Glade
← Back🐄 Visitor farm

Holmbush Farm

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.09519, -0.24687

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 125m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Ground-elder, Raspberry +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Downy Emerald +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Downy Emerald +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bell Heather, Star Sedge, Wood Anemone +42 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bell Heather, Star Sedge, Wood Anemone +42 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route KCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route JCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route NCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Drive at Holmbush Farm

📷 Shazz · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Drive at Holmbush Farm

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.7 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Goff's ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱The Heather GardenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park4.5 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.7 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

Nearby reservoirs

💧

Roffey Park

Highbirch Hill, St Leonard's Forest

2.6 km→

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 0dad2f6b-feb4-432a-ae79-b9cb8bfe1242