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Worth Abbey

📷 nick macneill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.09285, -0.11723

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Crossbill +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chiffchaff, Crossbill +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Creeping Cinquefoil, Yorkshire-fog +12 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Creeping Cinquefoil, Yorkshire-fog +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Migrant Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Southern Hawker +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Migrant Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria, Southern Hawker +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Crawley GreenwayWalking route

walking route around Crawley along many leafy paths, signposted

Named routeLocal walking route
Sussex Ouse Valley WayWalking route67 km
Named routeLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 33 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 33 mPath type: track
Woodland Walkpublic footpath · 439 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 439 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

118 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route F (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route DCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route BCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route ACycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route O (incomplete)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route NCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Tilgate Forest SingletrackMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Worth Abbey grounds

📷 nick macneill · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🏞️TILGATE PARKCountry park4.4 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Waterlea MeadowUrban park3.8 km→🌱Maidenbower ParkUrban park2.8 km→🌱Tilgate ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Alf Pegler walled gardenUrban park4.6 km→

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