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Visitors can explore a wide range of historic features on a gentle walk around the grounds. From surreal trees to the restored walled garden, West Dean Gardens proudly presents its rich creative and social heritage. An impressive collection of working Victorian Glasshouses, a 300 foot pergola, a spring garden with flint bridges and the occasional surreal fibreglass tree offer year-round interest to garden visitors. The people behind it - [ TB Tom Brown Head Gardener ](https://gardensdb.com/people/tom-brown) Photography Gallery --------- ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/395b17dc-2d30-4898-9a74-a2fbff1ee00b/conversions/17D72CAD-CFD3-4654-9134-0CEABD5AF7CB_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/80ae43eb-29b6-4139-9b6e-27f37078c755/conversions/E45D42C1-FA6F-4E3C-BC9E-A84366AC1BE5_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/246c7dc9-6d68-4af7-a1b6-ec61bf16ad94/conversions/A02B31D2-293F-4AB9-913D-185C0EF57FDD_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/33b95575-22d3-46fb-b7f8-5ddbd47a0abd/conversions/26CEF644-EF3F-4E53-B1A6-E34CCDD0857B_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/d870df9c-734b-4c2f-8d13-552955ab8977/conversions/34FFB495-ACD2-4639-83B6-3BD558C08793_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/f2386d9d-de4e-4c9f-8af9-e4298b212b44/conversions/05F5C17C-6AB4-4040-BD15-7846158D7556_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/31a08e9c-6552-4d72-aea2-940f3db01e09/conversions/221FBBD3-548E-4B80-9209-B25E6A88E818_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/53e9cc3e-ffa1-41b7-83ac-2c8a073b26f3/conversions/09821D7D-406C-4F3E-9B08-C54B2BB00351_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/696b69c7-9796-4b8e-a073-60ef15d408a8/conversions/9B0BA423-1B42-4181-AA7C-7DF0BBBFE3E4_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/07feebf6-4342-4aa5-aee2-94225fa04387/conversions/EEF704F6-0F9E-4A37-AE72-F38CF1CC9D28_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/ac597c27-ea19-46fb-b489-bf517ddbb4a7/conversions/6A0E1F87-13AB-4E17-A38D-2949A05F8C4D_1_105_c-gallery.webp) ![]() / Photo: Brought to life by Organisations --------------- ### Owner 1 - [ ![West Dean College](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/education-institution/west-dean-college/logo.webp) West Dean College ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institution/west-dean-college) Further reading Links ------- - [ ![](https://t0.gstatic.com/faviconV2?client=SOCIAL&type=FAVICON&fallback_opts=TYPE,SIZE,URL&size=64&url=https://www.westdean.ac.uk/gardens) West Dean Gardens ](https://www.westdean.ac.uk/gardens) Helping hands Volunteers ------------ - [ EO Emily O'Neill ](https://gardensdb.com/people/emily-oneill) ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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