The National Garden Scheme: Cumberland House and Thakeham Place Farm: Open Gardens

Two beautiful NGS gardens opening together in Thakeham

Visit the NGS garden at Cumberland House and Thakeham Place Farm Thakeham and help support thousands of people who live with health conditions such as cancer or Parkinson’s, who have poor mental health, or who struggle financially as unpaid carers.

With record donations in 2024 the power of gardens and garden visits for good causes is evident. 2024 was another landmark year for the National Garden Scheme with the charity donating a record £3,501,227 from the 2024 garden opening season. The impact of these donations to our major nursing and health beneficiaries means that thousands of people who live with health conditions such as cancer or Parkinson’s, who have poor mental health, or who struggle financially as unpaid carers, have been supported by our funding of the nurses, health professionals and case workers who support them. Our funding has also provided support to those in the Gardens and Health sector along with Community Gardens and supported gardeners through traineeships.

The garden at Cumberland House
A Georgian village house (not open), next to the C12 church with a beautiful, mature ¾ acre English country garden. The garden comprises a walled garden laid out as a series of rooms with well-stocked flower beds, two rare ginkgo trees, and yew topiary. This leads to an informal garden with vegetable, herb, and fruit areas, pleached limes, and a lawn shaded by a copper beech tree.

The garden at Thakeham Place Farm
Set in the middle of a working dairy farm, the garden has evolved over the last 35 yrs. Taking advantage of its sunny position on free draining greensand, the borders are full of sun loving plants and grasses with a more formal area surrounding the farmhouse (not open). In 2024 a new natural pond has been created in the wilder area of the garden to encourage wildlife.

Cumberland House Cray’s Lane Thakeham Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 3ER and Thakeham Place Farm The Street Thakeham Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 3EP are open for the National Garden Scheme Thursday 24th July and Sunday 27th July 2pm – 5pm. Admission £10 for both gardens, children free. Homemade teas at Thakeham Place Farm. Book in advance on the NGS website or pay on the day https://ngs.org.uk
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/42203/cumberland-house
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/37443/thakeham-place-farm

To learn more about the National Garden Scheme, discover your perfect garden or find out how to open your own garden, visit https://ngs.org.uk
NB Occasionally Garden are cancelled. Always check on the NGS website beforehand.

Click on this link to look at the interactive
National Garden Scheme 2025 Sussex Booklet