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Church of the Holy Family

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.24119, -0.20712

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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
  • 🛝Playground 279m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Heathland Trail (Headley Heath NT)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal 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.

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Castle Walkpublic footpath · 237 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Castle Walkpublic footpath · 191 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 191 mSurface asphaltIncline upPath type: footway
Church Walkpublic footpath · 171 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 171 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed)Cycling route
Named routeRef 20National Cycle Network
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Epsom link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Church of the Holy Family

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of the Holy Family

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🌱Priory ParkUrban park800 m→🌱Priory ParkUrban park800 m→✦REIGATE PRIORYHistoric site1 km→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park2.9 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park2.9 km→✦Reigate CastleHistoric site300 m→

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