Welcome to The Friends of Horsham Park

The Friends of Horsham Park’s purpose is to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Park.  To influence and promote opportunities for the public to understand and enjoy the Park.

You are invited to come  along to the next meeting of Friends of Horsham Park.
The next meeting  please contact us for detail of next meeting

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Horsham Park is an attractive area of parkland in central Horsham (central grid reference TQ175310), consisting of a total area of 60 acres (24 hectares) with boundaries to the north of Hurst Road, to the east of North Street, with Madeira Avenue and London Road to the south and North Parade to the west.

The Park consists mainly of open grassland, including mown parkland, sports pitches and some areas of longer grasses, and a central pond. In amongst this open landscape there are numerous areas of planted shrubs and a large number of trees of varying species (with a mixture of native and exotic) and ages. The boundaries of the Park are generally more heavily wooded, with lines of mature trees, woodland strips and hedgerow. The Park is also home to a number of impressive veteran trees. Incorporated into this landscape are a number of facilities designed to offer a wide variety of leisure activities to visitors, ranging from formal sports areas (for example tennis courts, bowls green, skate park and football pitches) and family leisure facilities (such as the children’s play area and Millennium Maze) to gardens (including the Park House gardens and tea garden) and wildlife zones (such as the pond). At the perimeter of the Park lies the extremely popular Pavilions in the Park leisure complex. Running through the Park and connecting all of these areas is a network of well-surfaced paths. The high landscape value of the Park, its location and its variety of features and facilities encourages a large number of visitors throughout the year.

This is an extremely popular recreational area, with a very high satisfaction rating of visitors: In a survey of visitors conducted in 2005, 86% of respondents were satisfied with the Park. The Park has won a number of accolades and awards for its upkeep and management in recent years, such as the South East in Bloom ‘Best Park’ award and the West Sussex County Times ‘Best Place’ award. The Park is also a key focal point of the ‘Britain in Bloom’ awards, in which Horsham has an outstanding record. Locally the park remains a much admired and appreciated green space in the centre of a thriving town. Horsham Park is managed by Horsham District Council’s Parks Services Unit (PSU), within the Directorate of Community Services and Leisure Services. The Council also works in partnership with a number of voluntary organisations including the Friends of Horsham.

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