Listed by English Heritage as being of Grade II* historic importance and set in 383 acres of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Borde Hill is renowned for its stunning views, heritage-listed Parkland, and rare collection of exotic trees, shrubs, and plants, many grown from seeds collected by the Plant Hunters. The result is one of the rarest collections of privately owned champion trees in the UK. Planted as a series of outdoor 'garden rooms', highlights include the Azalea Ring, the tranquil Italian Garden, stunning Rose Garden, perennial borders and sub-tropical dells. Open from February to 22nd December, events include Borde Hill Garden Festival, Specialist Plant Fairs, wellbeing workshops, open air opera and family fun. Dog friendly.
What stunning gardens. We had a lovely day out here. They have a cafe in the entrance building and one near the White Garden. Also, they have lots of areas for picnics and loads of benches to sit and admire the gardens. The bronzes dotted around are beautiful. Well worth a visit, we will go back in the autumn to see the lovely colours on the trees.
Borde Hill Gardens is one of the most magical gardens I've visited. The different garden 'rooms' are amazing, so different and unique but somehow effortlessly transition together. For a sunny Sunday in June it was amazingly peaceful. The Italian garden with the water lilies in bloom are unmissable. The Round Dell instantly transports you to a lush jungle, but our favourite spot was Paradise Walk, a dense patchwork of bright colours. Of course the sight and scent of the rose garden in June was spectacular, but just beyond this lies the old Victorian greenhouses which have mostly been left in the care of Mother Nature and their overgrown splendour is just as beautiful as the elegance of the more formal gardens. There are two great cafes on-site, but would recommend bringing a picnic and taking it out to the lake in the parkland as this is a truly incredible spot! We visited from London on the train and walked from Haywards Heath station. The walk is pavement most of the way but leading to the gardens you have to walk along a super narrow and overgrown path alongside a road. It would be great if Borde Hill could make walking there more accessible, with reduced entry prices for car-free travel like the RHS gardens. Borde Hill accepts Gardener's World 2-for-1 cards for any day in the season (apart from special events) which is great for saving money on your ticket. Please don't miss this garden, it is paradise. Cannot wait to go back in the changing seasons!
An amazing massive garden full of a great variety of flowers, gardens with different setups or decorations all around, such as the Italian Garden with a lovely staircase with a little canal in the middle to sit down and probably read a few lines of a book. Free parking which compensates the price of ticket. However, the staff at reception or ticket office offers plenty of options to join a membership which takes in consideration the ticket if the day. Please ask a member of the staff and they will be super happy to help. Also, you have 2 great coffee shops. One in the entrance where you can have a hot or a cold drink with a nice cake or cookie and then have lunch right im the middle of the Garden with very good sausages roll and some other very good options. Also the couple that runs the place are super lovely and friendly. Lovely place to visit. 500% recommend
Lovely place to visit with great trees and plants on display due mainly to their established age. The Italian garden is a place not to be missed. They possibly need a larger indoor seating in the restaurant possibly, great day out especially because the weather was fine.
It's a beautiful garden with lots of interesting parts. It isn't huge, so you can walk around the garden in an hour or two. The views are lovely and the staff really friendly. Worth taking annual membership as it also gives access to partner gardens.
Beautiful gardens. We went at Easter and there were a lot of plants in bloom. Lots of little spaces to explore and picnic areas. A lot of effort had gone into an Easter egg hunt for children plus there's an outdoor play area.
On-site services
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Hiking
Picnic tables
Public toilet
Swings
LGBTQ+ friendly
Transgender safe space
Good for kids
Kid-friendly hikes
Playground
Free parking lot
Dogs allowed
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What stunning gardens. We had a lovely day out here. They have a cafe in the entrance building and one near the White Garden. Also, they have lots of areas for picnics and loads of benches to sit and admire the gardens. The bronzes dotted around are beautiful. Well worth a visit, we will go back in the autumn to see the lovely colours on the trees.
Borde Hill Gardens is one of the most magical gardens I've visited. The different garden 'rooms' are amazing, so different and unique but somehow effortlessly transition together. For a sunny Sunday in June it was amazingly peaceful. The Italian garden with the water lilies in bloom are unmissable. The Round Dell instantly transports you to a lush jungle, but our favourite spot was Paradise Walk, a dense patchwork of bright colours. Of course the sight and scent of the rose garden in June was spectacular, but just beyond this lies the old Victorian greenhouses which have mostly been left in the care of Mother Nature and their overgrown splendour is just as beautiful as the elegance of the more formal gardens. There are two great cafes on-site, but would recommend bringing a picnic and taking it out to the lake in the parkland as this is a truly incredible spot! We visited from London on the train and walked from Haywards Heath station. The walk is pavement most of the way but leading to the gardens you have to walk along a super narrow and overgrown path alongside a road. It would be great if Borde Hill could make walking there more accessible, with reduced entry prices for car-free travel like the RHS gardens. Borde Hill accepts Gardener's World 2-for-1 cards for any day in the season (apart from special events) which is great for saving money on your ticket. Please don't miss this garden, it is paradise. Cannot wait to go back in the changing seasons!
An amazing massive garden full of a great variety of flowers, gardens with different setups or decorations all around, such as the Italian Garden with a lovely staircase with a little canal in the middle to sit down and probably read a few lines of a book. Free parking which compensates the price of ticket. However, the staff at reception or ticket office offers plenty of options to join a membership which takes in consideration the ticket if the day. Please ask a member of the staff and they will be super happy to help. Also, you have 2 great coffee shops. One in the entrance where you can have a hot or a cold drink with a nice cake or cookie and then have lunch right im the middle of the Garden with very good sausages roll and some other very good options. Also the couple that runs the place are super lovely and friendly. Lovely place to visit. 500% recommend
Lovely place to visit with great trees and plants on display due mainly to their established age. The Italian garden is a place not to be missed. They possibly need a larger indoor seating in the restaurant possibly, great day out especially because the weather was fine.
It's a beautiful garden with lots of interesting parts. It isn't huge, so you can walk around the garden in an hour or two. The views are lovely and the staff really friendly. Worth taking annual membership as it also gives access to partner gardens.
Beautiful gardens. We went at Easter and there were a lot of plants in bloom. Lots of little spaces to explore and picnic areas. A lot of effort had gone into an Easter egg hunt for children plus there's an outdoor play area.
