TEN thousand fewer visitors are expected to have walked the grounds of Standen House this year – because tourists preferred to be by the seaside in the warm weather, and the gardens were not looking their best.Staff at the National Trust attraction believe a drop in summertime visitors will mean about 82,000 people will end up having visited the Victorian house this year, far less than the 90,000 it was budgeting for.Standen's property manager Nicky Ingram said a combination of factors...
