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Nymans, West Sussex  | - Click on the image above to view gallery
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 Ruins The property was transformed into a gothic mansion in the 1920s but sadly in 1947 a fire destroyed much of the house. After that part of it was restored so that the Messel family could live in it and the remaining ruins provide an interesting backdrop to parts of the garden. The garden itself is a series of different rooms and areas; my favourite from this visit being the walled garden which was full of spring flowers including lots of daffodils, hellebores and fritillaries. A visit in the summer months when the long borders are in full flower must be very worthwhile I would imagine.  Lion Arch  Rhododendron
After enjoying walking around the various parts of the garden and a visit to the tea rooms we went for a walk around the woodland in the valley below the house. Here we found the tallest tree in the garden and in fact in Sussex too: a Giant Redwood. We noticed signs for a bluebell walk on the 24th of April. I would imagine as the bluebells were well behind from previous years there may not have been many in full flower on that day.
It was a very enjoyable visit and it would be well worth returning here in a different season, either for summer flowers or autumn foliage.
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