Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Burgess Hill (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: St John the Evangelist's Church, Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve, and All Saints United Reformed Church. Also, be sure to include St Wilfrid's Church in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Burgess Hill (England).
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St John the Evangelist's Church
Church in Burgess Hill, England. St John the Evangelist's Church is the Church of England parish church of Burgess Hill, West Sussex, England. It is a Gothic Revival church built of local bricks. It was consecrated in 1863 and was the town's first Church of England church. Since then it has administered several other churches in the town as either mission chapels or daughter churches, but all have either closed or been given their own parishes. The church is a Grade II* Listed Building.[1]
Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve
Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve is a 35.2-hectare Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Burgess Hill in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by Mid Sussex District Council.
The farm has woodland, wildflower meadows, grazed meadows, wetland and ancient hedgerows. The woodland has ancient hornbeams and wild service trees, while wildflowers include the yellow rattle.
There is access from Maple Drive.[2]
All Saints United Reformed Church
Church in Burgess Hill, England. All Saints Church is the United Reformed Church in Burgess Hill. Originally a Congregational church, it replaced Burgess Hill's first Congregational chapel in Grove Road. It was registered as Junction Road Church.
It is a Classical building with a large portico and columns — an unusual style for such a late construction date (1881).
John Betjeman thought it was the Burgess Hill's only decent piece of architecture.
The exterior was painted in 1986, and the pews were removed in 2001.[3]
St Wilfrid's Church
Catholic church in Burgess Hill, England. St Wilfrid's Church is a Roman Catholic church in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
A former Congregational chapel in Grove Road served as Burgess Hill's Roman Catholic church until St Wilfrid's was built by a local firm in 1940. Frank Brangwyn provided the Stations of the Cross and Joseph Cribb, a pupil of Eric Gill, carved the statue of Saint Wilfrid above the entrance.
It is part of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
It is associated with St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School.[4]
Providence Strict Baptist Chapel
Providence Strict Baptist Chapel is a former Strict Baptist place of worship in the town of Burgess Hill in Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. Founded in 1875 by two prominent residents of the town at a time when Protestant Nonconformism was well established in Sussex, the chapel continued in religious use for over a century until it was sold for conversion to a family home in 1999. The Neoclassical building stands in a conservation area opposite Burgess Hill's main park. English Heritage has listed the building at Grade II for its architectural and historical importance.[5]
Wintons Fishery
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Address: Folders Lane, Burgess Hill