Farnham Heath
Children will enjoy finding the artworks displayed around the Heath from June to October.
Some of the artworks have interactive elements
The Basics
Time: 1 hour
Distance: 3 km / 1.9 miles
Terrain: Mostly firm and wide sandy heathland paths with one section on rougher, sandier ground with tree roots.
Pushchairs: Pushchairs will make it around, but will find one short section a bit tricky and will need more effort to push!
Dogs: Dogs are welcome on this walk, but should be on leads as this is an RSPB reserve.
Refreshments: The Market Garden Cafe at the Rural Life Living Museum is open to the general public.
Toilets: There are no public toilets unless visiting the museum.
Public Transport: There is no public transport to this location.
Parking: During their opening hours, visitors to Farnham Heath can use the Rural Life Living Museum car park. Outside of this time, there is space in a lay-by on The Reeds Road, just east of the entrance to the museum. Google Maps suggests there is also a layby on Old Frensham Road (Postcode: GU10 2DL - W3W: ///scrapping.shelf.nearing)
This was our favourite installation!
Farnham Heath is a stunning heathland nature reserve managed by the RSPB with great views across the Weald. From June to October each year, you can enjoy the Heathland Artworks Trail where students from the University of Creative Arts display their imaginative and innovative installations.
The Route
This walk is best enjoyed using this leaflet and map produced by Surrey Hills Arts. It gives numbered locations of each of the artworks with a brief explanation of the design. The map is numbered as if you were starting from the Rural Life Museum car park.
We came outside of the opening times for the museum, so parked in the lay-by on The Reeds Road. To join the trail from there in an anti-clockwise direction, walk north from the gate until you come to a cross path on the open heath (to your left you will see some installations that look a bit like white sea urchins). Turn right, however, to find number three on the trail and start from there. Number 3 will involve using a QR code to open a YouTube video.
The section of the trail between 3 and 5 will be the trickiest with a pushchair as the sand is deeper and there are tree roots across the path.
Please do not touch the artworks unless the signs invite you to do so.
July and August are great times to enjoy the trail as the heather is in full bloom.
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Did you know?
Farnham Heath is managed by RSPB who have restored the heathland creating habitats for native species such as Grayling butterflies, Woodlarks, Nightjars and Sand Lizards.
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