In and around West Sussex

Enjoy a walk in a spectacular landscape of autumn colour in parks and gardens across Sussex. From Petworth Park to Bateman's, find your favourite shade of bronze, gold and red this season.

This autumn, use our easy to follow downloadable walks to discover the very best of Sussex's seasonal colour. There's blazing colour in the deer park, or try the woodland walk at Bateman's.

Hallowe’en will be in full swing at our special places West Sussex this October half-term with the Witches and Wizards' Academy at Petworth and the bat trail at Uppark, plus plenty of crunchy leaves to stomp through at Nymans and in the South Downs.

Those hints of autumn bring out the sense of adventure in us all. Try something new this season with a visit to some of Sussex's best kept secrets: Alfriston Clergy House, Monk's House and Woolbeding Gardens.

Between 2am and 6am on 16 October 1987, winds reaching up to 110mph ripped across the South East. The National Trust lost hundreds of thousands of trees across thousands of acres of land. Three decades on, the effects endure in the landscapes - and memories – of places caught up in the eye of the Great Storm.

Walk Wood is part of the historic estate at Sheffield Park and we have been restoring it in a 15 year project. This summer the woods are open daily until the end of September. To celebrate, local artist Keith Pettit has created a collection of sculptures that form a new trail through the woodland.

New Forest ponies beating back the scrub on an Iron Age hill fort in Sussex

Exploring Nymans gardens can be complemented by a walk around the surrounding estate, an area of the High Weald, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1983. This walk explores the legacy of the great storm.

From the high culture of the art collection at Petworth, to an Arts and Crafts cosy home at Standen, you'll be amazed at the variety of houses and unusual buildings we look after in Sussex. There's even a castle for your budding knights in armour.

Want to see pioneering gardening techniques in action? Or stroll through pleasure grounds perfect for picnics? It's all available at the parks and gardens we look after in Sussex.

We look after many places in the South Downs National Park, as well as clifftops with great walking opportunities and even a beach in Sussex.