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Marylands Park

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Marylands Park

View north across fields west of Madgeland Farm It had begun to rain lightly when I took this shot.
View north across fields west of Madgeland Farm Credit: Ian Cunliffe

Marylands Park is a picturesque residential area located in the South Downs National Park in Sussex, England. It is situated approximately 3 miles southeast of the historic town of Lewes and 9 miles north of the vibrant city of Brighton.

This idyllic parkland is renowned for its stunning natural beauty, boasting rolling green hills, ancient woodlands, and breathtaking panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. The park covers a vast area of approximately 500 acres, providing ample space for outdoor activities and recreational pursuits.

Marylands Park offers an array of facilities for residents and visitors to enjoy. The park features well-maintained walking trails, allowing visitors to explore the diverse flora and fauna that call this area home. Picnic areas and designated barbecue spots are scattered throughout the park, providing the perfect setting for family outings and gatherings.

In addition to its natural wonders, Marylands Park also offers a range of amenities. There is a well-equipped children's playground, complete with swings, slides, and climbing frames, ensuring that younger visitors are well entertained. Furthermore, the park provides ample parking facilities and well-maintained restroom facilities for the convenience of its visitors.

Overall, Marylands Park is a haven for nature lovers, offering a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Whether it be for a leisurely stroll, a family picnic, or simply to soak in the stunning views, this park is a must-visit destination for anyone seeking a slice of countryside charm in Sussex.

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Images are sourced within 2km of 51.039407/-0.38620556 or Grid Reference TQ1327. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

View north across fields west of Madgeland Farm It had begun to rain lightly when I took this shot.
View north across fields west of Madgeland Farm
It had begun to rain lightly when I took this shot.
Converted goods shed, Christ's Hospital station, near Horsham The Old Goods Shed at Christ's Hospital station, near Horsham in West Sussex. As its name suggests, this building was originally a goods shed built for railway use. Having been derelict for a number of years, it has recently been redeveloped as affordable housing.
Converted goods shed, Christ's Hospital station, near Horsham
The Old Goods Shed at Christ's Hospital station, near Horsham in West Sussex. As its name suggests, this building was originally a goods shed built for railway use. Having been derelict for a number of years, it has recently been redeveloped as affordable housing.
Downs Link at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham The Downs Link path at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham. The path also forms part of route 223 of the National Cycle Network.
Downs Link at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham
The Downs Link path at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham. The path also forms part of route 223 of the National Cycle Network.
Former railway platform at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham A disused platform at Christ's Hospital railway station, near Horsham in West Sussex. This platform was on the line to and from Guildford, which closed in the 1960s. Two platforms at Christ's Hospital station remain open, served by trains on the Arun Valley Line between Horsham and the Sussex coast. The Downs Link path makes use of the former trackbed alongside the platform. The path also forms part of route 223 of the National Cycle Network.
Former railway platform at Christ's Hospital, near Horsham
A disused platform at Christ's Hospital railway station, near Horsham in West Sussex. This platform was on the line to and from Guildford, which closed in the 1960s. Two platforms at Christ's Hospital station remain open, served by trains on the Arun Valley Line between Horsham and the Sussex coast. The Downs Link path makes use of the former trackbed alongside the platform. The path also forms part of route 223 of the National Cycle Network.
Downs Link near Horsham A bridge carrying a road over the Downs Link path near Horsham. The path also forms part of route 223 of the National Cycle Network.
Downs Link near Horsham
A bridge carrying a road over the Downs Link path near Horsham. The path also forms part of route 223 of the National Cycle Network.
Bullocks on Shiprods Farm This was intended to be a view of the farm, but these critturs insisted on hogging the camera.
Bullocks on Shiprods Farm
This was intended to be a view of the farm, but these critturs insisted on hogging the camera.
Shelley's Wood across an arable field
Shelley's Wood across an arable field
Shelley's Wood
Shelley's Wood
The lower slopes of Sharpenhurst Hill
The lower slopes of Sharpenhurst Hill
Farmland, Sharpenhurst Farm
Farmland, Sharpenhurst Farm
Lambs near Barns Green
Lambs near Barns Green
Level crossing, Emms Lane
Level crossing, Emms Lane
Valewood Farmhouse Grade II listed. <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-299292-valewood-itchingfield" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-299292-valewood-itchingfield">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Valewood Farmhouse
Grade II listed. LinkExternal link
Bench by the Downs Link The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174">Link</a> at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186">Link</a> near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1870646">TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun</a>. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Bench by the Downs Link
The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way Link at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way Link near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at LinkExternal link
Downs Link The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174">Link</a> at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186">Link</a> near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1870646">TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun</a>. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Downs Link
The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way Link at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way Link near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at LinkExternal link
Downs Link in trees The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174">Link</a> at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186">Link</a> near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1870646">TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun</a>. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Downs Link in trees
The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way Link at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way Link near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at LinkExternal link
Downs Link in trees The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174">Link</a> at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186">Link</a> near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1870646">TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun</a>. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Downs Link in trees
The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way Link at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way Link near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at LinkExternal link
Downs Link The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/174">Link</a> at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/1186">Link</a> near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1870646">TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun</a>. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranleigh_Line">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Downs Link
The Downs Link is a 37-mile (59 km) footpath and bridleway linking the North Downs Way Link at St. Martha's Hill in Surrey with the South Downs Way Link near Steyning in West Sussex and on via the Coastal Link to Shoreham-by-Sea. Most of the route follows two dismantled railway lines, both closed by the Beeching cuts in the 1960s. The Shoreham-On-Sea to Christ’s Hospital line and the Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction line. The link opened in 1984. Cycle Route 223 follows the Downs link from Guildford to Shoreham. The logo for the walk is the viaduct across the River Arun TQ0932 : Double Viaduct over the River Arun. A full history of the Cranleigh line (Christ’s Hospital to Shalford Junction) can be read at LinkExternal link
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Marylands Park is located at Grid Ref: TQ1327 (Lat: 51.039407, Lng: -0.38620556)

Administrative County: West Sussex

District: Horsham

Police Authority: Sussex

What 3 Words

///unimpeded.clutter.mirroring. Near Southwater, West Sussex

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