National Garden Scheme - Sussex - 2026 booklet

42 SUSSEX GROUP OPENING 80 MAYFIELD GARDENS D2 Mayfield, TN20 6AB. 10m S of Tunbridge Wells. Turn off A267 into Mayfield. Parking in the village, TN20 6BE. A detailed map available at each garden. Sat 1, Sun 2 Aug (11-5). Combined adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Mayfield Primary School. AIRLIE COTTAGE Robert & Claire Montagu. THE OAST Mike & Tessa Crowe. (See separate entry) SOUTH STREET PLOTS Val Buddle. Mayfield is a beautiful Wealden village with tearooms, an old pub and many interesting historical connections. The gardens to visit are all within walking distance of the village centre. They vary in size and style with a wide range of shrubs, herbaceous and annual planting and inc wildflower meadows, fruit and vegetable plots, mature trees and colourful pot displays. There are far-reaching, panoramic views over the beautiful High Weald. fgbc ‘ruin’ with a mosaic floor, terraces enclosed by yew hedges, and summer colour with roses and clematis. Optional 10 min walk: down the long field beside the river, across the sleeper bridge, take the path through the copse with snowdrops, up the steps into the new wood, then into the meadow and back to the garden. Wellies advisable. Dogs on short leads. Wheelchair access over gravel and grass. efgbp Mitchmere Farm © Jonath an Nead 81 MEADOW FARM B2 Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, RH20 1DF. Charlie & Ness Langdale, nesslangdale@icloud.com. 3m N of Pulborough. From Pulborough take A29 N. Turn L into Blackgate Ln signed to Toat. After 1 ½ m, pass Scrase Farms sign & keep going straight. Parking signed on R. What3words app: bordering.vowel.youngest. Sun 17 May (1.30-5.30). Adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas. Visits also by arrangement 18 May to 25 June for groups of 12 to 25. Adm inc home-made teas. A 2 acre garden with wildflower meadows, designed and planted from scratch by the current owners. Features inc colour themed beds, double borders, a formal pond, gravel garden, and white garden. A pleached hornbeam avenue with views of the Sussex countryside. The walled garden provides fruit, cut flowers, and vegetables. There is an orchard with a hazelnut walk, a wildlife swimming pond with a bog garden, and a newly planted prairie bed. In 2024, The Sunday Times featured the garden in an article. bc 82 MITCHMERE FARM A3 Stoughton, Chichester, PO18 9JW. Neil & Sue Edden, 02392 631456, sue@mitchmere.co.uk. 5 ½ m NW of Chichester. Turn off the B2146 at Walderton towards Stoughton. The farm is ¾ m on L, ¼ m beyond the turning to Upmarden. Please do not park on verge, follow signs for parking. Visits by arrangement 10 Feb to 31 Oct. Adm £6, chd free. Min group charge £60. Tea, coffee & biscuits. A 1 ½ acre garden in a lovely downland position, with a stream flowing through most years when the Winterbourne rises. The garden features an orchard and unusual trees and shrubs, providing year-round colour and interest. Large areas of bulbs, inc special snowdrops, a wildlife pond, a 83 MOUNTFIELD COURT E2 Robertsbridge, TN32 5JP. Mr & Mrs Simon Fraser. 3m N of Battle. On the A21 London-Hastings road, approx ½ m NW of Johns Cross. Sun 10 May (2-5). Adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of East Sussex Hearing. 3 acre wild woodland garden with bluebell lined walkways through exceptional rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and other flowering shrubs. Fine trees and outstanding views. Stunning paved herb garden. fbc 84 NEWTIMBER PLACE C3 Newtimber, BN6 9BU. Andrew & Carol Clay, 07795 346974, andy@newtimberholidaycottages.co.uk, www.newtimberplace.co.uk. 7m N of Brighton. From A23, take A281 towards Henfield. After approx ½ m, turn R at small Xrds signed Newtimber. Go down Church Ln; garden is on L at end of lane. Sun 26 Apr (2-5.30). Adm £7, chd free. Home-made teas. Refreshments in aid of Mid Downland Parish (local churches). Beautiful C17 moated house (not open). Gardens and woods full of bulbs and wild flowers in spring. Herbaceous border and lawns. Moat flanked by water plants. Mature trees, wild garden, and ducks. Wheelchair access across lawn to parts of garden, tearoom and WC. efabc