One Garden Brighton
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Outdoors
WHERE
Brighton
What it’s like
A free walled garden in Stanmer Park to wander with themed areas, a Halloween trail in October, and a counter-service café for cake afterwards.
There's no entry charge here, which is rare enough for a garden this size to make it worth flagging straight away. You wander a walled garden broken into themed areas, including the Canada Garden and the All Seasons Garden, at whatever pace suits a small child who wants to stop and look at everything twice. It runs 9:30am to 5pm through spring and summer, though last entry and café last orders are 4:30pm, so don't arrive at ten to five expecting to get in.
The paths are level and step-free throughout, with firm surfaces and gravel that make it genuinely manageable with a buggy or a wheelchair, and there are two wheelchairs to borrow from the Market if you need them on the day. Benches are dotted around, which matters more than it sounds once you've got a toddler who's decided walking is over for the day.
Come October half-term there's a Halloween Trail with spooky clues to follow, which is the obvious one to time your visit around if the kids are at the age for a gentle scare. The café is counter-service, does coffee and cakes from its own bakery plus hot and cold lunch items, and there are hot food pop-ups at weekends and bank holidays.
Parking is in Stanmer Park itself, and it's worth knowing the machines take card only, no cash, with Patchway car park the closest to the garden. If you're coming by bus, the 78 stops a couple of minutes from Stanmer Village, which beats the fifteen-minute walk from the other routes.
Facilities
Need to know
- Last entry
- 4:30pm (Café last orders and garden entry)
- Parking
- Two car parks in Stanmer Park managed by Brighton & Hove City Council, pay-by-card only (no cash) via PayByPhone website
- Food
- Café open daily 9:30am-4pm with freshly made coffee, cakes from in-house bakery, and hot and cold lunch items
- Wheelchairs
- Two wheelchairs available to borrow from the Market
- Getting there by bus or train
- Bus 78 to Stanmer Village (2 min walk)
- Car park machines are card only, no cash, so don't rely on change
- Last entry and café last orders are 4:30pm even though the garden shuts at 5pm
- Bus 78 gets you to Stanmer Village in a couple of minutes' walk, the other routes are a 15 minute walk
- The Halloween Trail runs during October half-term with clues to follow around the garden
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It's free to get in.
What time does it close?
The garden is open 9:30am to 5pm in spring and summer, but last entry and café last orders are 4:30pm.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so you can just turn up.
Is it OK for a buggy or wheelchair?
Yes, the whole site is level with step-free paths and firm surfaces, and there are two wheelchairs you can borrow from the Market.
What's there to eat?
A counter-service café with coffee, cakes from their own bakery and hot and cold lunches, plus hot food pop-ups at weekends and bank holidays.
Where do we park?
Two car parks in Stanmer Park, both pay-by-card only. Patchway is the closest to the garden itself.
Featured in 1 Huddlepin list
See all Farms & Petting Farms in Brighton · Things to do in Brighton
MAKE A DAY OF IT
