Park or estate · near Headley · Surrey

Headley Heath

This is Headley Heath, a park or estate 300 m south of Headley. The National Trust looks after it. Nearby, Nonsuch Palace (9.9 km) heads a list of 83 within 15 km.

Where

300 m

south of Headley

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 49%

#4,147 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–22°C

In brief

Park or estate near Headley

Just outside Headley

Headley Heath is 300 m south of Headley. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Warmest in Headley are May to September, at 17–22°C.

Jan8° / 1°81 mm

Feb8° / 1°60 mm

Mar11° / 2°49 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°54 mm

Jun20° / 9°50 mm

Jul22° / 12°53 mm

Aug22° / 11°61 mm

Sep19° / 9°61 mm

Oct15° / 7°84 mm

Nov11° / 4°89 mm

Dec8° / 2°83 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Headley, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Headley. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Headley’s full climate →

About

Headley Heath

Park or estate.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Park or estate
Run by: National Trust
Town: 300 m south of Headley
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/surrey/headley-heath

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Headley Heath, mapped

Spot Headley Heath in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns that count Headley Heath

With 27,095 people, Tadworth and Epsom Downs is the largest of the 8. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · 300 m north of it

Headley

297 people · 9 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km south of it

Box Hill

1,271 people · 11 places to visit

3 · 1.7 km northeast of it

Tadworth and Epsom Downs

27,095 people · 20 places to visit

4 · 1.8 km northwest of it

Leatherhead

11,482 people · 29 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Headley Heath is	People	Places to visit
Headley	300 m north of it	297	9
Box Hill	1.3 km south of it	1,271	11
Tadworth and Epsom Downs	1.7 km northeast of it	27,095	20
Leatherhead	1.8 km northwest of it	11,482	29
Buckland	2.4 km southeast of it	542	15
Mickleham	2.7 km west of it	514	10
Brockham	3 km south of it	2,206	11
Ashtead	3.3 km north of it	14,830	24

Make a day of it

Close to Headley Heath

Within 15 km are 83 places, among them 4 historic houses, 2 gardens and a castle.

Historic houseNonsuch Palace9.9 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustPolesden Lacey Estate6.6 km away 3

CastleBetchworth Castle3.7 km away 4

Historic houseClaremont12 km away 5

Theme parkChessington World of Adventures9.4 km away 6

Historic houseBeaverbrook2.5 km away 7

Garden · National TrustNational Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens12 km away 8

GardenRHS Garden, Wisley14 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Headley Heath: questions

Where is Headley Heath?

Headley Heath is 300 m south of Headley, Surrey.

What is Headley Heath?

Park or estate.

Who runs Headley Heath?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Headley Heath?

May to September are the warmest months in Headley, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Headley Heath?

Within 15 km: Nonsuch Palace (9.9 km), Polesden Lacey Estate (6.6 km), Betchworth Castle (3.7 km) and Claremont (12 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)

Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Polesden Lacey Estate: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Betchworth Castle: Peter van der Linden, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chessington World of Adventures: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaverbrook: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
RHS Garden, Wisley: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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