Brighton & area
Lamb House (West St Rye) A charming
walled garden of about an acre, an immaculate lawn witrh flower beds planted with an
interesting collection of garden plants and small shrubs.
Nymans (Handcross Nr Haywards Heath)
A thirty acre garden, created by the Messel family for three generations.There are plants
from all over the world.
Petworth House (Petworth) Split into two
distinctive area , there is a 650 acre deer park that includes two lakes and undulating
hills.Then there are a pleasure grounds which was largely devastated during the 1987
storms but has a been largely replanted.Before the storms it contained the tallest trees
in britain.
Sheffield Park Garden (Uckfield)
A one hundred acre garden with lakes designed by Capability Brown for the Earl of
Sheffield in 1776.Arthur Soames was responsible for introducing the collection of rare
trees and shrubs.
Standen (East Grinstead) A charming
garden on serveral different levels linked by a flight of stairs. Planteed with
hydrangeas, azaleas, kalmias and rhododendrons
Wakehurst (NT)(Ardingly Haywards Heath)
Owned by the National Trust but leased to the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, who maintain the
property. There is an extensive water garden,winter garden and rock wall featuring lots of
rare plants from all over of the world.
Anne of Cleves House (Lewes) A late
Medieval house, the house was part of the divorce settlement between her and Henry
VIII..It now houses a museum of local history particularly with the ironmaking industry of
the sussex weald.
Bateman's (Burwash) A 17th
century gabled building build for a local ironmaster and was the home of Rudyard Kipling
from 1902 -1936. The ground floor is furnished with 17th century pieces and the upstairs
there is Kiplings study as he left it.
Brickwall house (Northiam, Rye) A jacobean
house of the Frewen family since 1666. The drawing room is decorated in the original
style. The gardens have been restored to their 18th century splender.
Beeches Farm (Uckfield)
A 16th Century timber framed and tile farm house with nice gardens and views.
Clergy House Alfriston (Alfriston)
A timber framed thatched cottage of about 1350.This was the first building to be acquired
by the national trust.It has a great hall,solar and store rooms.
Danny (Hurstpierpoint) An Elizabethan E
shaped house with an early 18th century facade.
Firle Place (Lewes) Home of
the gage family built for Sir John Gage in the mid 16th century.Extensive alterations and
additions were made between 1713 and 1754. The once great hall has been divided up into
two, An elegent entrance hall and a Palladian staircase hall. There is collection of
French 18th century furniture.
Glynde Place (Lewes) A large 16th century
house built in red brick with bow windows and gables. The internal rooms of the building
were modified during the 18th century and there are many paintings including portraits by
Lely,Kneller and Zoffany.
Goodwood House (Chichester)This 18th century
house was orginally a hunting lodge.There is a stable block which was designed by Sir
William Chambers in the 1750's. There is a fine collection of French furniture,
porcelain and clocks. The tapestry room is hung with superb 18th century Gobelin
tapestries of Don Quixote.
Great Dixter (Northiam) A late 15th century
timber framed house which was restored in 1910 by Edwin Lutyens the full length of the
unusal roof can be seen with its hammer and tie beams.
Haremere Hall (Etchingham) A early 17th
century manor house with a pannelled great hall and contains period furniture. The grounds
include some terraced gardens and a shire horse farm.
Lamb House (Rye) An early 18th century house
built in red brick for James Lamb and was the home of the novelist Henry James.The
study were he worked was destoryed during the second world war, but the house is still
furnished in items of the period.
Legh Manor (Ansty) An Elizabethan manor
house with gardens laid out by Gertrude Jekyll in about 1900
Monk's House (Rodwell) A
17th century house, the home of Virginia & Leonard Woolf from 1919 to 1969.
Newtimber Place (Newtimber) A17th century
house with moat with Etruscan style wall paintings
Michelham Proiry (Hailsham) A tudor house
which as the name implies has been built onto a priory which was founded in 1229. The
buildings were built over the next hundred years,whilst the moat which encompasses the
site was dig in the 1400's. together with the gate house. Now the property of the Sussex
Archaeological society
Parham Park (Pulborough)A simple grey stone
Elizabethan house which was first constructed in 1577, by Sir Thomas Palmer.. The interior
has carved panelling with Tudor and Jacobean furniture. The Great hall has its original
stone fireplace and decorated ceiling.
Petworth House (Petworth) The park is a
masterpiece by Capability Brown. The house was orginally belonged to the Percy family and
the present house was built between 1686 and 1696. The front of the building is very
French in appearance and the ground floor rooms are richly decorated.
Preston Manor (Brighton) A house built in
the 1730's. The house contains theMacquoid collection of 16th & 17th century
furniture.
Royal Pavilion (East Sussex) The present
building was started in 1815 under John Nash and complete in 1822. The building was based
on eastern themes with highly original domes and minarets.
Standen (East Grinstead) A
large house built in the 1890's by Philip Webb.It has the original furnishings, including
fabrics and wallpaper by William Moris leader of the arts and craft movement.The gardens
enjoy a fine view across the medway valley.
Uppark (South Harting) The house was built
in the 1690's for Lord Tankerville Built in brick the three storey building features a
central pediment with bow shaped steps.