🌱 Urban park

Nymans Wild Garden

7 ha

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

DogsFamilyHiking

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.04829, -0.19629

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Best for

4 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Sussex Ouse Valley Way

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Sussex Diamond WayWalking route97 km▾

Named routeLength 97 kmRegional walking route

Crawley GreenwayWalking route▾

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route

Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km▾

Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route

Accessible Route, NymansWalking route1.2 km▾

Nurtured for nearly 130 years, the garden features an internationally important plant collection containing species from around the world.

Named routeLength 1.2 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Iron Walk, NymansWalking route3.5 km▾

Named routeLength 3.5 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route

Blue & Orange Walkspublic footpath · 7 m▾

Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route HCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route FCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route H (incomplete)Cycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

Crawley to HandcrossCycling route▾

Named route

Hatchgate LaneCycling route▾

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 20 Crawley - Pyecombe (proposed)Cycling route▾

Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route▾

Named route

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

Park Roadbridleway · 748 m▾

Public pathbridlewayLength 748 mSurface asphaltPath type: track

About this urban park

Nymans Wild Garden is a urban park covering 7 hectares.

Wildlife to spot

13,247 records from NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,247 records · NBN Atlas

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Birds31 species recorded

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,247 records · NBN Atlas

🐦

Birds31 species recorded

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nymans Garden - Wisteria

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Photos

📷 Colin Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nymans Garden - Wisteria

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Events & activities nearby

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Bookable tours

Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦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

🐦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

1 nearby · 181m

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Toilets

171m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NYMANSHistoric site100 m→🌱Staplefield CommonUrban park1.5 km→🌱Woodgate ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Woodgate GreenUrban park4 km→⛪Zoar ChapelReligious grounds700 m→✦Slaugham Place (remains of)Historic site1.4 km→