Heritage Lottery Fund Grant
Crawley Borough Council has been awarded a grant of £2.4m from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and The Big Lottery Fund to restore Worth Park to its former Victorian glory. The money from the funds’ joint Parks for People programme will be used to restore and enhance the area and ensure that more people visit and enjoy this historic park. The council, which is also contributing £975,000 towards the five-year project, expects work to begin early in 2012. To find out more about the plans for the park please visit the dedicated Worth Park Heritage Lottery Bid page.
Worth Park (formerly known as Milton Mount Gardens) is in Pound Hill. The park covers eight hectares and includes formal gardens, recreational parkland and a lake area which is a site of nature conservation interest.
In September 2011, Worth Park won a ‘Silver’ award in the large parks category at this year’s South and South East in Bloom competition.
The park is located on the site of the old Milton Mount Hall and can be accessed from Milton Mount Avenue or St Catherine’s Rd.
Worth Park is sometimes incorrectly known as Milton Mount Gardens. However, Worth Park predates this name by hundreds of years.
Worth Park was originally a medieval deer park and formed part of the Forest of Worth, which stretched from Slaugham in the south to Worth in the north.
The name Milton Mount originates from the college, formerly of Milton near Gravesend, Kent, which occupied the mansion house from 1920 until the 1960’s when the school closed and the house was demolished.
It has since been renamed again, back to the original title of Worth Park.
Worth Park has a long history dating back to medieval times and was once part of a high status Victorian estate and the site of the Milton Mount College. Please visit the History of Worth Park page to learn more about this fascinating place.
Set up in 2006, the aim of the Worth Park Friends is to act as ambassadors for the area, raise awareness of the history of the gardens, organise clean up days and fundraising events.
Since June 2007, the ‘Friends’ and Crawley Borough Council have been working together to secure Heritage Lottery Funding for Worth Park.
To find out more about the ‘Friends’ and their activities please read their newsletters below:
Membership is open to all and costs £3 per year for individuals or £5 for families.
For more details call Kate Oliver, chair, on 01293 513020 or email .
Fishing is permissible every day from 7.30 am to sunset except when closed or Fishing is suspended by the Council.
All anglers must be in possession of a valid rod licence from the Environment Agency, which can be obtained via the internet or at the post office.
Night fishing is not permitted.
Fees per day are currently (2012/2013):
Adult - £8.00
Junior / Senior Citizen - £4.00
Please see here for Crawley Borough Council’s Fishing Regulations
Walk4life is part of the change4life initiative to help us get more active and lead healthier lives. Walk4life aims to encourage people to walk more by identifying 2,012 one-mile-long routes around the UK by 2012.
Walking is a great way to improve the general health of the whole family. It’s a feel-good exercise that’s also good for the environment and completely free.
Why not try the new Walk4life mile at Worth Park.
There is also a Croquet Club which plays on the park’s lawns. The club caters for everyone from beginners to experienced players. Between April to October members can be found there almost every day. For further details contact the club secretary Anne Jenkinson on 01293 884469.
DisabledGo has produced access guides for Worth Park .
tel: 0800 5875 888
fax: (01293) 438606
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