Plan your visit
Getting here
51.23437, -0.20880
Best for
7 activitiesPlaygrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed with public access
Wildlife
Strong match
Ancient woodland
Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Heritage
Good match
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Hiking
Good match
Named hiking route nearby: Greensand Way
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v18 signed routes nearby · 48 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route▾
Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT)Walking route▾
Tandridge Border PathWalking route▾
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route▾
Headley Heath Lizard Trail, Box HillWalking route3.2 km▾
The Lizard Trail is a wonderful way to explore the rich array of flowers, birds, insects and animals that inhabit Headley Heath's rare environment of acid lowland heath and dry chalk downland. Dogs welcome, under control around livestock.
Church Walkpublic footpath · 205 m▾
Isbells Drivepublic footpath · 136 m▾
Isbells Drivepublic footpath · 10 m▾
🚴Cycling
v37 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route▾
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Route 22Cycling route▾
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
Surrey CyclewayCycling route▾
Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes
🐴Horse riding
v2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Littleton Lanebyway open to all traffic · 296 m▾
About this urban park
Priory Park is an ancient urban park covering 39 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Wildlife to spot
Photos
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Photos
21 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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Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦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
🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦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
Morrisons · 81m
Parking
Priory Way Car Park · Paid · 250m
Picnic spot
3 · 246m away
Playground
4 · 42m away
Toilets
93m away
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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