Highdown Gardens to open in June following £1 million upgrade
The money has come from the National Lottery Heritage fund
It's been confirmed Worthing's famous Highdown Gardens will reopen on Wednesday June 2 after a year-long £1 million improvement project.
Due to Covid restrictions visitors will have to book online from early May, and a limit of 30 people at one time will be in place.
The project has been funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Money has been spent on increasing accessibility to the gardens and to better tell the story of the gardens.
A new visitors' centre has also been installed, replacing the old head gardener's bungalow. New pathways allow better wheelchair access and there's a new sensory garden too.
Highdown Gardens project manager Gwenn Parker-Tregoat said, ‘We are really excited to announce the reopening of the gardens. Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund a huge amount of work to enhance the gardens has been undertaken. We are sure visitors, returning and new alike, will find much to enjoy and discover.
‘I want to thank our construction workers, gardeners and volunteers for the incredible work they have all put in to helping us take Highdown to the next important stage of its life. This work has guaranteed it a long-term future.
‘We cannot wait to see you all back again in our beloved gardens soon.’