Facilities: Refreshments: Home-made teas Feb, cream teas Aug
Contact: Irene Eltringham-Willson Telephone: 01323 833770 Email: irene.willson@btinternet.com
Postcode: BN27 1QH Location: 3m E of Hailsham. Take A271 from Hailsham, go through the village of Herstmonceux, turn R signed Church Rd then approx 1m turn R click here for a map
Opening dates and times: Sats, Suns 13, 14 Mar; 7, 8 Aug (2-5). Visitors also welcome by appointment.
Admission: Adm (Mar £3, (Aug) £4, chd free
Description: Lovely rural setting for ¾-acre garden surrounding C16 farmhouse (not open) with views of S Downs. Pretty in spring with primroses and hellebores. Mainly herbaceous with rainbow border, small pond with dribbling frogs and Cornish-inspired beach corners. Restored to former glory, as shown in old photographs, but with a few quirky twists. Recent projects incl a grass corner, poison garden and a secret jungle garden Relax and listen to live jazz in the garden in August In the press: Featured in 'Sussex Life' & 'Amateur Gardening'
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