Garden · near Handcross · West Sussex

NT Nymans Gardens

NT Nymans Gardens is an English garden to the south of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex. It is protected as a Grade II* listed park and garden. Look also at Brantridge Park, 2.4 km away, first of 27 more within 15 km.

Photo: NT Nymans Gardens, Colin Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

100 m

southeast of Handcross

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Garden near Handcross

Just outside Handcross

NT Nymans Gardens is 100 m southeast of Handcross. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II* listed park and garden

On the official list of protected heritage; Handcross has 5 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The best months to visit

Highs of 17–22°C mark May to September in Handcross.

Jan8° / 2°100 mm

Feb8° / 1°67 mm

Mar11° / 3°54 mm

Apr14° / 4°49 mm

May17° / 7°56 mm

Jun20° / 10°57 mm

Jul22° / 12°54 mm

Aug22° / 12°68 mm

Sep19° / 10°64 mm

Oct15° / 7°103 mm

Nov11° / 4°108 mm

Dec8° / 2°98 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Handcross, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Handcross. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Handcross’ full climate →

About

NT Nymans Gardens

Its care is managed by the National Trust. 4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Handcross’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II* listed park and garden
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 100 m southeast of Handcross
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/nymans

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Getting to NT Nymans Gardens

NT Nymans Gardens sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around NT Nymans Gardens

The 8 towns are led in size by Crawley, with 120,567 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 100 m northwest of it

Handcross

1,399 people · 8 places to visit

2 · 2.8 km north of it

Pease Pottage

1,688 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 3.4 km south of it

Warninglid

236 people · 4 places to visit

4 · 4.1 km north of it

Crawley

120,567 people · 10 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where NT Nymans Gardens is	People	Places to visit
Handcross	100 m northwest of it	1,399	8
Pease Pottage	2.8 km north of it	1,688	7
Warninglid	3.4 km south of it	236	4
Crawley	4.1 km north of it	120,567	10
Balcombe	4.1 km east of it	1,445	10
Cuckfield	4.9 km southeast of it	3,767	6
Bolney	6 km south of it	637	3
Mannings Heath	6.2 km west of it	1,137	3

Make a day of it

Beyond NT Nymans Gardens

Nearby, 27 places within 15 km include 2 gardens, a historic house and a museum.

Historic houseBrantridge Park2.4 km away 2

Garden · National TrustWakehurst7.5 km away 3

MuseumWings Museum2.3 km away 4

Abbey or priorySt. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster11 km away 5GardenGardenBorde Hill6.6 km away 6

CastleKnepp Castle13 km away 7

Heritage railwayBluebell Railway11 km away 8ZooZooTilgate Zoo4.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting NT Nymans Gardens

Where is NT Nymans Gardens?

NT Nymans Gardens is 100 m southeast of Handcross, West Sussex.

What is NT Nymans Gardens?

English garden to the south of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England, UK.

Who runs NT Nymans Gardens?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit NT Nymans Gardens?

May to September are the warmest months in Handcross, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is NT Nymans Gardens a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.

What else is there to see near NT Nymans Gardens?

Within 15 km: Brantridge Park (2.4 km), Wakehurst (7.5 km), Wings Museum (2.3 km) and St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (7)

NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wings Museum: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Knepp Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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