Forest Way

#1015 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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The Forest Way is a linear Country park providing walking, cycling, horse riding and the quiet enjoyment of the countryside. It runs for around 16 km from East Grinstead to Groombridge. ()

Length: 10 miCoordinates: 51°1'0"N, 0°4'0"W

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Forest Way – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wakehurst Place, Holy Trinity Church, Ouse Valley Viaduct, Ardingly Reservoir.

3.7 miN
Botanical garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
Wakehurst Place, Haywards Heath
94 min walk • Wakehurst, previously known as Wakehurst Place, is a house and botanic gardens in West Sussex, England, owned by the National Trust but used and managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3.4 miW
Architecture, Church
Holy Trinity Church, Cuckfield
88 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is an Anglican church in the village of Cuckfield in the district of Mid Sussex; one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
2.4 miNW
Bridge
Ouse Valley Viaduct, Haywards Heath
62 min walk • The Ouse Valley Viaduct carries the London-Brighton Railway Line over the River Ouse in Sussex. It is located to the north of Haywards Heath and to the south of Balcombe.
2.8 miNW
Park
Ardingly Reservoir, High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
73 min walk • Ardingly Reservoir is west of Ardingly in West Sussex. The southern end is a 74.5-hectare Local Nature Reserve owned and managed by South East Water. The reservoir feeds the River Ouse located in West Sussex, England 5 miles north of Haywards Heath.
4 miE
Park
Sheffield Park Garden
103 min walk • Sheffield Park Garden is an informal landscape garden five miles east of Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, England. It was originally laid out in the 18th century by Capability Brown, and further developed as a woodland garden in the early 20th century by its then owner, Arthur Gilstrap Soames. It is now owned by the National Trust.
2.7 miSW
Park
Ashenground and Bolnore Woods, Haywards Heath
69 min walk • Ashenground and Bolnore Woods is a 14.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Haywards Heath in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council. These woods have oak, beech and field maple, together with old coppice hornbeam, ash and hazel. Fauna include bats, woodpeckers and owls. Both woods are open to the public.
4 miSW
Park
Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve, Burgess Hill
102 min walk • Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve is a 35.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council.
1.4 miNE
Museum
Bluebell Railway
37 min walk • The Bluebell Railway is an 11 mi heritage line almost entirely in West Sussex in England, except for Sheffield Park which is in East Sussex. It is managed by the Bluebell Railway Preservation Society. It uses steam trains which operate between Sheffield Park and East Grinstead, with intermediate stations at Horsted Keynes and Kingscote.
2.7 miNW
Church
St Peter's Church
68 min walk • St Peter's Church is the Church of England parish church of the parish of Ardingly in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex.
2.2 miW
Botanical garden
Borde Hill Garden
58 min walk • Borde Hill Garden is a garden located 1.5 miles north of Haywards Heath, West Sussex in southern England. It is set in over 200 acres of garden, park and woodlands which has views across the Sussex High Weald.
2.6 miW
Park
Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow, Haywards Heath
67 min walk • Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow is a 28.9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Haywards Heath in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council.