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South Coast & West Sussex sailings by Balmoral areas inc Solent,Isle of Wight,West Bay -
Welcome on board the historic ship Balmoral on her Diamond Jubilee Celebration Year! Cruise to Cowes & round Isle of Wigh,See Portland Bill & the Famous Needles,Marvel at dramatic Jurrassic Coastlines,View Lulworth Cove
Friday 26 Jun 09 to Friday 3 Jul 09 - Jun26-28 Selected sailings on selected dates see website/plan your trip/timetable section. Book online now or call 0845 130 4647 Prices start from £14.95, children –HALF FARE, under 5s FREE!
Depart/PickupsWorthing,Eastbourne,Ramsgate, Rye Sussex
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Bradstow Lodge - Open Garden -
Plantsman’s garden of about ¾ acre created over the last 7yrs on a triangular plot to give rooms with a wide range of plants, many unusual. Two ponds, bog garden, wild area, formal garden with box and yew topiary and knot garden, raised beds, greenhouses. Many pots and containers
Wednesday 1 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free. Times:2-5. Open for charity.
Bradstow Lodge, Ifold Sussex RH14 0TE
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Moorlands - Open Garden -
4 acres set in lush valley deep in Ashdown Forest; water garden with ponds, streams and river; primulas, rhododendrons, azaleas. River walk with grasses and bamboos. Rockery restored to original 1929 design. The many special trees planted 29yrs ago make this garden an arboretum
Wednesday 1 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free Open for charity.
Moorlands, Friar’s Gate, nr Crowborough Sussex TN6 1XF
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Uppark - Open Garden -
Intimate restored picturesque garden nestles behind Uppark House, in contrast to the sweeping panoramic views to the S. Gardener leads tours at 12 and 2.30 to tell the history and development of the site. Fine restored mansion
Thursday 2 Jul 09 - House & garden £8.20, Children £4.10. Garden only £4, Children £2. Times:11.30-5. Open for charity.
Uppark, South Harting Sussex GU31 5QR
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Tales Of The Thames -
A performance by Mikron Theatre Company as part of their National Waterways Tour 2009
Saturday 4 Jul 09 - 7.30pm
Tickets from 1 Chidham Lane, Chidham, Chichester PO18 8TL
Tel: 01243 576701
Donnington Parish Hall, Stockbridge Road, Donnington, Chichester Sussex PO19 2QJ
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Musical Showtime in Seaford -
A great evening of live musical entertainment and comedy chat, in the company of Musician Andrew Nix, playing live! on "Roland Electronic Home Orchestra". All styles performed. Included is a welcome drink of Sherry, Wine or Fruit juice and interval Coffee / Tea.
Bargain at £5 / seat Tel 01273 512771 for tickets.
Have a look at our web site for further details and video clips.
Saturday 4 Jul 09 - 19:00 Till 21:30
Barn Theatre, Saxon Lane, Seaford Sussex BN25 1QL
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Bankton Cottage - Open Garden -
3½ acres of surprises: the walled garden, cottage garden in flavour and filled with an exuberance of flowers, sits alongside a formal lavender parterre and serpentine yew hedges. Nearby informal pond leads towards raised bed vegetable plot. Beyond the walls, shrubs, old fashioned roses and orchard lead to woodland and lake, where ducks, moorhens, terrapin and a pair of scandalous swans hold sway.
Saturday 4 Jul 09 - Admission £3.50, Children free Open for charity.
Bankton Cottage, Crawley Down Sussex RH10 4EY
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Saddlescombe Farm: Open for a peek -
A rare oppurtunity to discover this ancient downland farm and its surroundings. Saddlescombe has seen over 1000 years of history and still retains many of its old buildings. Including the donkey wheel and 17th century threshing barn.
Sunday 5 Jul 09 - 11am - 1.30pm. All Tickets £4. National Trust. Opposite Saddlescombe farm. Tel:Graham wellfare, 01273 857712
Devil’s Dyke Sussex
Hailsham Grange - Open Garden -
Formal garden designed and planted in grounds of former early C18 Vicarage (not open). Series of garden areas representing modern interpretation of C18 formality; Gothic summerhouse; pleached hedges; herbaceous borders, colour-themed romantic planting in separate garden compartments
Sunday 5 Jul 09 - Admission £3.50, Children free. Times:2-5.30. Open for charity.
Hailsham Grange, Hailsham Sussex BN27 1BL
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Pindars - Open Garden -
Long herbaceous borders surround lawns dotted with big tubs, and even bigger trees (eucalyptus, acer, birch and oak) form a background. Gravel gardens and a vegetable patch with unusual beans, squashes, salads. All this created from a field 40yrs ago. 2 Friendly Burmese cats and nice owners too!
Sunday 5 Jul 09 to Monday 6 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free Open for charity.
Pindars, Lyminster, nr Arundel Sussex BN17 7QF
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Warningcamp House - Open Garden -
Formal garden laid out in 1920s to reflect the Victorian house first built in 1820. Set in 11 acres of garden and fields, incl walled kitchen garden with cutting flowers and working glasshouse. Formal garden to front of house features scented ’peony and pinks’ walk, roses, long borders, parterre and gravel garden. Old Victorian water pumps renovated this yr.
Sunday 5 Jul 09 - Admission £3.50, Children free Open for charity.
Warningcamp House, Warningcamp, Arundel Sussex BN18 9QY
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Town Place - Open Garden -
3 acres with over 600 roses, 150ft herbaceous border, walled herb garden, ornamental grasses, ancient hollow oak, orchard and potager. ’Green’ Priory Church and Cloisters. C17 Sussex farmhouse (not open)
Sunday 5 Jul 09 - Admission £5, Children free Open for charity.
Town Place, nr Sheffield Park Sussex RH17 7NR
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Charity Bingo -
"Regular bingo evening in aid of the Mary How Trust for Cancer Prevention - first Monday of every month.
Only 50p entry
Great prizes; raffle & refreshments - and fun for everyone!"
Monday 6 Jul 09 - Doors open @ 7:00 pm
Ravenscroft Guide & Community Centre, Browns Lane, Storrington Sussex RH20 4LG
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Clinton Lodge - Open Garden -
6-acre formal and romantic garden, overlooking parkland, with old roses, double herbaceous borders, yew hedges, pleached lime walks, copy of C17 scented herb garden, medieval-style potager, vine and rose allée, wild flower garden. Canal garden, small knot garden and shady glade. Caroline and Georgian house, not open
Monday 6 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free Open for charity.
Clinton Lodge, Fletching Sussex TN22 3ST
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Moorlands - Open Garden -
4 acres set in lush valley deep in Ashdown Forest; water garden with ponds, streams and river; primulas, rhododendrons, azaleas. River walk with grasses and bamboos. Rockery restored to original 1929 design. The many special trees planted 29yrs ago make this garden an arboretum
Wednesday 8 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free Open for charity.
Moorlands, Friar’s Gate, nr Crowborough Sussex TN6 1XF
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Wolstonbury Hill: History: Lumps, bumps and pits -
Wolstonbury Hill is full of mysterious mounds and peculiar pits. What are they and who made them. Join the warden for 3000 years of history in just one evening.
Thursday 9 Jul 09 - 7pm - 9.30pm. All Tickets £3. National Trust. Plough Inn, Pyecombe just off A23. Tel:Graham wellfare, 01273 857712
Devil’s Dyke Sussex
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Borde Hill Garden, Park & Woodland - Open Garden -
Botanically rich Grade II* garden with distinctive living rooms each with unique style, incl the Rose and Italian Gardens. Early spring-flowering magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas give way to exuberant borders of roses and herbaceous plants. Woodland and lakeside walks with magnificent views
Thursday 9 Jul 09 - Admission £7.50, Children £4, concessions £6.50. Times:9-5. Open for charity.
Borde Hill Garden, Park & Woodland, Haywards Heath Sussex RH16 1XP
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St Mary’s House Gardens - Open Garden -
Five acres of gardens, incl charming formal topiary, ancient ivy-clad ’Monk’s Walk’, large example of the prehistoric Ginkgo biloba, and magnificent Magnolia grandiflora around Grade I listed C15 timber-framed medieval house, once a pilgrim inn.
Friday 10 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free Open for charity.
St Mary’s House Gardens, Bramber Sussex BN44 3WE
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Go Mad Go Green at Bonmarche -
Staff at Bonmarche on West Street in Horsham will be going mad and going green to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. The Staff will be donning green outfits and selling Macmillan Cancer Support Merchandise as well as carrying out fun activities over the three days.
Friday 10 Jul 09 to Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Monday to Saturday 9am - 5.30pm
Sunday 12 - 4
Bon Marche, West Street Horsham Sussex RH12 1PP
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Uckfield Art Trail -
The Uckfield Art Trail features in excess of 90 highly talented local artists who will be exhibiting their individual styles of art across 10 venues around the town. Traditional and Contemporary Art using a diverse variety of media, there is something for everyone to enjoy including workshops and demonstrations. Preview Evening at Wealden Skills Centre on 10th July 6-9pm.
Friday 10 Jul 09 to Sunday 19 Jul 09 - Venue opening times vary - see website for full details
10 venues in and around Uckfield - see website for full details Sussex TN22 1QQ
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Uckfield Festival -
From Friday 10th July until Sunday 19th July 2009. A week of music, storytelling, art, drama, dance, soul, poetry, walks and talks. Saturday 11th July: Uckfield Big Day Luxford Field with fabulous procession, & Market. Art Open Houses all week. More information from 01825 762294
Friday 10 Jul 09 to Sunday 19 Jul 09 - Various
Various venues all over Uckfield Sussex TN22 1AE
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St Mary’s House Gardens - Open Garden -
Five acres of gardens, incl charming formal topiary, ancient ivy-clad ’Monk’s Walk’, large example of the prehistoric Ginkgo biloba, and magnificent Magnolia grandiflora around Grade I listed C15 timber-framed medieval house, once a pilgrim inn.
Saturday 11 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free. Times:2-5.30. Open for charity.
St Mary’s House Gardens, Bramber Sussex BN44 3WE
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Round Hill Gardens - Open Garden -
Two city centre gardens opening for the first time this yr. Although only approx 200m apart, these hill-top gardens are very different - one L-shaped, the other terraced into steep slope. Both have a focus on plants, texture and colour. Map and full directions at www.roundhillgardens.co.uk
Saturday 11 Jul 09 - Combined adm £3, Children free. Times:12-5. Open for charity.
Round Hill Gardens, Brighton Sussex BN2 3RY
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Ridge House - Open Garden -
A magicical view of the High Weald greets the visitor. All-yr interest is offered by Nigel’s Garden in its quiet corner together with the mixed borders, dell with its pond and the productive vegetable garden. Paths lead to unexpected vistas, and the large compost heaps and Victorian greenhouse with its reservoir should not be missed. Art groups welcome
Saturday 11 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free Open for charity.
Ridge House, Turners Hill Sussex RH10 4PU
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Ridge House - Open Garden -
A magicical view of the High Weald greets the visitor. All-yr interest is offered by Nigel’s Garden in its quiet corner together with the mixed borders, dell with its pond and the productive vegetable garden. Paths lead to unexpected vistas, and the large compost heaps and Victorian greenhouse with its reservoir should not be missed. Art groups welcome
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free. Times:2-6. Open for charity.
Ridge House, Turners Hill Sussex RH10 4PU
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Ringmer Park - Open Garden -
Densely-planted 6-acre garden created by the owners over the last 20yrs. A formal garden with soft edges, the emphasis is on continuous flowering from spring bulb displays through to Oct, with bold and dramatic blocks of colour. Features incl a striking hot garden, rose garden, pergola covered with roses and clematis and bordered by peonies, double herbaceous borders and much more.
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free Open for charity.
Ringmer Park, Ringmer, Lewes Sussex BN8 5RW
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Oak Grove College - Open Garden -
An inspiring example of how special needs children are transforming their new school grounds into a green oasis, comprising water wise gardens, memorial gardens, herb garden, large sensory courtyard with water feature, sculptures and mosaics. Extensive and unusual planting. Large food growing area with vegetable boxes and polytunnels.
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free. Times:11-5. Open for charity.
Oak Grove College, Worthing Sussex BN13 1JX
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Palatine School Gardens - Open Garden -
This many-roomed mature garden, with its varied planting never ceases to surprise visitors. Constructed by teachers, volunteers and children with special needs. Conservation and wildlife area, large and small ponds, bog garden, sea garden, oriental garden, dry gardens, thinking garden, rockeries, labyrinth, mosaics. Picnic areas, echiums and interesting tree collection
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Combined adm with Oak Grove College £3.50, Children free. Times:11-5. Open for charity.
Palatine School Gardens, Worthing Sussex BN12 6JP
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Shalford House - Open Garden -
Highly regarded 10-acre garden designed and created from scratch over last 16yrs. Wonderful hilly setting with terraces, streams, ponds, waterfall, sunken garden, herbaceous borders, azaleas, walled kitchen garden, wild flower meadows with orchids. Prairie-style plantation and stumpery merging into 7-acre woodland.
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Admission £3.50, Children free Open for charity.
Shalford House, Kingsley Green Sussex GU27 3LW
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Town Place - Open Garden -
3 acres with over 600 roses, 150ft herbaceous border, walled herb garden, ornamental grasses, ancient hollow oak, orchard and potager. ’Green’ Priory Church and Cloisters. C17 Sussex farmhouse (not open)
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Admission £5, Children free. Times:2-6. Open for charity.
Town Place, nr Sheffield Park Sussex RH17 7NR
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Sussex Prairies - Open Garden -
Prairie garden of approx 6 acres planted in the naturalistic style. This exciting new garden was planted in May 2008, using 30,000 plants and 550 different varieties. A colourful garden which also features a huge variety of unusual ornamental grasses, a cutting garden and a series of enclosed circular gardens with different themes.
Sunday 12 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free (share to Canine Partners) Open for charity.
Sussex Prairies, Henfield BN5 9AT
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Shakespeare in The Garden -
Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT performed by Durham University’s CASTLE THEATRE COMPANY
returns to performs in the lovely Mount Harry
House Gardens on July 15th and 16th. Tickets £15; or £5/children.
Contact danrenton@aol.com or 07780871996.
Bring a rug and picnic. Gardens open from 6pm. Performance at 7’30pm. Proceeds to the charity "Developing Artists" (www.developing artists.com)
Wednesday 15 Jul 09 - 6pm (bring a picnic); performance starts at 7’30pm
Mount Harry Garden, Offham (Ditchling Road), Lewes, East Sussex BN73QW BN7 3QW
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Moorlands - Open Garden -
4 acres set in lush valley deep in Ashdown Forest; water garden with ponds, streams and river; primulas, rhododendrons, azaleas. River walk with grasses and bamboos. Rockery restored to original 1929 design. The many special trees planted 29yrs ago make this garden an arboretum
Wednesday 15 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free Open for charity.
Moorlands, Friar’s Gate, nr Crowborough Sussex TN6 1XF
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Pine Tree Cottage - Open Garden -
¼-acre plot divided into 4 distinct areas. Front and back gardens planted with many colourful and unusual shrubs and perennials to complement this charming Sussex cottage. Front garden enhanced by fine-leaved lawn. Planting of the pond area is exuberant and colourful and a 25ft stepped pergola clothed with wisteria and clematis sits between this area and the terraced top garden.
Friday 17 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free. Times:6.30-8. Open for charity.
Pine Tree Cottage, Pound Hill, Crawley Sussex RH10 7EF
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Latchetts - Open Garden -
Amazing 8-acre garden, stunning setting, remarkable diversity of trees, interest for all ages. Many new areas. Immaculate lawns, colourful borders, roses, dahlias, unusual plants. Ponds, water features, Christian walled garden, raised bed vegetables. Mound, Sunken Garden, woodland Fern Stumpery, ’Scary Path’, children’s Safari Hunt. Renowned home-made teas
Friday 17 Jul 09 to Saturday 18 Jul 09 - Admission £4, Children free (share to Danehill PCC) Open for charity.
Latchetts, Danehill Sussex RH17 7HQ
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Pine Tree Cottage - Open Garden -
¼-acre plot divided into 4 distinct areas. Front and back gardens planted with many colourful and unusual shrubs and perennials to complement this charming Sussex cottage. Front garden enhanced by fine-leaved lawn. Planting of the pond area is exuberant and colourful and a 25ft stepped pergola clothed with wisteria and clematis sits between this area and the terraced top garden.
Saturday 18 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free. Times:11-4. Open for charity.
Pine Tree Cottage, Pound Hill, Crawley Sussex RH10 7EF
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Leonardslee Gardens Show -
Arts, Crafts Food & Drink marquees at Grade 1 Listed Gardens
Saturday 18 Jul 09 to Sunday 19 Jul 09 - 10-5pm
Leonardslee Lakes & Gardens Sussex RH13 6PP
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The Gattons Infant School - Summer Fayre -
Our summer fayre will have over 25 stalls including a barbeque, bar, bouncy castle, facepainting, tattoos, tombola etc in addition to demonstrations from Kindermusik, karate, childrens entertainer, health checks by Heights Gym, fairground rides so fun for all the family whilst supporting a great cause! Entrance is just 50p per adult and kids come for free!!! Raffle- over 50 prizes 25p a ticket
Saturday 18 Jul 09 - 12 - 3pm with the raffle being drawn at 2pm
The Gattons Infant School, Royal George Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9SL RH15 9SL
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The Grange - Open Garden -
3-acre garden gently sloping to R Rother. Walled formal area divided by yew hedges nr pretty, late C17 house (not open), with old roses, thyme lawn, small potager and orchard. Shade areas contain an increasing collection of hellebores; masses of naturalised spring bulbs. Colour-themed herbaceous and mixed borders; hot garden
Saturday 18 Jul 09 - Admission £3, Children free Open for charity.
The Grange, Fittleworth Sussex RH20 1EW
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Sheffield Park Garden - Open Garden -
Magnificent 120 acres (40 hectares) landscaped garden laid out in C18 by Capability Brown and Humphry Repton. Further development in early yrs of this century by its owner Arthur G Soames. Centrepiece is original lakes, with many rare trees and shrubs. Beautiful at all times of the year, but noted for its spring and autumn colours. National Collection of Ghent azaleas
Saturday 18 Jul 09 - Admission £7, Children £3.50, family £17.50 Open for charity.
Sheffield Park Garden, Sheffield Park Sussex TN22 3QX
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Standen - Open Garden -
Approx 12 acres of hillside garden, divided into small compartments: notably a quarry garden, kitchen garden and bamboo garden with pool and cascades. Woodland walks and stunning views over the Medway and Ashdown Forest. Ongoing restoration
Saturday 18 Jul 09 - House & Garden £8.20, Children £4.10. Garden only £4.90, Children £2.45. Times:11-5.30. Open for charity.
Standen, East Grinstead Sussex RH19 4NE
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