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Open dates 1st June until 16th October 2016 . Closed Tuesdays. open date for NGS bank holiday Monday 29th August 2016, 11am - 5pm
Plenty of room for coaches to park in the garden
Garden is open to the public six days a week. Groups welcome by appointment
Open date for NGS bank holiday Monday 29th August 2016, 11am - 5pm
July/Aug Sept/Oct
Echinaceas & Hemerocallis and stunning groups of perennials Grasses & Asters
Admission prices Adult £7 child £3.50 Family (2 A + 3 ch) £18 Guided tours for 10+ £7 pp
Tours last 1.5 - 2 hours..Complimentary introductory talk on arrival for Groups. Limited facilities for disabled. Delicious Home baking and a selection of teas and coffees are always available. Workshops and Events held throughout the summer and autumn season - see website for details. Unusual Plant and Art fair 6th September 2015, 11am until 5pm - 75 specialist plant nurseries and artists and crafts people selling amazing plants, artworks and quality garden sundries.
Sussex Prairies was shown on BBC Gardeners World in October 2010 and August 2015
Sussex Prairies Events and Workshops 2016
June
1st u2013 12 June Garden Framed u2013 Chelsea Festival Fringe
Sunday 26 June u2013 Textile Nature u2013 Book Launch & Sussex Wildlife Trust Go Wild
July
Sunday 3rd July u2013 Diplomat Spoken Word Performance
Sunday 3rd July u2013 Rude mechanical Theatre Company u2013 Macbyrd
Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 July u2013 Spirit of the West & Blackfoot Lodge Camp
August
Friday 26###sup u2013 Monday 29###sup August u2013 Bazaar at Sussex Prairies
Monday 29###sup August u2013 NGS garden Open for Charity
September
Saturday 3rd September u2013 Unusual Plant & Garden Fair
Sunday 11###sup September u2013 Dog Honours Award Ceremony
Saturday 17###sup & Sunday 18###sup September u2013 Spirit of the West & Blackfoot Lodge Camp
October
Saturday 1st October u2013 The Big Draw
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Hickstead, Glyndebourne Great Gardens of Sussex 20 mins. from Brighton
An 8 acre garden planted in the naturalistic style. The garden comprises seven huge beds in a formal layout. Within each bed the visitor finds a network small paths, allowing them to get right in amongst the huge drifts of perennials and ornamental grasses.
The garden is surrounded by mature oak trees, with views of the Sussex Weald on all sides. Our 650 different varieties of plant provide colour and show from June until October. There are many unusual and rare cultivars as well as various art works displayed in the garden.
Mrs. McBride's family have owned the farm for over 50 years. The garden was designed in 2007 and planted the following year with help from 40 of the McBride's friends. Sussex Prairies has been featured in many glossy garden magazines and was also shown on BBC Gardener's World in October 2010.
Sussex Prairies has been an RHS partner garden since 2013.