Gardens to visit in West Sussex
Borde Hill is an informal country garden, covering over 200 acres, with woodland and parkland areas as well as 17 acres of formal garden areas arranged as a series of distinct garden rooms, each with a different theme. There are enjoyable lakeside and woodland walks.
Borde Hill Lane, Hayward's Heath, West Sussex, England, RH16 1XP
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The Bishop's Palace Gardens sit beside the historic Bishop's Palace and a stone's throw from Chichester Cathedral. Garden records date back to the Tudor period, but it is very likely much older. Access the Roman city walls for wonderful views over the garden.
Canon Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 1PX
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Heritage Highlight: Bounded by the Roman city walls, with wall walk access
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High Beeches is a landscaped woodland and water garden in a beautiful rural setting south of Crawley, covering 27 acres, with a popular wildflower meadow.
High Beeches Lane, Handcross, West Sussex, England, RH17 6HQ
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A lovely, peaceful garden tucked away on high downland, with views out to sea. Highdown is a secluded haven for garden lovers, a real horticulturist's delight. So many rare and unusual varieties flourish at Highdown that the entire garden has been declared a national collection. Best in: spring and early summer.
33 Highdown Rise, Littlehampton Road, Goring by Sea, West Sussex, England, BN12 6FB
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Leonardslee is a superb 240-acre valley garden arranged around seven interlinked lakes. Highlights include apine plants, a rock garden, and a bonsai exhibit. The garden is at its best in April for camelias and magnolias, and in May for rhododendrons and azaleas, but the varied plantings and the lakes make for year-round interest.
Lower Beeding, Horsham, West Sussex, England, RH13 6PP
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Within the public park of Litten Gardens, Chichester, stands a Grade II-listed war memorial and remembrance garden. Also in the war memorial gardens are gravestones dating back to 1690 and sculptures remembering local residents who fought in WWI.
St Pancras Road, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO19 8EY
Attraction Type: Garden - Memorial
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Heritage Highlight: 17th-century gravestone
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Nymans is a house and garden for all seasons, with formal and informal garden areas surrounding the partial ruins of a romantic historic mansion.
Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, RH17 6EB
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"Kew in the Country", this garden is managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew. Highlights include rare trees and flowering shrubs. A nature trail winds along a watercourse of ponds and lakes.
Ardingly, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England, RH17 6TN
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Created in the 19th century, this downland garden features a walled kitchen garden, walled fruit garden, glasshouse, bulbs, a pergola, a sunken garden, spring & wild gardens, an arboretum, and the National Collections of Liriodendron (Tulip Tree) and Aesculus (Horse Chestnut Tree).
West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, England, PO18 0RX
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