National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Stanley Farm Liphook

The acre garden created over the last 15 years around an old West Sussex farmhouse (not open) sits in the midst of its own fields and woods. The formal garden includes a kitchen garden with a heated glasshouse, orchard, espaliered wall trained fruit, a lawn with ha-ha and a cutting garden. There is also a motley assortment of animals including sheep, donkeys, chickens, ducks and geese.

Bluebells flourish in the woods, so feel free to bring dogs and a picnic, and take a walk after visiting the gardens.

Wheelchair access via a ramp to view main part of the garden. Difficult access to woods due to muddy, uneven ground.

Stanley Farm Highfield Lane Liphook West Sussex GU30 7LW is open for the National Garden Scheme on Sun 5th May (12pm-5pm). Admission £5, children free. Home-made teas. Book on the National Garden Scheme website https://ngs.org.uk or pay on the day.

Photo Judi Lion

National Garden Scheme
The National Garden Scheme gives visitors unique access to over 3,500 exceptional private gardens in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, and raises impressive amounts of money for some of the UK's best-loved nursing and health charities through admissions, teas and cake.

Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors we have donated more than £70 million to our beneficiary charities, and in 2023 made donations of over £3.4 million. Founded in 1927 to support district nurses, we are now the most significant charitable funder of nursing in the UK and our beneficiaries include Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute.
The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – we are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. We fund projects which promote gardens and gardening as therapy, and in 2017, we launched our annual Gardens and Health Week to raise awareness of the topic. Our funding also supports the training of gardeners and offers respite to horticultural workers who have fallen on difficult times.

To learn more about the National Garden Scheme, discover your perfect garden or find out how to open your own garden, visit ngs.org.uk, download the National Garden Scheme app or purchase the National Garden Scheme’s Garden Visitor’s Handbook, which is published annually and available via ngs.org.uk/shop and at all good book retailers.
For more see www.ngs.org.uk

The free SUSSEX NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME 2024 BOOKLET IS NOW AVAILABLE at local outlets