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Southover Grange Gardens

Plan your visit

FamilyPlayBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Moorhen and Blackbird
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • The Hatch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

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

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Moorhen, Blackbird, Robin +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Trioza centranthi +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 55 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
South Downs WayWalking route160 km
Named routeLength 160 kmNational walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E9, Queen Elizabeth Country Park to JevingtonWalking route
Named routeRef E9International walking route
Southease to Monk's House Circular Walk, Monks HouseWalking route5.6 km

For Virginia Woolf, writing & walking were inseparable; she made her stories as she walked. Virginia & Leonard lived at Monk's House from 1919, where she walked for 2hrs+ daily. This walk takes you to places they loved. Paths can be muddy & wet in winter

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:00-01:30Round tripLocal walking route
Broomans Lanepublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: living_street
Church Twittenpublic footpath · 198 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 198 mPath type: footway
Castle Lanepublic footpath · 88 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 88 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs - Spital Road (ESCC Cycle Route 204)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Malling - Southover (ESCC Cycle Route 308)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Offham - Lewes Town Centre (ESCC Cycle Route 306)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Regional Route 90Cycling route
Named routeRef 90Regional cycle route
Egrets WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 90 - Swanborough (ESCC Cycle Route 301)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
South Downs WayMountain bike route
Named routeRef 89National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 13 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 39 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 39 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Ham Lanebridleway · 458 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 458 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 43 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 43 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Cockshut Roadbridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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