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Tanhouse Farm Shop

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.15453, -0.28811

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Coot +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wood Anemone, Early Dog-violet, Primrose +157 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Wood Anemone, Early Dog-violet, Primrose +157 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Ramsons, Blackthorn +15 more foraging species

Varies

Playgrounds

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Beare Green walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Capel walk (SCC)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Leith Hill GreenwayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Holmwood Common Family Activitiy Trail, Holmwood CommonWalking route5 km

Gentle trail around Holmwood Common with dappled woodland & sunny clearings stretching over 650 acres. A great place to tick off the ‘50 things to do before you’re 11¾’. Signposted & easy to follow with hard, sealed paths suitable all year round.

Named routeLength 5 kmDuration 02:30-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Green's Lanepublic footpath · 543 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 543 mSurface concretePath type: unclassified
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A24 Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Im Still StandingCycling route
Named route
RegurgitatorCycling route
Named route
Holmwood Common_Circular TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wookies HoleCycling route
Named route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Leigh link

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Summer LightningMountain bike route
Named routeFriends of hurtwood
🐴

Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Dukes Roadbridleway · 246 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 246 mPath type: residential
BW 195bridleway · 342 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 342 mSurface dirtPath type: track
BW 196bridleway · 429 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 429 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16th century farmhouse on Tanhouse Farm

📷 Andy Potter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

16th century farmhouse on Tanhouse Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park1.3 km→🌱Market GardensUrban park3.9 km→🦉EDOLPH'S COPSENature reserve4.1 km→🌱Charlwood Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→🌱St Mary Magdalene's ChurchUrban park4.7 km→

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