Borde Hill
Borde Hill is a botanical garden. Head 300 m northwest of Haywards Heath to reach it. It is protected as a Grade II* listed park and garden.
Garden near Haywards Heath
Just outside Haywards Heath
Borde Hill is 300 m northwest of Haywards Heath. Towns near it ↓
Grade II* listed park and garden
On the official list of protected heritage; Haywards Heath has 146 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
Expect highs of 17–22°C in Haywards Heath from May to September.
Borde Hill
Its story is told in 4 languages on Wikipedia. Around it, within 15 km, lie 31 more places, Wakehurst (5.5 km) first on our list.
- Type
- Garden
- Listed
- Grade II* listed park and garden
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- 300 m northwest of Haywards Heath
- Official site
- bordehill.co.uk
The area around Borde Hill
Orange shows Borde Hill; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Borde Hill, by distance
The biggest base of the 6 is Haywards Heath (40,186 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Haywards Heath
Cuckfield
Ardingly
Balcombe
Compare the 6 towns
| Town | Where Borde Hill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haywards Heath | 300 m southeast of it | 40,186 | 6 |
| Cuckfield | 1.1 km southwest of it | 3,767 | 6 |
| Ardingly | 2.3 km northeast of it | 1,646 | 9 |
| Balcombe | 3.9 km north of it | 1,445 | 10 |
| Ansty | 3.9 km southwest of it | 403 | 2 |
| Burgess Hill | 4.6 km south of it | 33,352 | 5 |
Pair Borde Hill with these
3 gardens, 2 historic houses and a heritage railway are among the 31 within 15 km.
Garden · National TrustWakehurst5.5 km away2
Historic houseBrantridge Park5.4 km away3
Heritage railwayBluebell Railway5.2 km away4
Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens6.6 km away5
Garden · National TrustSheffield Park9.9 km away6
Abbey or priorySt. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster13 km away7
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor12 km away8
MuseumWings Museum5.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Borde Hill
Where is Borde Hill?
Borde Hill is 300 m northwest of Haywards Heath, West Sussex.
What is Borde Hill?
Botanical garden in England.
When is the best time to visit Borde Hill?
May to September are the warmest months in Haywards Heath, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Borde Hill a listed building?
Yes: Grade II* listed park and garden.
What else is there to see near Borde Hill?
Within 15 km: Wakehurst (5.5 km), Brantridge Park (5.4 km), Bluebell Railway (5.2 km) and NT Nymans Gardens (6.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sheffield Park: Zeimusu, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Hugh's Charterhouse, Parkminster: Dave Spicer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wings Museum: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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