Plan your visit
Getting here
50.86026, -0.55101
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Swanbourne Lodge Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Swanbourne Lodge Tearoom — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers
Playgrounds
Strong match
playground, café, parking
Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Wildlife
Strong match
Reedbeds priority habitat
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Insect spotting
Strong match
Reedbeds — emperor dragonfly and rare fen invertebrates
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Bridle Road to Bignor Walk, SlindonWalking route10.4 km
South Downs, Circular Walk, Dog Friendly, Bridle Road, Bignor, Gumber Corner, The Gallops, Great Bottom, Picnic Spot, Eartham Woods, Stane Street, Roman Roads, 'Six-Ways' signpost, Shippams Poste, Pyramidal orchids, Nore Hill beeches, Nore Hill Folly
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Wey-South PathWalking route
follows the river Wey and the (partly disused) Wey & Arun canal
🚴Cycling
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
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
A259 cycle routeCycling route
Arundel Station to Town CentreCycling route
A259 cycle route (Chichester - Worthing)Cycling route
A284 Cycle RouteCycling route
Arundel Road (A27) Cycle RouteCycling route
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
South Downs WayMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
The Klondikerestricted byway · 276 m
Pecky's Lanerestricted byway · 838 m
Wildlife to spot
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