West Dean Gardens
You will find West Dean Gardens 400 m southwest of Singleton. It is run by The Edward James Foundation. A short trip away is Chichester Cathedral, 7.5 km off, the first of 35 within 15 km.
Garden near Singleton
Just outside Singleton
West Dean Gardens is 400 m southwest of Singleton. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The best months to visit
Warm weather in Singleton runs May to September, with highs of 17–22°C.
West Dean Gardens
- Type
- Garden
- Run by
- The Edward James Foundation
- Town
- 400 m southwest of Singleton
- Official site
- westdean.org.uk/gardens
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Around West Dean Gardens, mapped
On this map, West Dean Gardens is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The nearest towns to West Dean Gardens
The 4 towns are led in size by Chichester, with 31,709 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Singleton
Mid Lavant
Chichester
Cocking
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where West Dean Gardens is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singleton | 400 m northeast of it | 518 | 9 |
| Mid Lavant | 3 km south of it | 1,441 | 20 |
| Chichester | 4.7 km south of it | 31,709 | 18 |
| Cocking | 5 km north of it | 473 | 9 |
Around West Dean Gardens
Our list has 35 more within 15 km, among them 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral.
CathedralChichester Cathedral7.5 km away2
MuseumFishbourne Roman Palace7.9 km away3
MuseumWeald & Downland Open Air Museum800 m away4
Historic houseGoodwood House4.2 km away5
GardenWest Dean House400 m away6
Historic house · National TrustServants' House15 km away7
Abbey or priory · English HeritageBoxgrove Priory and Grounds6.4 km away8
MuseumWeald and Downland Gridshell1.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit West Dean Gardens
Where is West Dean Gardens?
West Dean Gardens is 400 m southwest of Singleton, West Sussex.
What is West Dean Gardens?
Garden.
Who runs West Dean Gardens?
The Edward James Foundation.
When is the best time to visit West Dean Gardens?
May to September are the warmest months in Singleton, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near West Dean Gardens?
Within 15 km: Chichester Cathedral (7.5 km), Fishbourne Roman Palace (7.9 km), Weald & Downland Open Air Museum (800 m) and Goodwood House (4.2 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 (8)
- Chichester Cathedral: Evgeniy Podkopaev, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fishbourne Roman Palace: Charlesdrakew, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weald & Downland Open Air Museum: Adrian Cable, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goodwood House: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- West Dean House: Mike White, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Servants' House: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boxgrove Priory and Grounds: Peter I. Vardy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Weald and Downland Gridshell: Janine Forbes, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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