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East Sussex: Houses & Gardens
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The English have a special feeling for preserving their architectural heritage – and for setting it off with exquisite gardens.
East Sussex boasts fine parks like Sheffield Park, and magnificent combinations of house-and-garden such as Pashley Manor, Firle Place, Herstmonceux Castle & Grounds, Michelham Priory, Batemans and the unmissable Great Dixter. The real enthusiasts will be stimulated, too, by the ideas on display at centres of garden design such as Cabbages & Kings and Merriments.
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Everywhere in East Sussex you’ll find mellow gardens and even more mellow stones… |
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Great Dixter, Northiam. The house and garden of the famous gardening writer Chistopher Lloyd. The magnificent 15th century house is set off to perfection by the gardens, with their clipped topiary, carpets of wild meadow flowers, ever-changing mixed borders, romantic ponds and the luxuriant Exotic Garden.
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Merriments Gardens, Hurst Green. A superb nursery-garden centre where the plants can be seen growing in a series of themed beds, providing the keen gardener with endless ideas for texture and colour.
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Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst. A sumptuous blend of romantic landscaping and imaginative planting. This is an utterly English garden, with fine old trees, water and statuary, and exceptional views to the surrounding countryside. Terrace restaurant and plant sales.
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Cabbages & Kings, Hadlow Down. Not just a beautiful garden, but a centre for garden design. Created by Ryl Nowell, Chelsea Flower Show Gold medallist, Cabbages & Kings is crammed with ideas for combining colours and textures. |
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Sheffield Park Garden, nr Haywards Heath (NT). This famous 120 acre garden has four large lakes reflecting the exquisite planting of trees and shrubs. From the spring bulbs, through the spectacular rhododendrons and azaleas in May and June, to the breathtaking autumn colours, this is a garden that is beautiful in any season. See their website for details of events throughout the year.
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Batemans, Burwash (NT). Near the pretty village of Burwash, this fine Jacobean manor-house was once the home of a Sussex ironmaster. The author Rudyard Kipling lived here from 1902 until his death. The book-lined study and the beautifully furnished rooms are much as he left them; and the charming gardens are set off perfectly by the surrounding countryside.
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Firle Place, nr Lewes. At the foot of the South Downs, the superb Tudor mansion, home of the Gage family for over 500 years, houses an important collection of Old Masters, furnitures and Sèvres porcelain.
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Michelham Priory, nr Hailsham: Set on a tranquil island surrounded by England’s longest water-filled moat, this exquisite Tudor mansion evolved from a 13th century Augustinian priory. Its beautiful grounds include a physic garden, herbaceous borders and a sculpture trail. There is a watermill, a smithy, a rope museum and a self-service restaurant.
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Herstmonceux Castle & Grounds: This magnificent 15th century moated castle is set in beautiful parkland. Visitors are invited to explore the woodland trails and to discover the rododendron garden, the rose garden, the herb garden and the Elizabethan walled garden. See the website for details of opening times for Castle and Grounds.
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Alfriston Clergy House The first building ever saved by the National Trust: a delightful thatched cottage in Alfriston, the most photographed village in East Sussex. Spring bulbs, a kitchen garden with raised beds, meadow flowers in the orchard and a stunning Judas tree.
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