CLAYTON in WEST SUSSEX ENGLAND BN6 9PH

 

Snowdrops and Hellebores 

Opening for The National Gardens Scheme 

 

 

Dates for 2014: February 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th, 20th, March 7th 

11am - 4pm 

 

 

Groups of 15 or more are welcome to visit on other dates by appointment 

 

 

As seen on Gardeners' World BBC2 and Japanese TV 2012

Featured in the February 2009 issue of Country Homes & Interiors and the January 2011 issue of More from Your Garden

Top Ten NGS Spring Garden in The Lady, March 2012

Snowdrops in the woodland

Helleborus orientalis, the Lenten rose

 

Cyclamen coum

Narcissus, early January

 

Galanthus nivalis 'Viridapice'

Hellebore flowers floating in bird-bath

We moved to Clayton 30 years ago and have steadily developed the garden ourselves. Our garden is three acres in size, planted informally on clay at the foot of the South Downs. There are young and mature trees, shrubberies, roses and herbaceous plantings and of course, the snowdrops and the hellebores. The garden is owner maintained and is designed for year round interest. There are plenty of seats so the views can be enjoyed at leisure.

We are looking forward to meeting our National Garden Scheme visitors in February and March 2014. You can find us on the B2112, 100 metres from the junction with the A273. We are less than one mile from the A23 and about six miles from Brighton. Parking is in the village, postcode BN6 9PJ. There are some spaces reserved for Blue Badge parking at the house. The garden lies on the footpath between Hassocks main line station and Clayton, a distance of about one mile from the station. The 40, 40X, 270, 271 and 273 bus routes link us to Brighton, Haywards Heath, East Grinstead and Crawley. (The bus-stop at the Jack and Jill pub is 300 metres from the garden entrance.)

Visiting our garden is a great day out. There are walks on the South Downs with Jack and Jill windmills and Oldland windmill to visit and beautiful wall paintings to study in Clayton's Saxon church. The entrance to Clayton Tunnel is nearby.  

The garden is always cold in winter and invariably muddy, so winter attire is a must. The garden is designed to be wheelchair friendly with good access around the house but the ground may be soft further away.

Plants will be on sale, along with home-made jams and chutneys. Hot drinks, soup and cakes will be available at the "Pembury Cafe".

Admission for adults in 2014 is £4.00. Children free.  Dogs on leads free.

We would like to thank everybody who came to our garden in February and March 2013. We had nearly 1300 adult visitors, 34 children and 33 dogs. We were able to send off £10500 to the NGS.

NICK & JANE BAKER, PEMBURY, DITCHLING ROAD aka NEW ROAD, CLAYTON, HASSOCKS, BN6 9PH, UK

Phone: 01273 842805

Email: pemburyhouse@googlemail.com

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Last updated 12th March 2013