Nymans
Nymans is an English garden to the south of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England. The garden was developed, starting in the late nineteenth century, by three generations of the Messel family, and was brought to renown by Leonard Messel.Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Umilik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Garden
- Description: English garden to the south of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as: “National Trust - Nymans”, “National Trust Nymans Garden”, “NT Nymans Gardens”, “Nymans Garden”, “Nymans Gardens”, and “Nymans National Trust”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church and Wings Museum.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Slaugham in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. St Mary’s Church is situated 1 mile southwest of Nymans.
Wings Museum
Museum
Photo: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wings Museum is an aviation museum located in Sussex, United Kingdom. It is housed in a 12,000 square feet hangar-like former farm building in Brantridge Lane, between Handcross and Balcombe. Wings Museum is situated 1½ miles northeast of Nymans.
The Jolly Tanners Public House
Pub
Photo: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Jolly Tanners Public House is situated 1 mile southeast of Nymans.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Handcross and Slaugham.
Handcross
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies on the A23 road 4.2 miles south of Crawley. At the 2011 Census the population fell within the civil parish of Slaugham. Nymans Garden, 30 acres of parklands run by the National Trust, is located adjacent to the High Street, as are 20 acres of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden.
Slaugham
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Slaugham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It is located 7 miles to the south of Crawley, on the A23 road to Brighton.
Staplefield
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Staplefield is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England, situated 6 kilometres north-west of Haywards Heath on the B2114 road. It is part of Ansty and Staplefield civil parish where the 2011 Census population information is included.
Nymans
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Slaugham, Mid Sussex District, West Sussex, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.05033° or 51° 3′ 1″ northLongitude
-0.1965° or 0° 11′ 47″ westOperator
National TrustOpen location code
9C3X3R23+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 1548224704OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=gardenOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7071172
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Nymans” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尼曼斯花園”
- French: “Nymans”
- German: “Nymans Garden”
- German: “Nymans”
- Japanese: “ナイマンズ庭園”
- Spanish: “nymans”
- Spanish: “Nymans”
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Notable Places Nearby
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