Fancy something sparkling? Look no further as Sussex is home to some of the world’s finest sparkling wine. Sit back and relax at one of our award-winning vineyards or explore our striking gardens whatever the season. With guided tours available, activities for the little ones and some of the most breath-taking landscapes, get ready to breathe that fresh air in.
Sussex Prairies Garden
Sussex Prairies Garden, near Henfield BN5 9AT
Featured on BBC Gardeners’ World, crammed with colour, this eight-acre garden features huge borders interlaced with small pathways allowing the visitor to get right inside the plantings. Teas and delicious home baking. Unusual plants for sale.
View AttractionBates Green Garden
Bates Green Garden, Arlington BN26 6SH
A tranquil 1.5 acre Plant filled garden designed and planted by the late Carolyn McCutchan, surrounded by farmland. This colourful garden has distinct areas of interest, plus a 6 acre wildflower meadow OPEN every Wednesday 22 Feb to 25 Oct 10.00am – 4.00pm Tel 01323 485151
View AttractionNational Trust Nymans
Staplefield Lane, Handcross, West Sussex, RH17 6EB
A garden for all seasons, with rare and unusual plant collections, set around a romantic house and partial ruins.
View AttractionPashley Manor Gardens
Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst, near Wadhurst, East Sussex
Delight in the sweeping herbaceous borders, elegant rose and historic walled gardens, the productive kitchen garden, enchanting woodland paths and tranquil vistas that form this award winning garden.
View AttractionStanden
Standen House & Garden East Grinstead, West Hoathly Road, West Sussex RH19 4NE
Family home with Arts & Crafts interiors famous for Morris & Co.designs. The hillside garden offers something for every season and footpaths lead to the High Weald AONB.
View AttractionWakehurst
Wakehurst Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, RH17 6TN
Wakehurst, Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex. Managed by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. With over 500 acres to discover, Wakehurst is home to a dramatic and diverse landscape ranging from managed ornamental gardens, temperate woodlands, an Elizabethan Mansion and a private nature reserve.
View AttractionSt Mary’s House and Gardens
St. Mary's House & Gardens The Street Bramber, Steyning BN44 3WE
Enchanting historic 15th century timber-framed house, with magnificent gardens, and charming cottage-style tea rooms, in the picturesque award-winning downland village of Bramber. St Mary’s is still a lived-in home, with fine panelled rooms, including the unique Elizabethan trompe l’oeil Painted Room.
View AttractionThe Royal Pavilion
The Royal Pavilion 4-5 Pavilion Buildings, Brighton BN1 1EE
Built as King George IV’s pleasure palace when Brighton was the heart of fashionable Regency society, the Royal Pavilion was also used by King William IV and Queen Victoria. Today it has been restored to its original 1823 splendour with Indian architecture contrasted with interiors inspired by China.
View AttractionHigh Beeches Woodland and Water Garden
High Beeches Woodland and Water Garden High Beeches Lane, Handcross, West Sussex
A hidden gem in the Weald of Sussex which has been sensitively planted with many rare trees and shrubs to create an enchanting, tranquil woodland and water garden. In Spring bluebells carpet the many glades surrounded by the glorious colour and scent of azaleas.
View AttractionLeonardslee Lakes and Gardens
Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens Brighton Road, Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 6PP
Leonardslee Lakes and Gardens – ‘The Finest Woodland Gardens in England’ – are Grade I Listed and feature outstanding displays all year round, with plants collected since the 1800s and many rare ‘champion’ trees.
View AttractionSheffield Park and Garden National Trust
Sheffield Park and Garden Sheffield Park, near Uckfield, East Sussex
This National Trust landscape garden and surrounding historic parkland is well known for its spectacular autumn colour, but is glorious in all seasons. Originally designed in the 18th Century by gardening greats such as Capability Brown and Humphry Repton, the garden contains four lakes joined by a waterfall and cascade,…
View AttractionTilgate Park and Nature Centre
Tilgate Park and Nature Centre Tilgate Park, Tilgate Drive, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 5PQ
The Award winning Tilgate Park and Nature Centre, situated on the outskirts of Crawley, is a true gem. Boasting a mix of open spaces, lakes, woodlands and landscaped gardens including a Walled garden with an event space, children’s maze and a café. There are water sports on the main lake,…
View AttractionWest Dean Gardens
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ
West Dean Gardens near Chichester is one of the greatest restored gardens open to the public in England and are open to the public from February to December. Since the storm of 1987 a bold re-development programme has been carried out to bring the nineteenth century gardens into the twenty-first…
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