What’s On?
Your guide to what’s on in and around Storrington. There are many community groups, organisations, societies and sports clubs which meet regularly and hold public events. These listings are created by them and include film shows, markets, live music, and other community events.
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The National Garden Scheme: Bumble Farm, Loxwood
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/45488/bumble-farm
Delightful large country garden. Passionately and imaginatively created by enthusiastic owner over the past 20 yrs. An interesting garden with a series of circular lawns surrounded by borders, full of mass drift, repeat planting of harmonious perennials, roses, shrubs, and more. A newly developed white garden, wisteria pergola, kitchen and cutting garden, fountains and various seating areas.
Bumble Farm, Drungewick Lane, Loxwood, Billingshurst RH14 0RS is open for the National Garden Scheme.
Home-made teas.
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
For other West Sussex NGS gardens opening in Spring 2024 click on the following link https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-spring-gardens/
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Knepp Castle West Grinstead
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/30212/knepp-castle
The Walled Garden at Knepp has been transformed into a garden for biodiversity. With designers Tom Stuart-Smith and James Hitchmough, we have applied some of the principles we’ve learned from rewilding the wider landscape to this small, confined space to create a mosaic of dynamic habitats for wildlife. The croquet lawn is now a riot of humps and hollows, hosting almost 1000 species of plants.
Knepp Castle The Apple Store, nr Knepp Castle off Pound Lane, West Grinstead Horsham West Sussex RH13 8LJ is open for the National Garden Scheme on 1st June (10-4). Admission £15, children free. Pre-booking essential please visit www.ngs.org.uk. Tea.
Why support the 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.
Direct links to West Sussex gardens:
https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-may-gardens/
https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-june-gardens/
https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-july-gardens/
https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-august-gardens/
For more see www.ngs.org.uk
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Bumble Farm, Loxwood
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/45488/bumble-farm
Delightful large country garden. Passionately and imaginatively created by enthusiastic owner over the past 20 yrs. An interesting garden with a series of circular lawns surrounded by borders, full of mass drift, repeat planting of harmonious perennials, roses, shrubs, and more. A newly developed white garden, wisteria pergola, kitchen and cutting garden, fountains and various seating areas.
Bumble Farm, Drungewick Lane, Loxwood, Billingshurst RH14 0RS is open for the National Garden Scheme.
Home-made teas.
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
For other West Sussex NGS gardens opening in Spring 2024 click on the following link https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-spring-gardens/
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Fittleworth Open Gardens
near Pulborough, West Sussex
Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June 2024
2.00pm to 6.00pm
There will be more than a dozen gardens open with something for everyone, ranging from large country houses to smaller village cottages, from the formal to the informal, wild gardens to walled gardens. In addition, the Fulling Mill ongoing restoration of a 14th century cottage and garden project will be open, supporting Cat Welfare Sussex.
The unique Woodland Trail of the Wynkcoombe Arboretum, with a collection of over 600 specimen trees & shrubs from around the world, forms part of the trail.
There will be :
Plant Stall
Miscellanea Stall – Vintage Garden tools and other useful items
Refreshments, Sandwiches, Teas and Cakes in the Village Hall throughout
All funds in aid of St. Mary’s Church, Fittleworth.
£7.50 covers both days. Under 16s free.
Tickets available on the day from Fittleworth Village Hall
Enquiries charles@pymble.co.uk
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Fittleworth Open Gardens
near Pulborough, West Sussex
Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June 2024
2.00pm to 6.00pm
There will be more than a dozen gardens open with something for everyone, ranging from large country houses to smaller village cottages, from the formal to the informal, wild gardens to walled gardens. In addition, the Fulling Mill ongoing restoration of a 14th century cottage and garden project will be open, supporting Cat Welfare Sussex.
The unique Woodland Trail of the Wynkcoombe Arboretum, with a collection of over 600 specimen trees & shrubs from around the world, forms part of the trail.
There will be :
Plant Stall
Miscellanea Stall – Vintage Garden tools and other useful items
Refreshments, Sandwiches, Teas and Cakes in the Village Hall throughout
All funds in aid of St. Mary’s Church, Fittleworth.
£7.50 covers both days. Under 16s free.
Tickets available on the day from Fittleworth Village Hall
Enquiries charles@pymble.co.uk
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
At Storrington Library 1st Monday of the month from 2.30pm-3.30pm Reading Friends group for adults.
Join us in a friendly group, meeting new people and sharing a love of books.
For more information, please contact Storrington Library
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Rhyme Time: Storrington Library, Tuesday 10 – 10:30 am
Please note the Time Change beginning 16th April 2024
Pop in to join other families with young children for songs and nursery rhymes, every Tuesday 10-10:30am.
For more information, please contact Storrington Library.
Please note there are limits on attendance numbers. Due to the popularity of these activities some sessions may become full.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Bignor Park
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/1900/bignor-park
Visit the gardens at Bignor Park and help support National Garden Scheme charities
11 acres of peaceful garden to explore with magnificent views of the South Downs. Interesting trees, shrubs, wildflower areas with swathes of daffodils in spring. The walled flower garden has been replanted with herbaceous borders. Temple, Greek loggia, Zen pond and unusual sculptures.
The gardens at Bignor Park Pulborough RH20 1HG are open for the National Garden Scheme Tuesday 9th April, Tuesday 4th June, Tuesday 3rd September. Garden is open 2.00 to -5.00pm. Admission £5, children free. Book online at https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/1900/bignor-park or pay on the day. Home-made teas.
The 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 pick up the National Garden Scheme Sussex 2024 Booklet.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Please contact the Library before attending to be sure of being able to secure a place.
The Old Vicarage Washington
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21793/the-old-vicarage
The 3½ acre garden at The Old Vicarage is set around an 1832 Regency house (not open) in the pretty village of Washington, West Sussex. As well as the stunning views looking towards the North Downs, enhanced by mature and various specimen trees, the garden has many pockets of interest. There is a Japanese garden with its waterfall, pond, bamboo and grasses, a further large water garden and numerous creatively planted herbaceous borders. A working kitchen garden has glasshouses, fruit cages, orchard and vegetables. The Italianate gazebo with green oak columns and lead roof offers a wonderfully comfortable place to sit and contemplate the beauty of this garden. Throughout, there are well placed seating areas to take in the stunning scenery. The treehouse is much loved by young and old alike, from here the nature viewing platform opens on to the woodland copse area which incorporates a stream and architectural stumpery. Everyone loves the topiary of characters who watch over the tennis court. In the spring there is an abundance of bulbs throughout: snowdrops, daffodils, tulips, fritillaria, camassia and bluebells. Whatever the weather, there is a haven in the conservatory where refreshments are available.
The Old Vicarage The Street Washington, Sussex RH20 4AS is open for the National Garden Scheme every Thursday 8th February to 10th October 2024 (10am-5pm) Admission £7, children free. Pre-book on the National Garden Scheme website https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21793/the-old-vicarage. Also open on other dates in April, May, June, August and by arrangement, see National Garden Scheme website for details. Self-service light refreshments, Picnics Welcome.
The National Garden Scheme
Founded in 1927 by the Queen’s Nursing Institute to raise funds for community nursing means that gardens, health and community are at the heart of what we do at the National Garden Scheme. Every ticket bought, every garden visited, and every cake and cup of tea savoured translates into millions of pounds in donations not only to some of the UK’s best loved nursing and health charities but to garden charities and community projects too.
In 2022 we made donations of 3.11 million. Beneficiaries include Marie Curie, Macmillan Cancer Support and Parkinson’s UK.
Visit https://ngs.org.uk for more information about the work of the National Garden Scheme, to search for gardens opening in your area or to find out how to open your own garden for the National Garden Scheme.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Toddler Time: Storrington Library, Thursday 10:00 – 10:30 am
Pop in to join other families with under 5s for fun at the library, every Thursday 10.00-10.30am.
For more information, please contact Storrington Library.
Due to the popularity of these activities, there are limits on attendance numbers and sessions may become full.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
Rhyme Time: Storrington Library, Tuesday 10 – 10:30 am
Please note the Time Change beginning 16th April 2024
Pop in to join other families with young children for songs and nursery rhymes, every Tuesday 10-10:30am.
For more information, please contact Storrington Library.
Please note there are limits on attendance numbers. Due to the popularity of these activities some sessions may become full.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.
The National Garden Scheme: Fittleworth House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/14546/fittleworth-house
Visit the stunning gardens at Fittleworth House, Pulborough and support National Garden Scheme charities.
Fittleworth House was built around 1720 from locally quarried stone as a home for the squire of the village. Currently the house (not open) is a full-time home and has been in the same family ownership for over fifty years. Its front is covered in a long-established Wisteria fronted by mixed flower beds. The three-acre garden contains both formal and informal areas with much emphasis on wildlife and habitat creation. Most of the garden sits on a gentle eastward facing slope which is manageable for wheelchairs and pushchairs. The croquet lawn in front of the house is bordered on its southern edge by a magnificent Cedar of Lebanon and its northern edge by an imposing Holm Oak, both very tall and grand for their type and both planted around the 1740s. Near the Cedar sits a natural looking stream, built using locally quarried stone and planted with many shade and moisture loving plants. The garden then gently slopes down to the fountain garden with its mixed flower borders, topiary and globe fountain with an established Yew hedge as backdrop. An archway through the hedge then leads to a fully productive half acre walled garden and a romantic Apple tunnel. The vegetable beds are used to grow a wide range of fruit and vegetables for the house and staff. The long borders down the middle of the walled garden are planted each year with a mixture of beautiful Dahlias, annuals and vegetables for decorative effect. Just to the side of the walled garden is a smaller walled area where a large glasshouse and the potting sheds can be found. There is also a Spring garden and wildlife pond, large Rhododendrons and Camellias. The father and son garden team will be on hand to answer any questions.
Light refreshments. Visit the National Garden Scheme website to book online https://ngs.org.uk or pay on the day.
Visits also by arrangement 22 Apr to 23 Aug for groups of 8 to 40. Weekdays only. Please visit the National Garden Scheme website for more details.
For other West Sussex NGS gardens opening in Spring 2024 click on the following link https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-spring-gardens/
The 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 pick up the National Garden Scheme Sussex 2024 Booklet.
Submitted to the Storrington Community Website using the Event contact form.