Tour of the Gardens

Points of interest - map of features

Click on the map below for more information about an area of the Gardens, or on the key to the features and areas in the Gardens using the list below the map.

If you would like to follow a virtual tour round the Gardens start at the entrance to Highdown Gardens and use the links at the end of each page to take you onto the next area - click to start the tour. (See also accessibility and wheelchair accessible routes around the gardens).

There is also a Virtual Tour of Highdown Gardens (video) below the map.

You can also download or print a larger version of map of the Gardens (above) to bring with you that shows all the areas and paths in more detail:

Map of Highdown Gardens (84KB)

Feature Key:

• The main path into the Gardens
  • Donations box
  • Information noticeboard, Greenhouse, Potting Shed, Herb Garden and Cold Frames
  • Himalayan Birch Bark Cherry Avenue

• The Old Orchard

• Millennium Garden

• The Chalk Pit
  • Himalayan Musk Rose
  • The Bamboo Pond
  • The Cave Pond

• Hellebore Bank

• The Rose Garden
  • The Paper Bark Maple - Acer griseum

• The Beech Wood

• The Middle Garden - The Tree and Shrub Garden
  • Judas Tree
  • Winter aconites
  • Rosa 'Highdownensis'
  • Middle Garden Island Beds
  • Tree planted by Queen Mary
  • Raised acid beds

• The Lower Garden - The Herbaceous Garden
  • Rose 'Wedding Day'
  • Lower Island Beds

• The Lower Lawns in the Lower Garden
  • Strawberry Tree
  • Open Air performance area

• The Lower Garden - South Boundary
  • Indian Horse Chestnut

• The Drive - access to the A259 (& A27)

Please note:

• Highdown Hotel, Restaurant and Tea Rooms are not part of Highdown Gardens - but you can read or leave a comment about them on TripAdvisor

See also:

• Opening times for Highdown Gardens

30th April 2020: Virtual Tour of Highdown Gardens

The short video below offers a virtual Tour of Highdown Gardens, the borough's beautiful chalk gardens on Downland countryside, overlooking the sea, which are bursting with life and are a spectrum of colour.

Although we're currently not able to see the rare plants first hand, our gardeners have been snapping away to ensure we have a wonderful collection of springtime photos to share with you at this difficult time.

Put on your headphones, find a quiet place and take a few minutes to escape with our virtual tour ...

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