Last Alteration: Sunday 07 April 2013
St Mary's House and Gardens
St Mary's House and Gardens
The Street, Bramber, West Sussex, BN44 3WE
The house was built around 1470 by William of Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester. It was saved from demolition in 1946, and is now owned by author and composer Peter Thorogood, who together with curator and designer Roger Linton embarked on a programme of restoration of the house and garden in 1984. Today the house has many thousands of visitors and recently won a national heritage award for the best restoration.
Admission: 22 Nov 2012: May-Sep, Thu,Sun,BH Mon 2:00-6:00pm, £8.00 adult
How to get here:
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Road: A27 - Follow the A27 to Shoreham, then head north on the A283 towards Upper Beeding and Steyning. When you reach the roundabout at Bramber, turn right and then head along The Street; the house will be on the right. +
There is a car park at the house, or on the street.
Access: admissionStatus: recognisableGarden
Silver Nemesis (1)
Filmed: 1 Jul 1988
Lady Peinforte is having archery lessons.
Silver Nemesis (1)
Filmed: 1 Jul 1988
The Doctor and Ace have returned Richard to his own time.
Additional Notes:
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The garden actually runs alongside the street on the right-hand side.
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The screenshots show Windsor Castle in the background, though this is an added effect as the real castle is many miles away!
Other nearby locations:
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Furnace Pond (Terror of the Zygons). Road (11.9 miles, 24m) : Head east from the house and cross over the river. At the roundabout, turn
left onto the A281 and continue along it through Henfield and then Cowfold.
When you reach Crabtree, turn right into Mill Lane. The lane is quite narrow and there is nowhere to park up by the pond. There is a parking area outside numbers 18-23, and you can then walk down to the bridlepath (on the left).
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Hall Aggregates (South Coast) Ltd (Terror of the Zygons): 5.91 miles. 
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Underhill Lane (bridlepath) (The War Games): 7.18 miles. 
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Casa Del Mar (Silver Nemesis): 7.50 miles.
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Brighton Beach (The Leisure Hive): 8.46 miles.
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High Park Farm (The War Games): 8.74 miles.
Notable photos/media relating to the location:
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24 Jan 2012: Sussex Express - Archive photos from filming at the house for .
Further links about the location:
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St. Mary's House - Official website
Related Stories
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Silver Nemesis [1 Jul 1988]: Lady Peinforte's house
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