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Pop-up in the Park: Dino Edition at Southwater Country Park

Southwater Country Park, Southwater · 27 October 2026

Still lake fringed with trees at Southwater Country ParkPhoto: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0
27 Oct

Photo: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0

A free dinosaur morning run by Horsham District Council beside the lake. Children can make a fossil and a 3D dinosaur, try a dino quiz and then go looking for dinosaurs hidden around the park.

Highlights

  • Make a fossil and a 3D dinosaur
  • Dinosaur quiz
  • Hidden dinosaur hunt around the park

Good to know

  • May be called off in very bad weather, so check the council page before you go
  • Dinosaur Island play area is nearby

Getting there

Southwater Country Park, Cripplegate Lane, Southwater, Horsham, RH13 9UN

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Still lake fringed with trees at Southwater Country ParkPhoto: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0
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