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Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Course

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

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
  • Golf is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Golf

Golf course

Paid

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Dartford Warbler, Hobby, Woodlark +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Hobby, Woodlark +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Pedunculate Oak, Beech +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Bibio lanigerus, Dark-edged Bee-fly +53 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Holly, Bracken, Silver Birch +144 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Holly, Bracken, Silver Birch +144 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 67 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chelwood Vachery (Ashdown Forest on foot)Walking route
Named routeRef AF-CVLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Bluebell Walk at StandenWalking route4.8 km

This moderate walk takes in the whole Standen Estate & wider countryside. If you visit in April and early May, you'll see the carpet of bluebells and spring flowers in Rockinghill Wood. Hills, rough ground & one steep slope. Not suitable for wheels.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Spring Meadowpublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mSurface gravelPath type: residential
Tompsets Bankpublic footpath · 163 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 163 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Primrose Lanepublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.7 km
Named routeRef 21Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

18 public paths nearby

Public paths
Poplar Lanebyway open to all traffic · 278 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 278 mSurface groundPath type: residential
Lines Lanerestricted byway · 178 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 178 mPath type: service
Tompsets Bankbyway open to all traffic · 296 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 296 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Highgate Roadbyway open to all traffic · 99 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 99 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Inkpen Lanebyway open to all traffic · 108 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 108 mSurface gravelPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Conifers on the edge of Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Course

Conifers on the edge of Royal Ashdown Forest Golf Course

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