Crawley

Worth seeing in and around Crawley

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   The Peoples Pension Stadium

   The Broadfield Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Crawley, West Sussex, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crawley Town F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. and the Sealand national football team.

   1.2 km · football stadium in Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Brantridge Park

   Brantridge Park, Balcombe, West Sussex, England is a 19th-century country house, formerly one of the lesser royal residences. It is a Grade II listed building.

   6 km · country house in Balcombe, West Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Noor Mosque

   Noor Mosque is a mosque in Crawley in the borough of West Sussex, England. The mosque was opened on 18 January 2014.

   2 km · mosque in Crawley · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley

   The Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony is a Roman Catholic church in Crawley, a town and borough in West Sussex, England. The town's first permanent place of Roman Catholic worship was founded in 1861 next to a friary whose members, from the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, had been invited to the area by a wealthy local family of Catholic converts.

   500 m · church in Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Providence Chapel, Charlwood

   Providence Chapel is a former Nonconformist place of worship in the village of Charlwood in Surrey, England. Founded in 1816 on the outskirts of the ancient village, it was associated with Independent Calvinists and Strict Baptists throughout nearly two centuries of religious use.

   5.7 km · church in Mole Valley, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Michael and All Angels Church, Lowfield Heath

   St Michael and All Angels Church is a church in Lowfield Heath, a depopulated former village in the Borough of Crawley, West Sussex, England. Built by the Gothic Revival architect William Burges in 1867 to serve the village, it declined in importance as Lowfield Heath was gradually appropriated for the expansion of London Gatwick Airport and of its related development.

   4.1 km · church in Lowfield Heath, West Sussex, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Wings Museum

   The Wings Museum is an aviation museum located in Sussex, United Kingdom. It is housed in a 12,000 square feet hangar-like former farm building in Brantridge Lane, between Handcross and Balcombe.

   5.6 km · aviation museum in Balcombe, West Sussex · Wikipedia
8. 08
   House Copse

   House Copse is a 12.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Crawley in West Sussex. This ancient wood was formerly managed as hornbeam and small-leaved lime coppice with oak standards.

   4.3 km · site of special scientific interest in West Sussex, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Buchan Hill Ponds

   Buchan Hill Ponds is a 19.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the south-west outskirts of Crawley in West Sussex. This site consists of two ponds and adjacent wet woodland.

   3.2 km · biological Site · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Target Hill Park

    Target Hill Park is a 9-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Crawley in West Sussex. It is owned by Crawley Borough Council and managed by the council and Gatwick Greenspace Partnership.

    2.5 km · park · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Goffs Park

   There is a little model train Sundays in summer from 3PM, and the Crawley Museum with Stone Age and Bronze Age remains discovered in the area.

2. 02
   Gatwick Aviation Museum

   Vallance Byways Lowfield, Heath Rd, Charlwood, RH6 0BT (near Gatwick Airport),.

3. 03
   Crawley Museum

   103 High St, RH10 1DD (10–minute walk from the town centre), office@crawleymuseums.org.

4. 04
   Crawley Library

   Southgate Avenue, RH10 6HG (adjacent to the County Mall), crawley.library@westsussex.gov.uk.

From Wikivoyage: Crawley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Football: Crawley Town were relegated in 2025 and now play soccer in League Two, the fourth tier. Their home ground Broadfield Stadium (capacity 6100) is by the A23 a mile south of town centre.

1. 01
   Buchan County Park

   Horsham Rd, RH11 9HQ (south of Crawley starting at the Broadfield outskirts stretching to the Pease Pottage village),.

2. 02
   Tilgate Park

   A large area with a mix of lakes, grassy areas and woodlands, with plenty of pleasant walks.

From Wikivoyage: Crawley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Along the High Street are pubs and restaurants featuring typical English pubs and bars, Italian chains like Pizza Express, Si and Bella Italia, two or three curry houses, Mexican, kebab kiosks and more. There are also a lot of cheaper takeaways in Crawley where you can order a meal for around £7 to £15 if you're on a budget.

1. 01
   Goffs Park Inn

   Walk or drive the High Street southwards until it becomes Brighton Road, cross the railway, and keep on Brighton Road until to the right turns Goff's Park Road.

2. 02
   Taj Mahal

   2-4 High St, RH10 1BJ (south of the High Street and west of Crawley railway station),.

3. 03
   Mo Lin
4. 04
   Troy Kebab House

   This place is often highly rated among locals as being the best kebab restaurant in the area.

5. 05
   West Green Fish Bar

   The place serves highly rated authentic fish & chips among locals.

From Wikivoyage: Crawley, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Crawley

Airports

London Gatwick (LGW), 4 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 44 km · London Luton (LTN), 86 km

Stations

London Gatwick Airport, 4.2 km · Gatwick Airport railway station, 5.6 km · Crawley railway station, 300 m · Faygate railway station, 5.5 km · Three Bridges railway station, 2 km

• London → Crawley

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £4.5–6
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• Luton, Luton → Crawley

  87 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · £11–14
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• London, Essex → Crawley

  44 km · quickest by road, 1h 40m · £4.5–6
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