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4 Ben's Acre

Described as inspirational excellence in design and artistry. A visual delight on different levels, featuring ponds, rockery, summerhouse and arbour. Seating for your teas surrounded by borders full of harmonising perennials, roses, shrubs and more. See how a diverse small space created on different levels can be exciting and inspiring.

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4 Ben's Acre

About 4 Ben's Acre

Our garden (100ft x 45ft) creates an illusion of spaciousness by good use of steps and terracing to give impressive views around the garden. Many visitors have commented on our large variety of interesting plants and their colour combinations, calling it inspirational and a visual delight. Featuring a summerhouse, ponds with waterfall, rockery, topiary and pots of succulents. There are many seating areas around the garden to enjoy your refreshments.

On the edge of the beautiful St Leonards Forest, this unique small garden offers a myriad of inspirational ideas to take home after you have enjoyed a relaxing cuppa. The garden owner is a keen Hardy Plant Society member and it shows in her artistic use of planting combinations, with both colour and texture. The garden is also full of quirky objects, statuettes, topiary and colourful containers. A garden not to be missed!

15 mins from Leonardslee & NT Nymans, this is a garden not to be missed!

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Location details

4 Ben's Acre,
Horsham,
Sussex,
RH13 6LW

Directions to 4 Ben's Acre
A281 via Cowfold, after Hilliers Garden Centre, turn R by Tesco on to St Leonards Rd, straight over r'about to Comptons Ln, next R Heron Way, 2nd L Grebe Cres, 1st L Ben's Acre.

4 Ben's Acre openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • Partial wheelchair access, please discuss at time of booking.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Yes, coaches are accepted at 4 Ben's Acre. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Yes, dogs are welcome at 4 Ben's Acre. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at 4 Ben's Acre, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at 4 Ben's Acre are accessible to wheelchair users.

4 Ben's Acre is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.