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Discover more at Sheffield Park and Garden
Find out when Sheffield Park and Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Visit Sheffield Park and Garden for a family adventure in nature. There are always plenty of new things to discover, fun ways to get active in the great outdoors and quiet corners of the garden to enjoy together, whatever the weather. Take a look at what's waiting to be explored on your next visit.
Bioblitz on the parkland at Sheffield Park and Garden
29 and 30 June
Join our team of wildlife experts on the parkland for a weekend of free activities counting the flora and fauna that lives in our countryside.
Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP)
Various dates from 29 June
Get a ducks-eye-view of Sheffield Park this summer when you take to the water on a paddleboard. Moxie Unleashed are offering fun-filled SUP sessions for complete beginners through to experienced paddlers. For prices or to book please visit moxieunleashed.com. Entry to the gardens included in SUP ticket price.
Exotic Spots Family Trail
Saturday 20 July - Sunday 1 September
Eight colourful animals are hanging out in Sheffield Park and Garden this summer with their favourite exotic trees and plants. Can you spot them all? Free trail but normal garden admission applies.
Free Kwik Cricket every Wednesday in the Summer Holidays
every Wednesday, 24 July - 28 August
Practise your skills this summer with our Kwik Cricket sessions on Sheffield Park and Garden's famous cricket pitch every Wednesday during the holidays.
Where are the ducks? What's the best place for picnic? And which is the best bridge for playing pooh sticks? All these questions and more are answered by our new family maps. We asked visitors what their favourite parts of a visit were and drew them on the map - from the new peacocks to the waterfall cascades. Pick up a free map when you arrive, plan your lap of the parkland or garden and make Sheffield Park and Garden your new family tradition.
Download the family map here
Here is the information you need at a glance to help plan your next day out to Sheffield Park and Garden:
Food and facilities
Head out across the parkland and see what adventures unfurl as nature guides the imagination, little explorers run wild and bigger kids build dens and let off steam. The ideal place to tick off some of your '50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Head on a longer walk to the River Ouse for wildlife spotting.
Enjoy a gentle stroll through the leafy glades of Sheffield Wood. Soak up the ambience of this historic woodland area of the garden and delight in the abundant wildlife that shelters here.
The cricket pitch in the gardens hosts regular matches and is home to the Armadillos CC. You are welcome to take a stroll to the pitch and enjoy a match. Check the Armadillo's website for the latest fixtures.
Find out when Sheffield Park and Garden is open, how to get here, the things to see and do and more.
Explore a horticultural work of art at Sheffield Park in East Sussex, formed through centuries of landscape design, famed for its autumn colour but beautiful in every season.
Explore over 250 acres of wide-open spaces and dramatic skies at Sheffield Park and Garden. Look out for butterflies, buzzards or skylarks and the historic remains of its past.
Browse in the shop and plant sales area, or stop by one of the indoor and takeaway eateries for a well-deserved rest, when you visit Sheffield Park and Garden.
Fancy running free in the fresh air, learning new skills and trying new things? Grab your gear and start your adventure.
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