Marine Gardens

West Parade,
Worthing,
West Sussex,
BN11 5EF

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See also:

• Friends of Marine Gardens - Worthing (on Facebook)

Facilities and attractions

• About this site
• Bowling
• Putting

About this site

Marine Gardens is a compact but very popular park on the seafront in west Worthing, that were laid out in 1930.

The gardens are open to the public all year round, and are about 1.25 miles west of Worthing Pier.

The gardens are located between West Parade on the seafront and Winchelsea Gardens to the north. There is plenty of on street parking around the park.

The gardens are packed with ornamental and formal planting. Bowls and putting is available daily during the summer months and there are public conveniences located at the bowls pavilion.

The site is flat, but there is a ramp down into the gardens from the seafront. The paths are wide and accessible around the whole site.

This is a popular site to sit and spend some time relaxing in the peaceful environment enjoying bowls being played or for visiting the popular and busy privately run restaurant which is situated on-site and opens daily, see:

• Marine Gardens restaurant website

Nearby on the beach (foreshore), just off the promenade, you can also find:

• Waterwise play area
• Waterwise Garden

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Bowling

When the season commences in late April Marine Gardens Bowling Club sell season tickets, and make their own arrangements for allocating play on the bowling greens.

Daily play will still take place and the public can make arrangements direct with the bowling clubs and pay their fee to play bowls daily. Mats, shoe hire and jacks will be available for those who wish to turn up and play.

Should anybody not be able to play due to there being no bowling club official in attendance, please contact the Parks Group and we will pass on your details to the bowls club so they can make arrangements with you direct.

Marine Gardens Bowling Club play here and are always welcoming to potential new members, see:

• Marine Gardens Bowling Club website

Bowling prices:

The document below contains the sports bookings fees & charges:

• Sport Bookings Fees & Charges 2025/26 - Adur & Worthing Councils (99KB)

You can contact the sports bookings team with queries about booking a session on:

• parksandforeshore@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Putting

The putting green is currently closed at Marine Gardens.

The space formally open as a putting green is still open to the public.

Worthing Borough Council will be seeking Expressions of Interest from interested putting and similar activity providers in due course.

If you require any further information please contact:

• regeneration@adur-worthing.gov.uk

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