Ticketed National Trust garden near Handcross whose pinetum holds a giant sequoia said to be the tallest tree in Sussex.
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- Access
- Ticketed access
- Last checked
- 20 Jun 2026
- Visitor information
- nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/sussex/nymans
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About this place
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Nymans is a National Trust garden set around a romantic house and ruins south of Handcross in West Sussex, developed from the late 19th century by the Messel family. Its conifer walk and surrounding woodland hold both a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), reported as the tallest tree in Sussex, and a tall coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) recorded on the Conifer Avenue. As a National Trust property it is ticketed for non-members, with members admitted free.
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