National Garden Scheme: Manor of Dean Tillington: Open Garden

Manor of Dean Tillington, Petworth, GU28 9AP.
Opens Sun 1 Feb (2am-4pm); Sun 22 Mar, Sun 26 Apr (2pm-5pm). Adm £6, chd free. Tea, coffee & cake. Visits also by arrangement 2 Feb to 19 June for groups of 20+.
Approx 3 acres of traditional English garden with extensive views of the South Downs. Herbaceous borders, early spring bulbs, bluebell woodland walk, walled kitchen garden with fruit, vegetables and cutting flowers. NB under long term programme of restoration, some parts of the garden may be affected.

https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/3616/manor-of-dean

Thanks to the generosity of garden owners, volunteers and visitors The National Garden Scheme have donated over £77.8 million to nursing and health charities and in 2025 made an annual donation of over £3.8 million. The core beneficiaries include Carer’s Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Parkinson’s UK and The Queen’s Nursing Institute.

The National Garden Scheme doesn’t just open beautiful gardens for charity – they are passionate about the physical and mental health benefits of gardens too. They also support charities doing amazing work in gardens and health and grant bursaries to help community gardening projects.