Sussex Day 2026
14th June 2026 | 12 noon - 5pm
On Sunday 14th June, Sussex Day will be celebrated at Parham House & Gardens. Taking place over one afternoon, this delightful event will be a showcase for local produce, crafts and art in the picturesque setting of the Pleasure Grounds at Parham House.
Local Produce, Crafts & Arts
As part of this celebration at the historic Parham House & Gardens, attendees can look forward to exploring a wide array of locally sourced goods and creative works while immersing themselves in the rich heritage of this charming location. Don't miss out on this chance to experience the best that West Sussex has to offer on this county occasion.
Please note for the event:
- Parham Season Ticket Members are Free. You can use the speedy track if you wish.
- Historic Houses Card are Free, but can not pre-book. You can use the speedy track if you wish. Please remember your HH Cards.
- RHS Card – Not accepted in June, July and August.
- Dogs are allowed in on short leads.
- Important Pet Safety Notice: The weather looks quite warm on Sunday, for the safety and well-being of all animals, dogs must not be left unattended in cars under any circumstances at this event. Please leave your pets at home or ensure they remain with you at all times. Vehicles will be monitored.
- Parking is Free. There is ample parking for Blue Badge holders adjacent to the House in a designated accessible car park.
The Adur Concert Band
We are delighted to welcome The Adur Concert Band this year for our music delights. They are a community band that welcomes anyone 18 and over who can play a wind instrument or percussion; their members include players from around grade 5, to semi-professional musicians.
Exhibitors attending in 2026…
Adele's Natural Soaps
Adele has been working with essential oils for several years at first in candles and then in shower melts and soaps. The intense feeling of wellbeing that these scents induce cannot be underestimated and I particularly like the fact that soap is a daily use product. Get a little aromatherapy everyday.
Association of Sussex Artists
The ASA is a long-standing organisation (founded in 1928) that showcases art from both professional and amateur artists in Sussex, England.
Bianca Williams Design
Bianca Williams uses her floral collaged artwork to create unique beautiful and cheerful printed patterns for Lampshades, Cushions, Oven Gloves, Wash Bags and other small Gifts. Designed, printed, made & packaged all here in the UK.
Chalk Farm Flowers
A sustainable flower farm growing seasonal, scented cut flowers. Growing alongside nature with our natural, chemical free growing methods.
Cosy Nest Interiors
The idyllic location for creating beautiful living spaces, with a touch of elegance, uniqueness, and rustic charm. Nestled in the picturesque town of Pulborough, West Sussex, the home décor showroom is dedicated to providing exceptional interior design solutions with luxurious furniture and decorations that will transform your home into a haven of style and comfort.
Chalk Pit Forge
Chalk Pit Forge in Amberley Museum, West Sussex, has been run by Alex Smith BA (in Artist Blacksmithing) since 2008. Here, Alex makes bespoke sculptural and functional pieces for clients who require individuality, quality and longevity.
Cranham Originals
Making baskets from rope as an eco friendly, and beautifully tactile alternative to plastic. Trying to use natural materials sourced from the UK as much as possible and each is handmade by Paula in her small studio and coloured using thread, natural dyes, or fabric.
Elia Kalamata
Discover Elia's authentic Greek olive oil and raw honey, sourced exclusively from a single family's grove and bee apiary.
Finishing Touches
Finishing Touches is a boutique based in West Sussex focusing on high-quality, affordable clothing.
Hearts and Chillies
Rustic handmade oak boards from sustainable sources, made in Sussex. Each board is unique with its shapes and shades.
Heather Stevens Art
Heather Stevens is a Sussex-based sculptor who works with recycled copper, brass, steel, and found objects.
Inspired by nature, she incorporates recycled materials to create unique artwork.
Just Grasses
A small nursery near Arundel with a passion for ornamental grasses/prairie plants and wildflowers.
Katherine Lawrie Jewellery
Symbolic, one-off pieces of enduring jewellery. Designed & Made in West Sussex. Inspired by nature, with a passion for romance and sentiment. Jewellery designed to be part of lives, rituals or just because.
Letter by Letter
After many years of writing for a living, I now paint letters. I live in the South Downs, close to the great yew forest of Kingley Vale with its glorious views across to the Solent. Fresh air, maps, words and history inspire me, as do the endeavours of my ancestors: seafarers, basket makers, glove cutters and rogues.
Lily's Cottage
Here at Lily's Cottage we love nature and hate waste. Not only do we make all our products from the wooden planks, but we try to use every part of the pallets - the corner blocks become the drilled sections in our bug houses or the cross beams become the corner supports in our compost bins and planters. The only new items we use are the nails, screws, hinges and hooks to ensure they stay good and keep your garden wildlife safe. We then decorate them with leftover paints and stains, which would otherwise go into landfill.
Louise’s Upcycled Creative Gifts
With a passion for upcycling and a keen, artistic flair, Louise’s innovative designs transform everyday materials into wonderful, bespoke gifts. All are lovingly hand crafted locally by Louise, who never knows what her next project will be.
Lyn Fryer Textile Designer
Living in West Sussex, Lyn has been making unique hand crafted bags using bright textiles and leather for over seven years.
Mandy Mckenna Designs
Designs produced from original floral artwork from the creative hand of Artist Mandy McKenna. Artwork to take you on a journey, add emotion and create floral impact to a room, with colours that bring warmth and colours that create calm spaces with a range of products.
Miles Japanese Maples
Our Japanese maple cultivars are grown from young, grafted plants to ensure strong, well-shaped, beautiful trees with vigorous root systems.
MilsTone Biscuits
Indulge in the art of biscuit mastery with our mission-driven artisan creations!
At MilsTone Biscuits, we believe that every occasion deserves a unique touch. Whether you're celebrating a birthday, dreamy wedding, baby shower, professional gathering or simply want to brighten someone's day, our bespoke biscuits are the icing on the cake – quite literally!
Pagette Jewellery
The studio is nestled in the West Sussex country side. A lot of inspiration is taken from nature and the organic forms of vegetative growth.
The burst of spring growth followed by the lush green of summer, is the favourite time of year to find new shapes that can be explored in silver or gold.
Sage Ceramics
Handmade ceramics created in a studio in West Sussex. Using predominantly stoneware and earthenware clays, the work is mainly wheel thrown, but do occasionally create hand-built pieces or a combination of both.
Sarah Reffitt Artist
A qualified Fine Artist, award winning and working within the art industry as a curator based in West Sussex. Art is Sarah's passion, creating beautiful, colourful works of art that have a personal connection which has inspired her to take ideas to canvas.
South Saxon Spirits
The South Saxon Spirits distillery, established in 2019, is Littlehampton’s first commercial distillery. Independently owned, we’re a team made up of two lifelong friends.
Working together over the past three years, we have soaked up the art of distilling spirits and made it a personal crusade to sample all spirits in their many forms! Our tastings ensure our spirits are perfect every time, and someone has to, right?
Sow Chic
Welcome to Sow Chic – where every product tells a story of beauty, creativity, and craftsmanship. Offering handmade cotton accessories and soft furnishings featuring traditional Indian block print designs. Each piece is carefully sourced, patterned, and produced to bring colour, comfort, and character to your everyday life. And yes – we absolutely love colour!
Stick & Stitch
You can discover Decoupaged glass or wooden ware ranging from Candle Holders, Vases, Trinket Dishes, Pot Pourri Holders, Diffusers, Garden Lanterns and more, coupled with creative, useful, and eco-friendly Textile products, Macrame Plant Holders and ‘free hand’ machined Quilts!
Stitch 'n' Shenanigans
Whimsical Textile Collectables. Collectable textile designs for your home and lifestyle.
Every Stich'n'Shenanigan character is specially created by Sarah, at home in West Sussex, England. Sarah gets her inspiration from the wildlife in the English countryside, including the foxes, mice, birds and badgers that regularly visit her garden. No two characters are the same.
Stonepit Nurseries
We pride ourselves on being in business for 30 years and are now aiming to expand our existing production of shrubs and perennials.
Time Squares
Times Squares is dedicated to creating mirror clocks and mirrors of distinctive style and presence. Taking timeless Art Deco styling as his inspiration, Bob makes each piece as a unique, handmade design which recalls a past, glamorous era and provides a talking point for any room.
Trumbles
Trumbles is a family run business based in the heart of West Sussex. We are Passionate about dogs and wanted to create a complete natural dog food range for our own dogs. We believe in great quality and all our recipes are 100% natural with nothing artificial.
West Sussex Scents
West Sussex Scents is a small business that was established in 2023. Their aim is to create luxury artisan candles, wax melts and reed diffusers for your home.
Their products differ from those bought off the shelf on the high street by the use of less chemicals, natural products and no dye. This means that the candles burn cleaner and produce less soot. Their reed diffusers are also natural meaning that the fragrance dispersed into the atmosphere is less harmful.
Whitecroft Pottery
Tim digs and processes his own clays and slips and mostly fire in an electric kiln. This produces Earthenware pots fired at a temperature of 1060 degrees centigrade. He also occasionally produces Stoneware pots which he fires in a friends wood fired kiln once or twice a year.
Woodland Bowls
Colin is a passionate wooden bowl maker. Almost all of his bowls are created from English Woodland and Garden trees. It is his aim to release the inner beauty of the
" Wood from the trees" for all to enjoy. He believes that this beauty is most comprehensively shown in the wood bowl form.
Wool Shred
WOOL SHrED is sustainable and sourced from British Wool producers. Their Southdown Wool is sourced from their own and local Southdown sheep flocks. ‘Reared and Sheared with love’. All their wool is cleaned to DEFRA standards.
Chris Letchford - Sussex Pimps and Brooms
Chris Letchford is a local rural worker who focuses on making both Besom Brooms and traditional Sussex Pimps. He is one of the last four or five commercial broom makers in the country according to the Heritage Crafts Association and is the only maker of the traditional Sussex Pimp. Chris will be demonstrating the making of Sussex Pimps on the day. As a coppice worker he also sells coppice products and as a woodworker he also makes a range of products from Fruit presses to Bee Hives and scythe handles. Chris also turns his hand to some metal work and produces Pimp / Log stands to supplement his produce.
Smock Alley
Elegant, small batch sparkling wine from the heart of Sussex.
Their co-operative, community vineyard produces award winning English sparkling wine.
Smock Alley pairs perfectly with weddings, celebrations, and time spent with friends.
Rusper and Pines
Rusper and Pines offers metal wall art and distinct décor for homes and gardens. The collection features multi-panel art, silhouettes, and other crafted pieces. Designs include natural scenes, wildlife, and more. Products are designed to create relaxing environments and often produce a 3D shadow effect.
Four Hands
Four Hands Glass is home to contemporary handmade etched engraved glassware for all occasions
Local Produce, Crafts & Arts
The Sussex Day event at Parham's beautiful gardens promises a delightful experience for visitors. Taking place from 12 noon to 5pm, guests can explore over 30 stalls offering a variety of local produce and goods. Attendees can enjoy the festivities without any additional charges as the normal Garden admission grants access to the event. It's an opportunity not to be missed for those looking to immerse themselves in the charm of Sussex Day amidst picturesque surroundings.
