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Reigate Priory Playing Fields

1 ha

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.23657, -0.20874

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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
  • ☕Blooms and Bakes Tea Rooms — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Robin +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small Copper, Large White, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Copper, Large White, Small White +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

18 signed routes nearby · 26 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
Church Walkpublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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
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Cycling

37 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
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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

Reigate in the snow

📷 Ian Capper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Reigate in the snow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Priory ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Priory ParkUrban park200 m→✦REIGATE PRIORYHistoric site500 m→🌱Redhill Memorial ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Memorial ParkUrban park3.1 km→✦Reigate CastleHistoric site300 m→

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