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St Mary’s, an enchanting historic pilgrim inn, c1450, in the downland village of Bramber, West Sussex. Many thousands of visitors admire its picturesque charm and enjoy its atmosphere of friendliness and welcome.
Still a lived-in home, the fine panelled rooms include the unique Elizabethan trompe l’oeil Painted Room. Intriguing literary connections with Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and the Sherlock Holmes story The Musgrave Ritual.
The five acres of beautiful gardens include an exceptional example of the prehistoric Ginkgo Biloba ‘living fossil’ tree, amusing animal topiary, and the ‘Secret’ Garden with original Victorian fruit wall and pineapple pits, beautiful rose garden, terracotta garden, King’s Garden, unusual circular English Poetry Garden, Landscape Water Garden and Rural Museum.
Admission Prices (2023)
House & Gardens:
Adult £12
Concession (senior citizen) £11
Child (6 to 16 yrs)/Student £7
Family (2 adults plus up to 2 children) £31
Gardens only:
Adult/concession £8
Child (6 to 16 years)/Student £5
Family (2 adults plus 2 or more children) £21
Accessible by Public Transport: Shoreham by sea station is 5 miles away.
| Season (1 May 2023 - 30 Sept 2023) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Monday - Wednesday | Closed | |
| Thursday | 14:00 | - 18:00 |
| Friday - Saturday | Closed | |
| Sunday | 14:00 | - 18:00 |
| Bank Holiday | 14:00 | - 18:00 |
* In August, St Mary’s is also open on Wednesdays, 2 – 6pm (last entry at 5pm).
We recommend that you allow 2.5 – 3 hours for an unhurried visit to the house and gardens, giving time for refreshments.
No dogs are allowed in the gardens, except for guide dogs.
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