At the heart of the garden Borde Hill House, a Tudor mansion dating from 1580, provides a superb backdrop to the formal 17-acre Garden which flows into a series of linked ‘garden rooms’, each boasts its own distinctive character and style.

Over the past century the plantings have evolved with the vision of providing visitors with year-round colour and interest to compliment the early Spring colour of Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias and Magnolias. The recreated Rose Garden and herbaceous borders add a blaze of colour for much of the late spring and into early Autumn. The sub-tropical Dells have an air of tropical mystery, and sheltered areas within a mature landscape bring unexpected delights to the visitors.