# Things to see in Haywards Heath (United Kingdom): 35 places and when to go

> Haywards Heath is a town in United Kingdom, and this site lists 35 places in and around it, mainly Nature (8), Food and drink (8), Temples (7). The best known are Ouse Valley Viaduct, Wakehurst and Saint Hill Manor. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 17 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 42. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/haywards-heath/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** United Kingdom · 51.0204, -0.0984
- **Places:** 35 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/naturaleza/) (8) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gastronomia/) (8) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/espiritual/) (7) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/fauna/) (5) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/historia/) (4) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/museos/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to September.
- **Also possible:** February to March, October and December.
- **Nearest airport:** LGW London, 16 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Haywards Heath

The places in and around Haywards Heath, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Ouse Valley Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ouse-valley-viaduct/): Viaduct carrying the London-Brighton Railway Line over the River Ouse in Sussex, England, UK · 2.0 km
- [Wakehurst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wakehurst/): House and botanic gardens in Ardingly, West Sussex, England, UK · 4.8 km
- [Saint Hill Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-hill-manor/): Country house in Saint Hill Green, East Grinstead, West Sussex, England, UK · 11 km
- [Borde Hill Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/borde-hill/): Botanical garden in England · 1.4 km
- [Gravetye Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gravetye-manor/): Manor house, restaurant and gardens in West Hoathly, West Sussex, England, UK · 8.2 km
- [Nymans](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/nt-nymans-gardens/): English garden to the south of the village of Handcross, and in the civil parish of Slaugham in West Sussex, England, UK · 7.6 km
- [St Margaret's Church, West Hoathly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-margaret-s/): Church in Mid Sussex, England, UK · 6.9 km
- [Jireh Chapel, Haywards Heath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/jireh-strict-baptist-chapel/): Place of worship in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England · 3.0 km
- [Our Lady and St Peter's Church, East Grinstead](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/our-lady-and-st-peter-s-catholic-church/): Church building in East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, England, UK · 13 km
- [Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-francis-and-saint-anthony-s/): Church in Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK · 12 km
- [St Richard's Church, Haywards Heath](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/st-richards-church/): Grade II listed church in Haywards Heath, Mid Sussex, West Sussex, England, UK · 1.6 km
- [Vanguard Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/vanguard-way/): Long distance trail from Croydon in outer London to Newhaven, the south coast of England · 12 km
- [Worth Abbey](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/worth-abbey-church/): UK charitable organization · 8.2 km
- [East Grinstead Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/east-grinstead-museum/): Local history museum in East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom · 13 km
- [St Swithun's Church, East Grinstead](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/parish-church-of-st-swithun-s/): Church in East Grinstead, Mid Sussex, England, UK · 13 km
- [The Priest House, West Hoathly](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/priest-house/): Historical house and museum in Sussex, England, United Kingdom · 6.8 km
- [Standen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/standen/): Grade I listed historic house museum in Mid Sussex, England, UK · 11 km
- [Stone Farm Rocks](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/stone-farm-rocks/): Cliff · 9.7 km
- [Tilgate Nature Centre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tilgate-zoo/): Small BIAZA-accredited zoo · 10 km
- [Wings Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wings-museum/): Aviation museum in Balcombe, West Sussex · 6.6 km
- [360° Brewing Company](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/360-brewing-company/): Brewery · 7.3 km
- [Abyss Brewing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/abyss-brewing/): Brewery · 19 km
- [Booker's Vineyard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/booker-s-vineyard/): Winery · 8.4 km
- [Buchan Country Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/buchan-country-park/): Protected area · 12 km

And the other 11, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Church Covert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/church-covert/), [Gravetye Estate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gravetye-estate/), [Loder Valley Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/loder-valley-nature-reserve/)
- **Food and drink**: [Flying Trunk Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/flying-trunk-brewery/), [Highweald Wine Estate](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/highweald-wine-estate/), [Missing Link Brewery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/missing-link-brewery/), [Sugrue South Downs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sugrue-south-downs/), [Tickerage](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/tickerage/)
- **Hiking**: [Sussex Border Path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sussex-border-path/), [Sussex Diamond Way](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/sussex-diamond-way/)
- **Stargazing**: [University of Sussex Community Observatory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/university-of-sussex-community-observatory/)

## When to go to Haywards Heath

The best time to visit Haywards Heath is **April to September**; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Better not | 8 h 10 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 44 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 32 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 35 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 19 |
| June | Best time | 16 h 17 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 53 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 21 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 22 |
| October | Possible | 10 h 24 |
| November | Better not | 8 h 37 |
| December | Possible | 7 h 42 |

In June there are 16 h 17 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 42. In April, 34 of the 35 places are at their best.

When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Haywards Heath

The nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW, London), 16 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.0204%2C-0.0984)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.0204%2C-0.0984)

## Other towns nearby

- [Brighton](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/brighton/): 130 places · 22 km
- [Edenbridge](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/edenbridge/): 33 places · 24 km
- [Dorking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/dorking/): 41 places · 27 km
- [wisborough green](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wisborough-green/): 35 places · 28 km
- [Alfriston](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/alfriston/): 63 places · 29 km
- [Battle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/battle/): 47 places · 41 km

And all of United Kingdom, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Haywards Heath?

The best known: [Ouse Valley Viaduct](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/ouse-valley-viaduct/), [Wakehurst](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/wakehurst/), [Saint Hill Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/saint-hill-manor/), [Borde Hill Garden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/borde-hill/), [Gravetye Manor](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/reino-unido/gravetye-manor/). In all, 35 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Haywards Heath?

April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 17 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 42.

### How do you get to Haywards Heath?

The nearest main airport is London Gatwick Airport (LGW), 16 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=51.0204%2C-0.0984) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Haywards Heath as the destination and these 35 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).