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Nearby Activities

If you want to add to your program and stretch your legs a little outside of the site there’s plenty to do in the local area that you could add to your camp program.

Walking Trails – Reigate Hill

Leave Jordan Heights, turn right at the gate, and follow the lane to the end to pick up the footpaths up to Reigate Hill. Just above the camp site there’s a wide open space with panoramic views across Reigate and as far as Gatwick Airport on a clear day.

There’s lots to explore up here with routes that cross over the M25 of follow the North Downs way. You’ll find the Inglis Memorial, the ‘Wing Tips‘, Regiate Hill Fort (which was once the home of our District Campsite before Jordan Heights). Further along is Gatton Park and the Stone Circle.

Aqua Sports - Mercers Lake

Aqua Sports – Mercers Lake

Just a 15 minute drive from Jordan Heights you’ll find Mercers Lake, the home of Aqua Sports. Aqua Sports is a watersports centre offering a wide range of activities, courses, and experiences on a large lake.

  • Watersports activities: sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding (SUP), open water swimming, and scuba diving 

  • Group & fun sessions: raft building, taster sessions, and team-building

  • Courses: structured lessons for kids and adults and instructor training

  • Equipment hire: you can rent gear or launch your own if qualified 

  • Family & community extras: café, lakeside walks, and occasional wellness activities like yoga 

Reigate Caves

Reigate Caves – Reigate

Located in the town centre and short walk from Jordan heights Reigate Caves are a network of historic underground tunnels beneath the town, originally dug as sand mines rather than natural caves. 

The caves are open to the public with bookings available on select dates. See the Reigate Caves website for open dates and booking information.

  • They were created over several centuries to extract “silver sand” used in glass-making. 

  • Different sections (like Barons’ Cave and the Tunnel Road caves) have been used for storage, brewing, and even munitions. 

  • During both World Wars, parts of the caves served as air raid shelters and military facilities. 

  • Today, they’re preserved as a historical attraction, with guided tours exploring their history beneath Reigate.