Southwick Square Rest Gardens
0 ha
Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.83379, -0.23452
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Flour Pot Bakery — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Flour Pot Bakery — 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; Urban park — family destination
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Traveller's-joy, Sea-kale, Ribwort Plantain +23 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
South Downs WayWalking route160 km▾
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
King Charles III England Coast Path: East Head to ShorehamWalking route▾
Named routeRef ECPNational walking route
Downs LinkWalking route59 km▾
A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way
Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Basin Road Southpublic footpath · 41 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 41 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Basin Road Southpublic footpath · 42 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Hove ParkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Three Cornered Copse bridlewayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 20 Pyecombe to BrightonCycling route▾
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 2 Brighton to WorthingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
A259 two-way cycle track upgrade for National Cycle Route 2 reroutingCycling route▾
Named routeRef 2National Cycle Network
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Facilities
☕Café
The Flour Pot Bakery · 95m
🅿️Parking
6 nearby · Paid · 146m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Beta vulgaris2025
Beta vulgaris2025
Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Buck's-horn PlantainPlantago coronopus2025Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaIvy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifoliaHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumHerb-RobertGeranium robertianumEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusEvergreen SpindleEuonymus japonicusRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHollyIlex aquifolium2025HollyIlex aquifolium2025Four-leaved AllseedPolycarpon tetraphyllum2025Four-leaved AllseedPolycarpon tetraphyllum2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Narrow-leaved RagwortSenecio inaequidens2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Green AlkanetPentaglottis sempervirens2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Mind-your-own-businessSoleirolia soleirolii2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025Cherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasus2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2025Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025Sea CampionSilene uniflora2025OracheAtriplex2025OracheAtriplex2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Biting StonecropSedum acre2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Perennial Sow-thistleSonchus arvensis2025Events & activities nearby
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