Crawley
What to see
You’ll find accounts of Crawley’s tourist potential in Towns of Two Halves (and of 91 other places: order the book now for £8 from info@townsof2halves.co.uk). For additional information there’s Crawley‘s local authority website.
Links to local attractions include:
● Gatwick Aviation Museum
● Tilgate Park
● Wings Museum
Towns of Two Halves extracts:
● “Crawley itself was not earmarked for a New Town makeover until 1947. It may not yet be regarded as finished: the Queen opened a key shopping development in 1958, but new ‘neighbourhoods’ continued to be built into the 21st century.”
● “I was not able to follow my customary itinerary. Crawley may have several formal attractions – the Gatwick Museum of Left Luggage, perhaps, or the Gallery of 1960s Architecture. I wouldn’t know.”
● “The Checkatrade Stadium has a substantial bar in which supporters of both teams mingled happily. If anything, there may have been rather more Oldham fans – or perhaps the Oldham fans were more disposed to drink; I think it possible that Crawley is home to more Perrier Generation people.”
These are taken from the Crawley chapter of Towns of Two Halves, published in 2018. To order a copy, email info@townsof2halves.co.uk.