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📷 The Saunterer · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.06760, -0.36321

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Starling
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Bistro Branas — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Starling, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Starling, Woodpigeon +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +37 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Toothwort, Lords-and-Ladies +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Downs LinkWalking route59 km

A 37 mile shared route for walkers, horse riders and cyclists linking the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way

Named routeLength 59 kmRegional walking route
West Sussex Literary TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Riverside WalkWalking route13 km

A circular walk around Horsham following the Chennels Brook, Horn Brook, Arun, and Boldings Brook

Named routeLength 13 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Sussex Border PathWalking route220 km
Named routeLength 220 kmRegional walking route
High Weald Landscape TrailWalking route
Named routeRef HWLTListed length 145kmRegional walking route
Old Wickhurst Lanepublic footpath · 169 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 169 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Old Wickhurst Lanepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Wickhurst Lanepublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 223Cycling route
Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network
Worthing Road to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Corridor 1aCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Pedlars WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Broadbridge Heath to HorshamCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
The Forest School & Millais School to Horsham StationCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

11 public paths nearby

Public paths
Mill Lanebridleway · 76 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 76 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Mill Lanebridleway · 16 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 16 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Mill Lanebridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Mill Lanebridleway · 28 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 28 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway
Church Roadbridleway · 298 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 298 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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