Why go
- Market town in West Sussex, England.
- Served by [Duplicate] Fowler's Field Airstrip.
History
Horsham is a market town and civil parish on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald, in West Sussex, England. The town lies 31 miles (50 km) south-south-west of London, 18.5 miles (30 km) north-west of Brighton and 26 miles (42 km) north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the north-east and Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill to the south-east. It is the administrative centre of the Horsham district. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 50,934.
Restaurants & places to go
Burger, Chicken, Fast Food · Fast Food Restaurant Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-22:00 · 41 Springfield Road, Horsham, RH12 2PG · burgover.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · fish and chips Opening hours: Mo-Tu 11:30-14:30,16:00-20:00; We-Sa 11:30-14:30,16:00-21:00; Su 12:00-20:00 · 5 Colletts Alley,… · deepbluerestaurants.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-25:00 Features: takeaway, delivery, vegan options · 37 East Street, Horsham, RH12 1HR · fireaway.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We 06:00-23:00; Th-Sa 06:00-24:00; Su 06:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · Worthing Road, Horsham, RH13 8LW · mcdonalds.com
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: delivery · 24 Queen Street, Horsham, RH13 5AF · papajohns.co.uk
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 07:30-19:00 Features: outdoor seating · 57 West Street, Horsham, RH12 1PL · tradingpostcoffee.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo 09:00-17:00; Tu closed; We-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 09:00-16:00 Features: takeaway · 39b West Street, Horsham, RH12 1PP · location.wimpy.uk.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:30-18:00; Su 08:30-17:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegan options · 50 West Street,… · caffenero.com
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Airports
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) 8.6 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 47 airlines (easyJet, British Airways, Transavia France, Norwegian Air Shuttle…) · direct flights to 165 destinations incl. Arrecife, Tenerife, Larnaca, Orlando, Alicante… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 47 airlines, 165 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 101 routes: Aberdeen, Agadir, Ajaccio, Alicante, Almeria, Amsterdam, Antalya, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bastia, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Bodrum, Bologna, Bordeaux, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Catania, Chania, Cologne, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Duesseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Geneva, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Gran Canaria, Hamburg, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza … +61 more
- British Airways BA (734, A319, A320, 777, 737, Dash 8-400) · 43 routes: Algier, Alicante, Amsterdam, Antigua, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bari, Bermuda, Bordeaux, Bridgetown, Cancun, Catania, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Faro, Genoa, Glasgow, Hewandorra, Jersey, Kingston, Larnaca, Las Vegas, Malaga, Male, Malta, Marrakech, Naples, Newquai*, Nice, Olbia*, Orlando, Paphos, Pisa, Plaisance, Rome, Salzburg, Tampa, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Tirana … +3 more
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 43 routes: Agadir, Alicante, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Boa Vista, Bodrum, Cancun, Catania, Chania, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Heraklion, Hurghada, Ibiza, Izmir, Kerkyra/corfu, Kos, Larnaca, Malaga, Malta, Marrakech, Menorca, Mykonos, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Punta Cana, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Thira … +3 more
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800) · 30 routes: Aalborg, Alesund, Alicante, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bergen, Budapest, Catania, Copenhagen, Dubrovnik, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gothenborg, Gran Canaria, Helsinki, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Nice, Oslo, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sandefjord, Split, Stavanger, Stockholm, Tenerife, Thira, Tromso, Trondheim
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A321, 757-200, A330-200) · 22 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Barcelona, Bodrum, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Enfidha, Faro, Funchal, Heraklion, Hurghada, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife, Venice, Villafranca
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800, 75W, 787-8) · 19 routes: Agadir, Amilcar Cabral, Antalya, Arrecife, Cancun, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Marrakech, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Plaisance, Preveza, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Iberia Airlines IB (777, A320, A319, 734) · 13 routes: Alicante*, Antigua*, Arrecife*, Barcelona*, Bermuda*, Bridgetown*, Florence, Hewandorra*, Kingston*, Malaga*, Orlando*, Tampa*, Tenerife*
- Thomas Cook Airlines MT (757-200, 757-300, A321, A330-200) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Hurghada, Larnaca, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Virgin Atlantic Airways VS (747-400, A330-300, 330) · 9 routes: Antigua, Beijing, Bridgetown, Cancun, Havana, Hewandorra, Las Vegas, Montego Bay, Orlando
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 5 routes: Cork, Dublin, Kaunas, Sevilla, Shannon
- Air Transat TS (330, 310) · 4 routes: Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
- Aer Lingus EI (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Belfast, Connaught, Dublin
- American Airlines AA (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*, Tampa*
- Finnair AY (777) · 3 routes: Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa
- TAP Portugal TP (A319, A320) · 3 routes: Funchal, Lisbon, Porto
- Air Arabia Maroc 3O (A320) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Tanger
- Air One AP (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Alitalia AZ (A320) · 2 routes: Catania, Palermo
- Condor Flugdienst DE (330, 757) · 2 routes: Arrecife*, Cancun*
- Delta Air Lines DL (747-400) · 2 routes: Las Vegas*, Orlando*
- Germania ST (A319, 737-700) · 2 routes: Erfurt, Pristina
- Meridiana IG (A320, 737) · 2 routes: Naples, Olbia
- Royal Air Maroc AT (737-800) · 2 routes: Casablanca, Marrakech
- SATA International S4 (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Lisbon*, Ponta Delgada
- Transaero Airlines UN (A320, 747-400) · 2 routes: Moscow, Orlando*
- Turkish Airlines TK (737-800, A321, 737-900) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Istanbul
- Vueling Airlines VY (A319, A320) · 2 routes: Barcelona, Florence
- Air Baltic BT (735, 73C) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Berlin AB (734) · 1 route: Salzburg*
- Air China CA (330) · 1 route: Beijing
- Air Europa UX (737-800) · 1 route: Madrid
- Air Malta KM (A319, A320) · 1 route: Malta
- Atlant-Soyuz Airlines 3G (A319) · 1 route: Freetown
- Aurigny Air Services GR (Embraer 195, ATR 72) · 1 route: Guernsey
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (735, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- bmibaby WW (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Caribbean Airlines BW (767) · 1 route: Port-of-spain
- Croatia Airlines OU (A320) · 1 route: Split
- Emirates EK (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai
- Flybe BE (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Newquai
- Icelandair FI (75W) · 1 route: Keflavik
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 1 route: Keflavik*
- Montenegro Airlines YM (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Tivat
- Nas Air XY (330) · 1 route: Jeddah
- Qantas QF (A380, 777-300ER) · 1 route: Dubai*
- TransHolding System YO (A320) · 1 route: Hassi Messaoud*
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (735, 73N, 737-800, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Kiev
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Brighton City Airport (ESH) 16 mi to the centre
Cecil Pashley Way, Shoreham-by-Sea BN43 5FF, UK — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) 24 mi to the centre
London, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Farnborough Airport (FAB) 24 mi to the centre
Farnborough, Hampshire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Goodwood Aerodrome (QUG) 23 mi to the centre
Chichester, West Sussex, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
OaklandS Farm Airstrip 1.6 mi to the centre
Horsham, West Sussex, ENG, GB
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is [Duplicate] Fowler's Field Airstrip; 12 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Horsham, UK. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
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