Woolbeding Gardens, located in Sussex near Midhurst, can be enjoyed in the spring and summer months. I visited it in the middle of June on a beautiful sunny and warm day. The gardens have been in design for over fifty years. Visitors can explore many garden rooms, the Woolbeding Glasshouse and Silk Route garden, sculptures, ruined abbey, and pleasure grounds to explore. Simon Sainsbury and Stewart Grimshaw were those responsible for making the property what it is today after its occupation from the Lascelles family. The estate came to be under National Trust in 1957.
Upon arriving, I joined a tour group to understand the history of the gardens.
The William Pye Fountain is a modern fountain and work of art that marks the spot of a huge cedar tree, which came down in a storm.
The gardens were alive with late spring and early summer displays.
The Glasshouse is one of the attractions, and as I was visiting there early, I got to watch it open up. I got to look inside it too.
It fully opens, and the way that it is done is really a work of art and architecture.
Afterwards, I went to explore the abbey, which was a walk of a few minutes through the field into a wooded treeline. The abbey marks the spot where pleasure gardens begin.
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There are several little areas to see with little buildings and sculptures, include the sculptures dedicated to the four seasons.
A Chinese-style bridge looked attractive over the lake in the pleasure gardens.
Afterwards, I had a wander around the garden rooms.
Woolbeding Garfens is worth a visit in late spring or early summer and is a perfect activity for a warm day, particularly watching the Glasshouse open.
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