National Garden Scheme: Open Garden: Whitehanger, Haslemere
18 August 2024
10.00 to 16.30
Whitehanger, Haslemere is opening its stunning gardens in support of NGS charities. Set in 6 acres on the edge of the South Downs National Park surrounded by NT woodland, this rural garden was started in 2012 when a new Huf house (not open) was built on a derelict site.
Now there are lawned areas with beds of perennials, a serenity pool with Koi carp, a wildflower meadow, a Japanese garden, a sculpture garden, a woodland walk, a large rockery and an exotic walled garden. Whitehanger Marley Lane Haslemere GU27 3PY is open for the National Garden Scheme on Sunday 18th August, 10.00am to 4.30pm Admission £6.50, children £6.50. Pre-booking essential, please visit www.ngs.org.uk for information & booking. Tea.
Visits also by arrangement 10 June to 9 Sept for groups of 8 to 35. Final numbers must be given a week before visiting & payment made by BACS. Take A286 Midhurst Rd from Haslemere & after approx 2m turn R into Marley Ln (opp Hatch Ln). After 1m turn into drive shared with St Magnus Nursing & keep bearing L through the nursing home.
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. Direct links to West Sussex NGS gardens https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-august-gardens/ https://ngs.org.uk/west-sussex-by-arrangement-gardens/
