A Visit to Sheffield Park and Garden (National Trust in East Sussex)

Sheffield Park and Garden is a National Trust property in East Sussex that I visited on Sunday. The garden was designed with influences from 'Capability' Brown, and it consists of four lakes with pathways around them and through the wooded areas. The park land is on the other side of the road and contains various walking trails through pastures of sheep; it used to be a deer park and even a World War II camp. I only visited the garden on my visit.

Upon walking down the trail, the beautiful house (Sheffield Park House) comes into view. The house overlooks one of the lakes. It is a private residence and cannot be visited. At this viewpoint is one of the lakes, and I was greeted by many ducks looking for food as I was the first to enter the park.

I had a quick walk through part of the wooded trail and saw the magnolias starting to bloom. The lake's lily pads had flowers on them.

There were so many gorgeous views over the lakes and landscaped garden with the different tree varieties and colours. I am sure that this place looks pretty in the autumn, but I think the best time of year to visit is in June when the rhododendron are in full bloom because there are many of these around the garden and lakes.

I had the afternoon tea by the lake, and upon sitting down, three ducks came up to me. A fourth bossily came over and soon brought her tiny baby ducklings with her.

The baby ducklings are so small and fluffy. The mother duck sat on top of them to keep them warm and dry before flying off to leave them huddled.

Glimpses of the house could be seen from the lakes. There were so many attractive views.

The tree below is a giant redwood tree, and it is 140 years old. This is the largest tree in the garden, and these are the largest trees on earth. This tree should at least live to be 3,000 years old, and it will be massive then.

Have you ever visited Sheffield Park and Garden? I recommend it, and the time to visit is probably in early to the middle of May when the rhododendron are in full bloom or in the autumn with the autumnal colour.