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 Devil's
Dyke Devil's Dyke Road, Poynings Tel 01273 857712
Stunning views from top of the hill overlooking Poynings
and Ditchling villages. Great pub/restaurant - very child
friendly serving excellent food. Can be reached by Bus,
Number 77 service, from Brighton Pier - travelling up Dyke
Road.
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Dyke
Road Park Dyke Road, Hove
A good little playground and a nice cafe and hedged
maze. Handy for the Booth
Museum across the road. Also, there is a good sized
open grassed area for football etc.
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Fulking
Escarpment
A steep part of the South Downs offering a challenging walk to the top but amazing
views. No pushchairs though!!!! Take the road from Poynings towards Fulking -
it's on the left.
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Hove
Lagoon Kingsway, Hove
Has a great skateboarding facility, cafe and toilets. Paddling
pool open during the summer months.
"It's a great park. Beautiful views, fun
for kids and a great day."
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Hove
Park Hove
There is a family friendly aspect of this park in that
it does not tend to get abused by teenagers. It has toilets
and a cafe close together. The playground here is more
suitable for 5 year olds and up, and there are big open
spaces and a climbing wall. Also
has a miniature railway offering rides.
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The children's playground is currently undergoing some re-development
and should be open again in July 2008.
"The cafe does great cakes and
has outdoor seating plus a few toys for young children."
King's
Road Playground and Paddling Pool King's Road,
Brighton BN1
This extremely well used seafront play area is situated
just off the beach on the King's Road that runs along
the promenade. It is very well equipped for pre-school
children to have fun and play within a fenced area so
they don't have to come into dangerous contact with the
sea or the nearby road. The facility is free is extremely
busy during the summer.
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There's a large sand pit play area with small climbing frames
plus a huge paddling pool which is loads of fun during the
summer months. There are toilets and snack bars and it's close
to other cafes along the seafront as well.
"It's absolutely superb, but
very busy!"
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Pavilion
Park Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton
Gorgeous gardens at the foot of the Royal Pavilion in
Brighton. Lots of trees for shade, lush grass for relaxing
and a cafe for refreshments. Park your pushchair and just
hang out. Lots of grass for toddling about amongst
a culturally
rich backdrop.
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Preston
Park London Road, Brighton
If you’re looking for a park that appeals
to babies, toddlers and bigger kids, then Preston
Park is for you. This conservation area is situated
on the outskirts of Brighton so you won’t
even need to battle the city centre traffic to
get there.
There’s a huge green area that people use
for football, picnics, kite-flying, running and
any other outdoor activities you can think of!
If you prefer more structured activities, there
are also tennis courts, a bowling green, a basketball
court and a place to hire bicycles – all
of which do not require pre-booking.
The children’s playground is well-equipped
and should keep your little ones amused for quite
awhile. If not you can always treat them to ice-creams
at a choice of two cafes. The Rotunda café overlooks
the beautifully maintained rose garden and a
small pond full of newts! Each café has
nearby toilets (the Rotunda café toilets
has baby-changing facilities).
There is free parking at the park or surrounding
residential streets.
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Queens
Park off Queens Park Road, Brighton
Beautifully landscaped gardens, plenty of wildlife. There
are lots of areas where you can chill out, sit under
a tree and watch the world go by. Excellent
playground with a cafe. Great views from top of
the park. There
are ducks to feed in the duck pond and a cafe is open
in the summer.
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St
Ann's Well Gardens Nizells Avenue, Hove BN3
Tel 01273 773134
This very popular small park, has a children's
playground, a cafe in the summer, tennis courts
and a bowling green. It is also well known for
its friendly population of squirrels. Also there
is a scented garden with a handrail for visually
impaired people.
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"Superb
playground and fantastic cafe offering all kinds of
posh nosh and alcoholic drinks. Green areas as well as leafy
woodland to walk through.
Highly recommended!"
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South
Downs Park Eastbourne to
Winchester, Brighton BN
Located to the north of Brighton, South Downs Park is one
of the most important parklands in the Brighton area. South
Downs recently gained the prestigious title of 'National
Park' and covers a vast area. Popular with visitors to
Brighton, South Downs Park has many scenic walks, local
landmarks, areas suitable for picnics, cycling and other
outdoor activities.
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Stanmer
Park Falmer, Near Brighton BN1 9RH
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Located just outside Brighton off the A27, Stanmer Park is
a big space, good for balls games mountain biking & picnics.
In Stanmer village there is a church, a duck pond and a popular
tea shop. There is also Stanmer rural museum which
has some very unusual farming equipment and blacksmithing tools
- popular with boys of all ages!
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Stoneham
Park between Marmion Road and Tamworth Road,
Hove
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A traditional community playground, designed for all living
within the neighbourhood, it is quite popular
and has a Parksafe scheme.
"Stoneham
Park in Hove has been wonderfully planned and includes an area
for toddlers as well as older children and a newly developed
cafe area."
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Level Lewes Road, Brighton
Plenty of open green space in the centre of Brighton
for picnics and play. Lots of play and climbing equipment
for children of all ages including both toddler and older
children's play areas. The paddling pool for littlies is
open during the summer months. There is also a large skate
park and toilets are available.
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