Sheffield Park and Garden

Discover a garden that excites the senses. Summer brings vibrant blooms filling the place with colour and perfume. Winding paths, grand trees, lakes, cascades and bridges provide a varied landscape to explore as well as quiet spots to stretch out a picnic blanket.

See Sheffield Park's picturesque lakes burst with life during June and July and, to make the most of this natural spectacle, the hugely successful Waterlily Festival returns this summer from Sat 12 June until Sun 18 July. Enjoy activities for all the family too each and every school holiday.

Standen House and Garden lie a short distance away from Sheffield Park & Garden. Visit 'The Joy is in the Making' exhibition featuring work from Keith Brymer Jones, Niamh Wimperis, Mr X Stitch, Edith Bowman and Kaffe Fassset. At Nymans enjoy open air theatre performances throughout the summer and late evening opening every Friday evening in June and July when the garden is open until 8.30pm.

Sheffield Park is a blaze of colour as the 1,000 spectacular Rhododendrons come into bloom between mid-May and early June.

Our parkland is over 250 acres of wide open spaces and dramatic skies. Full of wildlife and history, look out for butterflies, buzzards or skylarks and the historic remains of its past.

Whilst we are operating the pre-booking system, dogs are welcome in the garden at any time. Find all the details you need to know here plus information about our dog-friendly facilities.

Our shop is home to an abundance of beautiful gifts, delicious treats, quality accessories, creative presents for the kids and more. Be sure to pop along to our plant sales area by reception which stocks a wealth of garden essentials, plants and trees.

The Coach House Café is open with indoor seating and The Shant is open daily for takeaways. An ice cream cart is available on busy days - please check availability on arrival.

Follow our project to restore the section of the River Ouse that runs through the Sheffield Park estate.

Every year once the waterlilies finish blooming, the garden team and volunteers don their waders and head into the lake to do some vital maintenance work and reduce the edges of the clumps.