Search for Alan Titchmarsh’s family and you’ll find plenty of warm profiles that bury the basic facts inside long anecdotes. So let’s do it the other way round. Below you’ll get the quick answers first — how many children he has, their names, how old he is, who his wife is — and then the fuller picture. Just as important, we draw a clear line between what’s genuinely public record and what the family has chosen to keep private, because those two things get blurred a lot.
Alan Titchmarsh has two children, both daughters: Polly (born 1980) and Camilla (born 1982). He has no sons. He and his wife, Alison, have four grandchildren.
Titchmarsh was born on 2 May 1949 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, which makes him 77 in 2026. He married Alison in 1975, so by 2025 the couple had reached their 50th wedding anniversary — a golden anniversary he’s spoken about openly.
- Children: 2 daughters (no sons)
- Names: Polly (b. 1980) and Camilla (b. 1982)
- Wife: Alison Titchmarsh, a retired doctor
- Grandchildren: 4
- Married since: 1975
Meet the children
Alan and Alison’s elder daughter, Polly Titchmarsh, was born in 1980. Their younger daughter, Camilla Titchmarsh, followed in 1982. Both women are now adults with families of their own, and between them they’ve made Alan a grandfather four times over.
Here’s where we’re careful. Alan has said publicly that both daughters married and took their husbands’ surnames, and he’s described how relieved they were to step out from under a well-known family name. On a podcast appearance he recounted that they were, in his words, glad to shed the surname and the attention that came with it. That much is on the record from Alan himself.
What isn’t on the record — at least not from the family — is the detail beyond that. Their married surnames, current professions, and the identities of their husbands haven’t been publicly confirmed by Alan or Alison. Some aggregator pages fill those gaps with guesswork; we won’t. If Alan has deliberately kept his daughters out of the spotlight, treating unverified claims as fact does readers no favours.
Partner and wider family: who is the other parent?
The children’s mother is Alison Titchmarsh, Alan’s wife of half a century. Alison trained and worked as a doctor before retiring, and she has always stayed well clear of her husband’s television career — you’ll rarely see her on screen or on a red carpet, which is very much by design.
The couple met in their early twenties through an amateur dramatics group, and married in 1975. Alan has repeatedly described Alison as his best friend and credited the marriage’s longevity to that friendship rather than to anything showbusiness. It’s a refreshingly unglamorous origin story for a man who has spent decades on national television.
The family has long been associated with Hampshire, where Alan has cultivated the celebrated four-acre garden that features so often in his work, and he has also spoken about time spent on the Isle of Wight. Home, for the Titchmarshes, has always been rooted in gardens and countryside rather than the London media circuit.
How old is Alan Titchmarsh?
Because it’s one of the most-searched questions attached to his name: Alan Titchmarsh is 77 years old in 2026, born 2 May 1949. He remains active in broadcasting, writing and gardening well into his seventies.
Public family moments
Alan is generous when talking about his marriage in general terms. Around the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary he gave interviews reflecting on five decades together, the ordinary rhythms of a long marriage, and the value of a partner who kept his feet on the ground. He’s also mentioned grandchildren visiting the family home — the kind of detail that paints a picture without exposing anyone.
The pattern is consistent: Alan will happily describe how family life feels, but he stops short of turning his daughters or grandchildren into public figures.
That instinct sits comfortably alongside the way many grounded television personalities guard their families — a theme that runs through the profiles we publish, from Michael McIntyre’s wife to Louis Theroux’s wife.
What the family keeps private
This is the part most competitor pages skate over. Here’s what has not been publicly confirmed by the Titchmarshes, and which you should treat with caution wherever you see it stated as fact:
- The daughters’ married surnames — Alan has said they changed their names on marriage, but the specific names aren’t something the family has publicised.
- Their current careers and their partners’ identities — not disclosed by the family, so any specifics you read elsewhere are unverified.
- The grandchildren’s names, ages and genders — deliberately kept out of public view. Note too that any “ages” quoted in older articles drift out of date every year, so precise figures are best avoided entirely.
None of this is secrecy for its own sake. It reflects a clear, repeated choice by a man who has spent nearly fifty years on television to protect the people who never signed up for it. When we say “what we know” about Alan Titchmarsh’s children and family life, the honest answer is: the outline is public, the intimate detail isn’t — and that’s how the family wants it.
Where this fits
For more on the presenters and public figures whose family lives readers ask about, browse our profile of Sunetra Sastry and our look at Kate Garraway’s personal life. As always, we write these independently and stick to what’s genuinely confirmed — no filler, no invented detail.
FAQs
How old is Alan Titchmarsh?
Alan Titchmarsh is 77 years old in 2026. He was born on 2 May 1949 in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, and remains active in broadcasting, writing and gardening.
How many children do Alan Titchmarsh and his wife have?
They have two children, both daughters — Polly and Camilla. Alan has no sons. The couple also have four grandchildren.
What are Alan Titchmarsh’s children’s names?
His daughters are Polly Titchmarsh (born 1980) and Camilla Titchmarsh (born 1982). Alan has said both married and took their husbands’ surnames, but the family hasn’t publicised those married names.
Who is Alan Titchmarsh’s wife and the children’s mother?
Alison Titchmarsh, a retired doctor. She and Alan met through an amateur dramatics group in their early twenties and married in 1975, reaching their 50th wedding anniversary in 2025.
How many grandchildren does Alan Titchmarsh have?
Four. The family keeps the grandchildren’s names and ages private, so any specific ages quoted elsewhere are unconfirmed and quickly go out of date.
