Tilgate Zoo
Tilgate Zoo is a small BIAZA-accredited zoo. On the map, it sits 200 m south of Crawley. Within 15 km there are 28 more places to visit, starting with Brantridge Park (4.3 km).
Zoo near Crawley
Just outside Crawley
Tilgate Zoo is 200 m south of Crawley. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Crawley.
Tilgate Zoo
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Zoo
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- 200 m south of Crawley
Around Tilgate Zoo, mapped
Orange shows Tilgate Zoo; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns near Tilgate Zoo
The most populous of the 5 is Crawley, at 120,567. Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Crawley
Pease Pottage
Handcross
Worth Abbey
Compare the 5 towns
| Town | Where Tilgate Zoo is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawley | 200 m north of it | 120,567 | 10 |
| Pease Pottage | 700 m southwest of it | 1,688 | 7 |
| Handcross | 3.4 km south of it | 1,399 | 8 |
| Worth Abbey | 4.1 km east of it | 409 | 10 |
| Balcombe | 4.8 km southeast of it | 1,445 | 10 |
Pair Tilgate Zoo with these
Of the 28 within 15 km, look for 3 gardens, 2 historic houses and 2 museums.
Historic houseBrantridge Park4.3 km away2
Garden · National TrustWakehurst7.3 km away3
Garden · National TrustNT Nymans Gardens4.9 km away4
MuseumWings Museum3.9 km away5
Heritage railwayBluebell Railway12 km away6
Historic houseSaint Hill Manor11 km away7GardenGardenBorde Hill9.6 km away8
Museum · National TrustStanden12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Tilgate Zoo
Where is Tilgate Zoo?
Tilgate Zoo is 200 m south of Crawley, West Sussex.
What is Tilgate Zoo?
Small BIAZA-accredited zoo.
When is the best time to visit Tilgate Zoo?
May to September are the warmest months in Crawley, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Tilgate Zoo?
Within 15 km: Brantridge Park (4.3 km), Wakehurst (7.3 km), NT Nymans Gardens (4.9 km) and Wings Museum (3.9 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 (7)
- Brantridge Park: CyberCop, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wakehurst: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- NT Nymans Gardens: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wings Museum: Shazz, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bluebell Railway: Les Chatfield from Brighton, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Hill Manor: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Standen: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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