Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
50.78359, -0.67660
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Rick's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Rick's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
11 activities🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +86 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers +29 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Coast Cycle RouteCycling route▾
considered a poor cycle route by some cyclists, and a stand in for completion of NCN 2 to Littlehampton and beyond to Chichester
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Bersted to Shripney Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Barnham LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 2 Worthing to South MundhamCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
Bognor Regis to ChichesterCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Photos
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Hothampton Sunken Gardens
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Hothampton Sunken Gardens
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Hothamton Car Park · Paid · 70m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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