A new digital guide to showcase the Horton Country Park's heritage
We have just launched a new digital tour that showcases local beauty spot, Horton Country Park Local Nature Reserve
The tour is available to download now via Bloomberg Connects.
We created the tour to help both first-time and returning visitors explore the history of Horton Country Park Local Nature Reserve. This is the second tour to be launched on Bloomberg Connects by Epsom & Ewell Borough Council; in September 2023, Nonsuch Park went live on the app, allowing users to peruse the formal gardens at their leisure.
Horton Country Park Local Nature Reserve covers 200 acres and is situated in the northern half of the borough of Epsom and Ewell. There are 14 stops along the tour, which include Pond Wood with a mention of the bomb crater which was left from an air raid in 1941; volunteering at Horton Country Park; as well as the community orchard where residents can pick apples in the summer season. It also highlights the Horton Light Railway, which once ran through the area, serving the largest hospital cluster of its kind in Europe at the time. The entire walking tour takes approximately 2.5 to 3.5 hours, but can be enjoyed at any pace, returning to the start at any of the designated turning points.
The new digital tour of Horton Country Park Local Nature Reserve is packed full of information, interesting facts, photos, history and more. It is the perfect companion for those visiting this Local Nature Reserve and information is available anytime, anyplace making information much more accessible.
This tour is an important part of our Arts, Culture and Heritage Strategy with one of its aims being to increase access to culture and heritage across Epsom & Ewell, allowing people to engage with our colourful - and varied - culture past in new and engaging ways.
Councillor Clive Woodbridge, Chair of Epsom & Ewell Borough Council’s Community and Wellbeing Committee, said,
“I am delighted to support the launch of our latest free-to-enjoy digital tour about the Horton Light Railway at Horton Country Park Local Nature Reserve. Showcasing the richness of our borough's heritage, the tour is a great way to spend time outdoors, learning about the importance of the railway and its vital contribution to the borough's hospital cluster."
Viewing the tour