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Providence Chapel

📷 James Insell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.15677, -0.21862

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 207m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Sussex Border Path

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bush Vetch · last seen 2025; Plants — Bush Vetch · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Reigate and Banstead Millennium TrailWalking route
Named routeRef RBMTRegional walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
Blackditchpublic footpath · 196 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 196 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

133 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route J (incomplete)Cycling route
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Route JCycling route
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Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chapel Roadbyway open to all traffic · 297 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 297 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Pudding Lanebyway open to all traffic · 138 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 138 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Pudding Lanebyway open to all traffic · 143 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 143 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Pudding Lanebyway open to all traffic · 342 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 342 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A wooden Chapel at Charlwood

📷 James Insell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A wooden Chapel at Charlwood

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🌱Riverside Garden ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Willoughby FieldsUrban park2.7 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park3.6 km→🌱Roman Catholic Church of the English MartyrsUrban park3.9 km→🌱Ifield Brook MeadowsUrban park4 km→🌱West Green Playing FieldsUrban park4.3 km→

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