Explore In and Around Normandy Common Play Area, Guildford
A visit to Normandy Common is a series of mini-adventures all within easy reach of Normandy Common Play Area.
Will you try street snooker or table tennis? Will you make a den in the woods or splash in the stream? Will you lead an expedition in search of the secret orchard or the wispy woods? The choice is yours!
Normandy Common Adventure Play Area
Large trees surround the play area, giving it a shady, peaceful feel.
The play equipment includes:
- a ground level trampoline
- a zip wire
- scramble nets
- a climbing wall
- balance beams.
Sports Facilities
There are also plenty of places to play sports:
- a table tennis table (bring your own bats!)
- a street snooker wall and court (a cross between football and snooker)
- tennis courts
- a football pitch
- a cricket ground.
Normandy Common
Normandy Common is a wooded area with an orchid meadow, pond, orchard, woods, various sports areas, and a small adventure play area.
There is a map in each of the car parks that shows you where everything is. The three main areas we visit are below but there are other little areas you can discover for yourself!
The Stream and Pond
The stream flows through the play area next to the car park on the main road. It can flow quite quickly in wet weather. Sometimes there are ducks on it.
The pond is at the end of the stream in the woods on the other side of the road.
The Wispy Woods
We call the wooded area between the cricket pitch and the orchard the Wispy Woods because some of the enormous fir trees look feathered. It’s a smallish patch of mature woodland with a wild feel.
The Secret Orchard
The is a Traditional Orchard, a conservation area that is being preserved as a habitat for plants and animals. It is planted in grassland and managed in an organic way.
Visit the Normandy Common Play Area website
Further Information
Nearest Town: Normandy, near Guildford and Aldershot
County: Surrey
Nearest Postcode: GU3 2DB
Opens: Daily
Cost: Free
Where to Eat: Bring a picnic.
Facilities: None but there some picnic tables.
How Long We Spent There: 2 hours
Buggies: Generally buggy friendly but some of the paths can be narrow.
Parking: There are two play area car parks on Hunts Hill Road. The first is on the corner with the main road (GU3 2DB). The other is further down Hunts Hill Road (GU3 2DB).
Cost of Parking: Free
Wildlife You Might See: Birds, butterflies, insects, slow worms, snakes, lizards, stag beetles, glow worms, newts, frogs, kingfishers and dragonflies.
Information Written: April 2023
Information Checked: January 2024
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