Events & Courses

Enjoy an exclusive private tour of Sussex Prairies with Head Gardener Paul McBride , Owner Pauline McBride or Garden Manager Nick Bielby ,followed by a delicious cream tea on the garden terrace or in the teahouse. 

Starting with a dramatic overview of the entire garden and farm. from the RIBA award winning viewing tower ,You will then be expertly guided around and through the prairie borders and wider garden and farm.  We will teach you about our  naturalistic design and the plants that we have chosen for our particular type of gardening style .The tour will also include a tour around the Tropical garden, and Tower garden and we will introduce you to our new ideas and projects related to our new rewilding initiative.

After a tour of the Garden, you will be treated to a delicious cream tea (large fruit scone , Rhoddas clotted cream and Tiptree strawberry jam ) and a selection of tea or coffee served on our garden terrace or in the teashop . Please indicate at the time of booking whether you have any special dietary requirements .

Date: Various dates, see below
Time: 1 pm- 3.45 pm
Price: £30pp includes cream tea

book here https://www.sussexprairies.co.uk/product/sussex-prairies-garden-tour-and-cream-tea/

Tour overview:
1pm – Meet your tour guide – we will send you parking and meeting instructions when you book
3pm – End of tour
3-3.45pm – Enjoy your Cream tea

Tour dates:

• Wednesday 18th June  2025
• Wednesday 25th June 2025
• Sunday 13th July 2025
• Friday 18th July  2025 – this date is fully booked
• Saturday 26th July 2025
• Wednesday 30th July 2025
• Wednesday 3rd September  2025
• Wednesday 17th September  2025
• Wednesday 1st October 2025
• Friday 3rd October 2025
• Saturday 11th October 2025
• Wednesday 15th  October 2025
• Saturday 18th October 2025
• Sunday 19th October 2025
• Wednesday 22nd October 2025
• Sunday 26th October 2025

General Information:

• Please wear suitable footwear for visiting a garden /farm
• Please wear appropriate clothing for the time of year
• If you have any specific access needs, we will need to know about your access requirements in advance. Please tell us about your needs in confidence by emailing: morlandsfarm@btinternet.com
• The tower has two flights of stairs to reach the top.
• Please take care around water in the garden

Disclaimer:
Information given is accurate at the time of publication. However Sussex Prairies  reserves the right to cancel or amend tours if bookings do not meet the minimum requirement to run.We will do our utmost to offer you an alternative date.