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The Great Britain Guide

Gardens · South East England

City Place Gatwick

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City Place Gatwick — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.

The Beehive, Gatwick - geograph.org.uk - 2700468

Richard Rogerson — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2.5 h
Best time of year
Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
Nearest railway station
Gatwick Airport · 1.3 km
  • Dog-friendly

Getting there & planning your visit

City Place Gatwick is located in Crawley, West Sussex, with the postcode RH6 0PA. The nearest railway station is Gatwick Airport, which is 1.3 km away. Entry to the garden is free.

Directions on Google Maps →

About

City Place Gatwick is a garden of interest in england-south-east, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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Protected designations

  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: High Weald
  • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

City Place Gatwick is an office complex located on the property of London Gatwick Airport in Crawley, West Sussex, England. The complex includes four buildings: The Beehive, an approximately 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) former terminal building at Gatwick Airport located on a 2.0-acre (0.81 ha) site; 1 City Place a 131,500-square-foot (12,220 m2) facility on a 4.2-acre (1.7 ha) site, 2 City Place, a 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m2) building on a 1.9 acres (0.77 ha) plot, and 3 City Place, a 65,000-square-foot (6,000 m2) building on a 1.06-acre (0.43 ha) plot. Hamiltons Architects designed the L-shaped 3 City Place. BT Wholesale formerly had an office at 1 City Place. BDO International has an office at 2 City Place. Beehive City Place previously housed the head offices of GB Airways, which had its head office in the Beehive, and CP Ships, which had its head office in 2 City Place. In 2012, Nestlé UK announced they would be moving their head office from St George's House Croydon to the former BT building at 1 City Place.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

City Place was developed by BAA Lynton. In March 2000, BT Group pre-let 14000 sqm of space at City Place, which at the time had 46500 sqm of available space; it was a part of an effort by BT to move employees from Central London to locations along the M25 motorway. 2 City Place was forward funded by the Co-operative Insurance Society. The owners of the Beehive leased the building to GB Airways, and later sold it to the airline. In 2003 CP Ships moved its European HQ in to 2 City Place. In 2004 it announced that it would move its head office from Trafalgar Square, City of Westminster to Gatwick. After Hapag-Lloyd acquired CP Ships, in 2006 Hapag-Lloyd announced it would cut 500 positions at…

Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Coordinates
51.1450, -0.1630
County
West Sussex
District
Crawley
Parish
Crawley, unparished area
Postcode
RH6 0PA
Parliamentary constituency
Crawley
Nearest railway station
Gatwick Airport1.3 km

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Where is City Place Gatwick?
City Place Gatwick is in West Sussex, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RH6 0PA), in the parish of Crawley, unparished area.
What is City Place Gatwick?
City Place Gatwick — a garden in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
How do I get to City Place Gatwick?
The nearest railway station is Gatwick Airport, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode RH6 0PA.
Is City Place Gatwick a protected site?
Yes — City Place Gatwick is part of the High Weald National Landscape (AONB) and the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
How do I get to City Place Gatwick?
The nearest railway station is Gatwick Airport, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode RH6 0PA.