Monday 21st June. A Midsummer day morning visit to a delightful garden. Bring a picnic lunch! Town Place is a 3-acre garden with a growing international reputation for the quality of its design, planting and gardening. Set round a c.17th century Sussex farmhouse (not open), the garden has over 600 roses, herbaceous borders, herb garden, topiary inspired by the sculptures of Henry Moore, ornamental grasses, an 800 year old oak, potager, and a unique ‘ruined’ Priory Church and Cloisters, in hornbeam. This spectacular garden is opened on selected dates to raise money for charity and there will be a charge which in 2026 was £10. Location Town Place, Ketche’s Lane, Scaynes Hill, Haywards Heath, RH17 7NR. website:www.townplacegarden.org.uk
10.00: walk of five miles around Wilmington including the Long Man, the Wilmington yew tree (1600 years old) and Folkington. There will be some magnificent [...]