National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2025 booklet

34 SUSSEX GROUP OPENING 62 HELLINGLY PARISH TRAIL D3 What3words app: forks.standing.snowstorm. From A267 turn into B2104 & immed L into village, follow signs to gardens. Parking opp church green & in field by Brook Cottage & Cuckoo Trail. All gardens within walking distance. Sun 29 June (11-5). Combined adm £8, chd free. Lunch & home-made teas at Brook Cottage. Ice- creams at Globe Place. Refreshments in aid of St Peter & St Paul Parish Church & NGS. BROAD VIEW Church Road, BN27 4EX. Gill Riches. BROOK COTTAGE Mill Lane, BN27 4HD. Dr Colin Tourle MBE & Mrs Jane Tourle. GLOBE COTTAGE Mill Lane, BN27 4EY. Veronica Lee. GLOBE PLACE Mill Lane, BN27 4EY. Emma & Simon Freedman. MAY HOUSE 7 The Martlets, BN27 4FA. Lynda & David Stewart. POND COTTAGE Mill Lane, BN27 4EY. Gill Nichols. PRIORS COTTAGE 6 Church Path, BN27 4EZ. Pat Booth. PRIORS GRANGE 7 Church Path, BN27 4EZ. Sylvia Stephens. N ROSEMARY COTTAGE 5 Church Path, BN27 4EZ. Fiona Dennis. Nine gardens are opening in the delightful Sussex village of Hellingly. There is a pretty walled cottage garden with summerhouse and sunny terrace. A garden entered via a bridge over a large pond, perfect for wildlife with countryside views, and two cottage gardens overlooking the C12 Church of St Peter and St Paul. Another two gardens are in the heart of the village, one with a rose-filled front garden where the plant sale will be, and next door is an extensive garden still in development with beautiful trees and roses, and ice-creams for sale. On the other side of the village, a unique garden where lunches and teas will be served, incorporates the River Cuckmere, a sluice gate and a lush mix of perennials and mature trees. On the outskirts, an inspiring new-build garden has areas for sun, shade, climbers, and fruit trees, amid sounds of trickling water. Tickets and maps available on the green near church, at May House and Brook Cottage. Plant sale at Priors Grange. Wheelchair access to some gardens. Dogs on short leads. efgbc www.thebct.org.uk Downland with oilseed rape by Peter Iden, 2006 Seeing the Downs: The Later Works of Peter Iden The Champs Hill Summer 2025 Exhibition, ‘ Seeing the Downs ’, features a selection of stunning abstract paintings by Peter Iden . Peter Iden was the definitive modern painter of the South Downs – the landscape that surrounded him throughout his life (1945-2012). The exhibition is open to the public for three weeks in May on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Dates and times below: Suggested donation £10 per ticket* (on the door or via Champs Hill website) *includes tea/coffee and biscuits Also opening for the NGS on Sunday 11th May, see Champs Hill garden listing in this booklet. The Bowerman Charitable Trust, Champs Hill, Coldwaltham, Pulborough, RH20 1LY Tuesday to Thursday 6–8th May, 13–15th May, 20–22nd May 11am – 4pm 63 u HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE ESTATE I3 Wartling Road, Hailsham, BN27 1RN. Bader College, Queen’s University (Canada), 01323 833816, bc.events@queensu.ca, www.herstmonceux-castle.com. 9m NE of Eastbourne. Located between Herstmonceux & Pevensey on Wartling Rd. From Herstmonceux take A271 towards Bexhill. Turn R