St Mary’s House & Gardens
Medieval timber-framed house in the pretty downland village of Bramber, with fine panelled interiors and five acres of beautiful gardens.
Bramber, West Sussex, BN44 3WE
Facilities
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Accessible loos
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Cafe / restaurant
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Easily accessible without car
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Free parking
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Good journey mark
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Mostly wheelchair accessible
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Shop
- Accessible toilets
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Access statement available
- Guide dogs welcome
Enchanting medieval timber-framed house in the pretty downland village of Bramber, with fine panelled interiors and five acres of beautiful gardens.
St Mary’s has a unique Elizabethan ‘Painted Room’ with trompe l’oeil murals. Visitors admire its picturesque charm and enjoy its atmosphere of friendliness and welcome.
Peter Thorogood, author, composer and historian, and Curator Roger Linton, conservator, designer and landscape gardener, together with other members of their family, saved St Mary’s from semi-dereliction in 1984 and have brought the house and gardens to their present splendour.
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Opening Times
Regular Opening Season: May to September 2026
St Mary's House & Gardens is open every Sunday and Thursday afternoon from 2pm to 6pm (last entry 4.30pm) throughout the regular season from May to the end of September 2026.
The house and gardens are also open on Bank Holiday afternoons on 25th May and 31st August, with the same afternoon opening times.
Special Events
NGS (National Gardens Scheme) Charity Open Afternoons
The gardens will be open for the National Gardens Scheme on two occasions:
- Friday 26th June 2026, 2pm–6pm (last entry 4.30pm)
- Friday 3rd July 2026, 2pm–6pm (last entry 4.30pm)
Please note: The gardens are not open on Saturday 27th June for NGS, despite this appearing in some early printed booklets.
Rock Choir Special Performances
On Sunday 5th July 2026, St Mary's House & Gardens will host special performances by Rock Choir at 2.30pm and 3.45pm. Standard Sunday opening times apply (2pm–6pm, last entry 4.30pm).
Historic Houses members visit for free.
House & Gardens: adult £16, concession £14, student/child £9, family (2 adults + 3 children) £40
Gardens only: adult/concession £10, Child £6, Family £25
We offer private group visits with a guided tour. Please see our website for more information.
Dating back to Tudor times, St Mary’s House covers a long period of history, and provides an ideal venue for school visits fulfilling many of the requirments of the National Curriculum in History for Key stages 1, 2 and 3.
We offer private guided tour by experienced guides for school groups of up to 45 children.
Contact us for more information:
- Accessible toilets
- Wheelchair ramps/routes
- Access statement available
- Guide dogs welcome
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