Sheffield Park Garden, East Sussex (National Trust Guidebooks)

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According to the Sussex Express, by 1885 the area to the north of the lower lake was being remodelled with the inclusion of exotic and native trees. [7] Marked parking bays near the coach parking area, close to the main station entrance are reserved for wheelchair passengers. Suitable toilet facilities are available on the ground floor in the Bessemer Arms restaurant building. Ramped access and paved gangways can be found within the SteamWorks! for viewing the locomotives. The shop on platform 1 and the museum on platform 2 are both accessible, as is the bar on the ground floor of the Bessemer Arms, where a full meal service is normally available. A stair lift is available to use for access to the Birch Grove Suite above the Bessemer Arms, unfortunately, there is no lift.

In 2005, education programmes undertaken by schools on the estate, were presented to the House of Commons, Education and Skills Committee, by the organisation Education Outside the Classroom. [12] On film [ edit ] Sheffield Park and Garden - house in private ownershipYou’ll also be able to get up close to our collection of over 30 locomotives and see the working yard where engines are prepared in the mornings. The star of the show is an interactive model of a locomotive. Based on our very own Terrier Class locomotive ‘Stepney’ (as featured in the Thomas the Tank Engine book series), this special ‘engine’ features a display showing how the engine’s boiler works, and, as an added bonus, a special driving experience simulator in the cab enables you to experience what it’s like to drive Stepney on the Bluebell Railway! We like to pair a trip to Sheffield Park with a trip to Latchett’s Farm which is a short 5-minute drive down the road, for an ice cream from their ice cream parlour. Pykett, Derek (10 January 2014). British Horror Film Locations. McFarland. p.74. ISBN 978-0-7864-5193-7.

Probably the most impressive time to visit is the displays of Autumn colours through the park. This really is a sight not to be missed – walking along the pathways admiring the seasonal colours of the trees and plants. All the playgrounds in Sheffield's parks and open spaces are inspected on a daily, quarterly and annual basis: a b "Holroyd, John Baker, first earl of Sheffield (1735–1821), politician". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (onlineed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/13608. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8 . Retrieved 4 January 2021. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)Sheffield Park is a really spectacular place to visit and there are many footpaths in the acres of landscaped gardens and picturesque lakes and bridges to cross. There are many winding paths to take and is perfect on a sunny day to enjoy the abundance of flowers and quiet spaces to enjoy a picnic. You can also visit the parkland for a natural play trail to keep the kids entertained and the paths are also buggy and wheelchair friendly.