Burgess Hill is a town midway between Brighton and Crawley in West Sussex, England.
- St John's Park. Park with tennis courts, cricket nets and rollerskating area
- Batchelors Farm Nature Reserve. 33-acre open space owned by the local council.
- Bedelands Nature Reserve. 80 acres of meadows and woodland
- Ditchling Common Nature Reserves. 188 acres.
- Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Ditchling (3 miles SSE of Burgess Hill. Tu-Sa 10:30AM-5PM, Su & Bank Holidays 11AM-5PM. £6.50.
St John's Park. Park with tennis courts, cricket nets and rollerskating area
Batchelors Farm Nature Reserve. 33-acre open space owned by the local council.
Bedelands Nature Reserve. 80 acres of meadows and woodland
Ditchling Common Nature Reserves. 188 acres.
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Ditchling (3 miles SSE of Burgess Hill. Tu-Sa 10:30AM-5PM, Su & Bank Holidays 11AM-5PM. £6.50.
Go walking around Burgess Hill. It has many parks and nature reserves on the outskirts and is surrounded by the beautiful Sussex scenery in all directions.
Visit the Triangle, a large leisure centre on the northwestern fringe of the town with easy access to the A23. It has both indoor and outdoor pools and whirlpools, flumes, and a pool intended solely for swimming.
Burgess Hill's main shopping area is The Market Place and is a small indoor shopping precinct featuring many well-known stores such as
- Waitrose
- Boots
- Wilkinson
- Hallmark
- WHSmith as well as many independent stores and cafes.
The Martlets is Burgess Hill's second shopping area. The majority of the shops in the Martlets are independent shops.
There is also a large Tesco's supermarket about 30 min walk from the center of town or a short bus journey.
In the centre of the town are plently of cafes and coffee houses, including Mooch@76, shown on the Channel 4 TV programme, Risking It All, and also a Costa Coffee. For takeaways, Burgess Hill has McDonalds, Uncle Sams, and KFC Outlets. There is also a selection of pizza takeaways, and a couple of Italian restaurants as well as Fish and Chip shops and Chinese and Indian restaurants. There is a Waitrose, a Lidl, and an Iceland supermarket (all in the town centre) and a large Tesco superstore on the southern outskirts of Burgess Hill.
Tim Ley, which serves Chinese food and fish and chips is probably the best bet for those on a budget, while still serving decent food with large portions.
There are a number of pubs and bars in Burgess Hill town centre, including The Railway, which is considered one of the more popular pubs due to its location by the train station. Jacobs Post, The Top House and The Potters are all within convenient walking distance from Burgess Hill railway station. These and others are popular places, especially with the younger crowd.
Other pubs, which cater to a more 'traditional' crowd include The Weald on Royal George Road and The Brewers Arms on London Road. The Cricketers West Street, For people seeking live music and a good atmosphere, there is The Kings Head on London Road, Wivlesfield railway station is next to The Watermill Inn, and a 15-minute walk from The Windmill. There are a couple of other pubs in the town too.
Brighton is a major seaside city and very easily accessible from the town, by train from both of the town's stations, by bus, or by car via the A23.
London - There are direct frequent trains to London Bridge and London Victoria stations.
Crawley is a major town and shopping area about 15 miles to the north.
Horsham is a picturesque historic town to the west.
Lewes is also an attractive historic town, a short drive to the south-east.