Highdown Gardens, Littlehampton Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN12 6FB, are opening from 10am until 4.30pm for the NGS on Wednesday 11th February 2026 and Thursday 12th February 2026. Highdown Gardens are blessed with eight and a half acres of stunning gardens on Sussex chalk downland, overlooking the sea. Highdown Gardens a unique collection of rare plants and trees. Many were raised from seed brought from China by great collectors like Wilson, Farrer, and Kingdon-Ward. The whole garden has been deemed a National Collection of Plants selected by Sir Frederick Stern. A visitor centre shares the incredible stories of the plants and people that made Highdown what it is today. The garden features accessible pathways, greenhouses to propagate and protect rare plants and trees, and a sensory garden with a secret sea view. There’s a ‘pop-up’ shop selling a selection of plants of interest within the gardens. Highdown is also offering Snowdrop Identification tours on these open days. For more information about these NGS open days, please click here. For more information about the snowdrops at Highdown, including details of Highdown’s guided tours, please click here. Information for disabled visitors can be found here.