THE LOCAL FILEThings to Do / Belle Meade
Cheekwood
Choose gardens alone or add the mansion.
Make this a garden-led outing if you want an outdoor walk; add the mansion if an estate visit is part of the plan.
Compare Cheekwood visit optionsOfficial link checked October 13, 2026.
Photo details
Resized from a 2018 photograph; not cropped. Plantings and exhibitions may have changed.
01 / THE CALL
Why this stop
Cheekwood has a real choice before arrival: a gardens-only visit or one that includes the mansion. The ticket matrix and parking fee make that choice worth settling before the drive.
02 / USE THIS STOP
Set the ticket before the route
A Cheekwood visit changes shape depending on whether the garden is enough or the group wants the mansion as well. Make that decision before committing the afternoon.
Choose the scope
Compare the garden and arboretum with the mansion visit, then select the matching ticket option on Cheekwood’s site.
Prepare for the grounds
Use the Forrest Park Drive address and leave time for an outdoor walk if the gardens are your main draw.
03 / THE DETAILS
What we checked
Facts checked October 13, 2026. For hours, access and event changes, check with the operator.
- Find it
- 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37205 Official source ↗
- Outside
- The estate has a botanical garden and arboretum Official source ↗
- Inside
- The historic estate includes a mansion Official source ↗
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