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🌱 Urban park

The Tye

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DogsCyclingHiking
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to Brighton

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to Jevington

Free

Mountain biking

Good match

Named MTB route nearby: South Downs Way

Varies

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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16 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Hill and Vale Walk at Frog Firle Farm, South Downs EastWalking route6.4 km

Looping over Cradle & Hindover Hills, see views of secluded farmland & divert to Litlington. Spot geese feeding on the water meadows, birds & insects singing in the hillside shrub, & wild flowers growing in the chalk grassland. Slopes & uneven terrain.

Named routeLength 6.4 kmDuration 02:00Round trip
Alfriston Clergy House to Berwick Church, AlfristonWalking route5.1 km
Named routeLength 5.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Alfriston Clergy House to Lullington Church, AlfristonWalking route3.2 km
Named routeLength 3.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Hastings to BrightonCycling route
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route540 m
Named routeRef 2Length 540 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route300 m
Named routeRef 2Length 300 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route822 m
Named routeRef 2Length 822 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Friston Forest Family MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
CardiacMountain bike route
Named route
Forest YipMountain bike route
Named route
Friston Forest Red MTB RouteMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

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12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kings Ridebridleway · 301 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 301 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
River Lanebridleway · 83 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mSurface compactedPath type: track

About this urban park

The Tye is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

Café

Badgers Tea House · 199m

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Parking

The Willows · Paid · 293m

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Toilets

284m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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