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Sussex is a place of iconic coastline, gardens, literary greats, rolling South Downs, vast art collections and a castle.
Beautiful gardens are found all over Sussex. The romantic gardens at Nymans and Bateman's; and Capability Brown landscapes at Sheffield Park and Petworth are all yours to explore.
From waxy magnolias to swathes of cheerful daffodils, here are the best spring moments in Sussex that we've all been waiting for.
The Wall Garden at Nymans is brim-full of spring bulbs and blossom, around the centrepiece of the Italianate marble fountain. It’s a touch of heaven after the long winter, to take in the spring blossom and catch magnolias in flower. Later on in May, it’s the turn of the tall purple alliums in the borders to take centre stage, matched only by dusky mauve wisteria, tumbling on the pergolas and rare rhododendrons and azaleas.
With its shimmering sweeps of lake, woodlands glowing with bluebells, bustling rhododendrons and a vast parkland you can lose yourself in, Sheffield Park is the perfect spot to energise in spring. Walk Wood reopens in April and May to allow visitors to wander this hugely popular and tranquil spot, filled with bluebells.
Banks of jewel-like daffodils, camassias, fritillaries and other spring bulbs flower in the garden at Standen from March to May. There are beautiful views, across swathes of daffodils, of the Arts & Crafts design of the house. Some of the finest trees at Standen are the large espalier apple trees in the lower Kitchen Garden. The bluebells in Rockinghill Wood at Standen are spectacular in late April.
Experience the arrival of spring at Petworth with a sensational new festival featuring talks, demonstrations, art and craft workshops, family activities and an enhanced display of radiant daffodils. The Spring Festival will run from 23 March to 14 April. Normal admission applies.
Discover the top Sussex gardens designed or influenced by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown or Humphry Repton.
Explore a horticultural work of art at Sheffield Park in East Sussex, formed through centuries of landscape design, famed for its autumn colour but beautiful in every season.
Petworth’s Pleasure Grounds and majestic deer park are one of ‘Capability’ Brown’s finest unspoilt landscapes, full of vistas and impressive features such as the Doric Temple and woodland walk.
Sussex is a place of iconic coastline, gardens, literary greats, rolling South Downs, vast art collections and a castle.