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Maidenbower Park

11 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.10520, -0.15137

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and House Sparrow
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Stepney's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Swift, House Sparrow, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Ground-ivy, Red Fescue, Common Bent +87 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Worth WayWalking route
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Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Atkinson Roadpublic footpath · 178 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 178 mPath type: residential
Cranmer Walkpublic footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Atkinson Roadpublic footpath · 83 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

138 signed routes nearby

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Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route DCycling route
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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

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pavilion, Maidenbower Park

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pavilion, Maidenbower Park

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