In and around West Sussex

With vibrant displays of flowers and long sunny days, summer is here in our gardens in Sussex. Don’t miss summer's highlights, we have all the top spots here, including Nymans, Standen, Sheffield Park and Petworth.

If you’re in need of a leg-stretch this summer, you’ll find no shortage of trails in Sussex. See the wildflowers in the parkland at Petworth and reflections on the lakes at Sheffield Park and Garden. Or walk through summer woodlands at Standen or in the South Downs.

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.

Create your own adventure at our places in Sussex. Explore the gardens and parklands or try the new children's trails at Nyman's, Sheffield Park and Garden, Petworth, Standen or Uppark.

Visit the Arts & Crafts house and garden at Standen and explore our new exhibition: The Joy is in the Making. Summer at Standen is a bold and colourful spectacle on the garden terraces and borders.

Acres of landscape garden bordered by historic parkland and woodland await at Sheffield Park and Garden. Colour greets your every turn, with shimmering lakes, bobbing daffodils and camellias in scented glades.

Inspired by the Baroque palaces of Europe, Petworth House displays one of the finest art collections in the care of the National Trust. It’s an extraordinary and surprising place created by just one family over 900 years. The Pleasure Garden at Petworth and historic deer park are open for spring walks.

As spring arrives Nymans’ atmospheric garden becomes brim full of lavish displays of flowers, from masses of scented purple wisteria to historic rhododendrons. The comfortable, elegant house at Nymans, is a charming and intriguing place to visit. It reflects the personalities and stories of the talented Messel family.

Alfriston Clergy House, the first property ever bought by the newly formed National Trust, sits tucked away on the edge of the green in the pretty downland village of Alfriston. Its historic hall house and delightful cottage garden are the perfect place to while away a couple of hours.

Get to know Leonard and Virginia Woolf and the wider Bloomsbury Group by visiting Monk's House in the village of Rodmell. Full of their favourite things, the house and garden appears as if they just stepped out for a walk.

Nestled in a corner of West Sussex lies a horticultural haven bursting with colour, sights to inspire and a host of surprises. Visit Woolbeding Gardens exclusively on Thursdays and Fridays from 5 April 2018. Booking is essential on 0344 249 1895.