: 1st Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Maidstone Bonsai Society
Venue: Madginford Hall
Address:
Egremont Road
Bearsted
Kent
ME15 8LH
When: 1st Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Manchester Bonsai Society
Venue: Stockport Labour Club
Address:
2 Lloyd Street
Cheshire
SK4 1QP
When: 2nd Monday
Time: 8:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Middlesex Bonsai Society
Venue: South Harrow Methodist Church,
Address:
Walton Avenue
South Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 8QU
When: 3rd Tueday
Time: 7:45:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Middlesex Bonsai Society
Venue: South Harrow Methodist Church
Address:
Walton Avenue
South Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 8QU
When: 3rd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: August
Website: Click Here
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Midland Bonsai Society
Venue: Moseley Cricket Club
Address:
105 Streetbrook Rd
Shirley
Solihull
West Midlands
B90 3PE
When: 1st Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Milton Keynes Bonsai Society
Venue: Brooksward Community Annexe
Address:
Tower Drive
Neath Hill
Milton Keynes
Bedfordshire
MK14 6JZ
When: 2nd Monday
Time: 7:15:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: January, August
Website: Click Here
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National Bonsai Society
Venue: St Georges United Reform Church Hall
Address:
Lord Street
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 0NP
When: 3rd Tueday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Newbury & District Bonsai Society
Venue: Speen Parish Hall
Address:
Speen Lane
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1RJ
When: 1st Wednesday
Time: 12:00:00 AM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Norfolk Bonsai Society
Venue: Wensum Lodge Centre For Adult & Continuing Education
Address:
169 King Street
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 1QW
When: 1st Friday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
North Devon Bonsai Society
Venue: Methodist Church Hall
Address:
17 Rhododendron Avenue
Sticklepath
Barnstaple
North Devon
EX31 2DJ
When: 2nd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
North East Lincolnshire Bonsai Society
Venue: St Giles Church Hall
Address:
Church Lane
Scartho
Grimsby
Lincolnshire
DN33 2EX
When: Last Friday
Time: 7:15:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
North London Bonsai Society
Venue: Capel Manor College
Address:
Bullsmoor Lane
Enfield
London
EN1 4RQ
When: 2nd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions: August
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
North Staffs & Stoke Bonsai Group
Venue: Temple Street Methodist Church Hall
Address:
Temple Street
Fenton
Stoke-On-Trent
Staffordshire
ST4 4NW
When: 2nd Wednesday
Time: 7:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
North West Kent Bonsai Society
Venue: Whiteoaks Indoor Bowling Centre
Address:
Garrolds Close
Swanley
Kent
BR8 7BP
When: 2nd Friday
Time: 12:00:00 AM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Northamptonshire Bonsai Society
Venue: Weston Favell Parish Hall
Address:
Booth Lane South
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 3NS
When: 1st Thursday
Time: 7:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Redditch Bonsai Society
Venue: Webheath Village Hall
Address:
Heathfield Road
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 5SQ
When: 3rd Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Salisbury Bonsai Society
Venue: Laverstock Village Hall
Address:
Park Road (off Duck Lane)
Laverstock
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP1 1RQ
When: 1st Monday
Time: 7:45:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Shropshire Bonsai Society
Venue: St Giles Church Hall
Address:
Springfield Estate
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY2 6EH
When: 4th Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Solent Bonsai Society
Venue: Wallington Village Hall
Address:
Broadcut
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 8ST
When: Last Friday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
South Devon Bonsai Society
Venue: St Pauls Youth Hall
Address:
Torquay Road
Preston
Paignton
Devon
TQ3 2DH
When: 1st Monday / 3rd Saturday
Time: 12:00:00 AM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
South Staffs Bonsai Society
Venue: Walmley Community Hall
Address:
Walmley Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B76 1NP
When: 3rd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
South Worcester Bonsai Society
Venue: Claines Royal British Legion Club
Address:
Cornmeadow Lane
Worcester
WR3 7PL
When: 2nd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
South Yorkshire Bonsai Society
Venue: Whirlow Hall Farm
Address:
LTC Building
Whirlow Lane
Sheffield
S11 9QF
When: 3rd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
South Yorkshire Bonsai Society
Venue: Whirlow Hall Farm
Address:
LTC building
Whirlow Lane
Sheffield
S11 9QF
When: 3rd Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Southend Bonsai Society
Venue: Hullbridge Community Centre
Address:
Pooles Lane
Hullbridge
Hockley
Southend
SS5 6PA
When: 3rd Thursday
Time: 7:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Stourbridge Bonsai Society
Venue: Bonded Warehouse
Address:
2 Canal Street
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 4LU
When: 2nd Sunday
Time: 12:00:00 AM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Not Available
Facebook: Not Available
Surrey Heath Bonsai Society
Venue: Lord Pirbright’s Hall
Address:
The Green
Pirbright
Woking
Surrey
GU24 0JE
When: 1st Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Sussex Bonsai Society
Venue: Wivelsfield Green Hall
Address:
Eastern Road
Wivelsfield Green
Haywards Heath
East Sussex
RH17 7QH
When: 4th Wednesday
Time: 8:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Sutton Bonsai Society
Venue: 4th Ewell Scout Hall
Address:
1 Bluegates
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 2SA
When: Last Thursday
Time: 8:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Swindon Bonsai Society
Venue: Coleview Community Centre
Address:
Towcester Road
Coleview
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 4AS
When: 2nd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Taunton & Somerset Bonsai Club
Venue: United Reformed Church
Address:
Paul Street
Taunton
Somerset
TA1 3PF
When: 2nd Wednesday
Time: 7:15:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Vale Of Clwyd Bonsai Society
Venue: Level Road Community Centre
Address:
Level Road
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3SB
When: 2nd Sunday
Time: 10:00:00 AM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Click Here
Waltham Forest Bonsai Society
Venue: St Gabriels Church & Family Centre
Address:
Havant Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 3JF
When: 3rd Tuesday
Time: 8:00:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Warminster Bonsai Society
Venue: Christ Church Hall
Address:
Weymouth Street
Warminster
Wiltshire
BA12 9NS
When: 3rd Thursday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Wessex Bonsai Society
Venue: Kinson Community Centre
Address:
Pelhams Park
Millhams Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH10 7LH
When: 2nd Tuesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Wirral Bonsai Society
Venue: R.A.F.A. Club
Address:
Alton Road
Oxton
Prenton
Merseyside
CH43 1UU
When: 2nd Wednesday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthy
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
Yorkshire Bonsai Association
Venue: United Reform Church
Address:
70 Headingley Lane
Headingly
Leeds
Yorkshire
LS6 2DH
When: 1st Monday
Time: 7:30:00 PM
Frequency: Monthly
Exclusions:
Website: Click Here
Facebook: Not Available
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