In and around West Sussex

Magnificent magnolias at Nymans

A place of iconic coastline, gardens, literary greats, rolling South Downs, vast art collections and a castle.

Places to visit

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Where you can visit 

Many gardens, parks, cafés, coast and countryside sites are open for you to explore in the South East. When planning your visit, please follow government guidance and travel restrictions.

What’s closed?

Houses and other indoor areas remain closed and cafés are offering a restricted takeaway. Please use the website to book your visit, and to check opening times and facilities before visiting us for a local walk.

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Pink magnolia against a vivid blue sky

Blossom in and around West Sussex 

Brighten your day with a blossom walk at your local place. Whether its pastel coloured magnolias at Nymans, majestic rhododendrons at Sheffield Park or the graceful blooms of camellias at Standen, you’ll be sure to find something to lift the spirits.

The rotunda built in 1766, and daffodils in the park at Petworth House, West Sussex

Top walks in and around West Sussex 

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

Places to visit in Sussex

A view of Standen in spring time

Standen House and Garden 

Wander around the Arts & Crafts garden at Standen and find a moment of peace on woodland walks in the wider estate. Influenced and inspired by Margaret Beale’s planting scheme of the 1920s, spring at Standen is a bold and colourful spectacle. There’s a welcome return of colour to the terraces and borders.

Pulham falls in Spring at Sheffield Park East Sussex

Sheffield Park and Garden 

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.

The rotunda built in 1766 and daffodils in the park at Petworth House

Petworth Park and Pleasure Ground 

The Pleasure Garden at Petworth is open for visitors to explore signs of spring and blossom. Daffodils are starting to appear, followed by areas of blossom from crab apple, cherry and American hawthorn trees.

Nymans magnolia soulangeana

Nymans 

As spring arrives Nymans’ atmospheric wall garden becomes brim full of lavish displays of flowers, from drifts of bright yellow daffodils, to masses of frothy blossom, magnolias and camellias.