Beach House Park
A 9.5-acre Regency-era formal garden opened in 1924, with lawns, flowerbeds, bowling greens of international standard and a war memorial. It takes its name from Beach House, a Grade II* listed villa built around 1820, which faces the park from the seafront side. Worthing parkrun's pre-run meeting point is on the promenade nearby, in front of Beach House itself.
Brooklands Park
A large park east of the pier, built around a former golf course between Worthing and Lancing, with a boating lake, an accessible 1.55-mile lakeside path, an adventure play area, a contemplative garden, community gardens and a café.
Highdown Gardens
An 8½-acre informal garden on chalk downland overlooking the sea, created by Sir Frederick and Lady Sybil Stern and home to a national collection of rare plants and trees grown from seed collected by plant hunters including Wilson, Farrer and Kingdon-Ward. Free admission, maintained by Worthing Borough Council.
Homefield Park
Home to several local bowling clubs, including Homefield Park Men and Homefield Park Ladies, alongside open lawns and mature trees.
Marine Gardens
A two-acre seafront garden opened in 1930, flanked by 1930s Art Deco villas and apartments along the promenade, with a bowling green and pavilion, children's play areas and picnic tables.
Steyne Gardens
A long, tree-lined formal garden running back from the seafront close to the pier, often used as a spot for community events during the summer.
Between them, Worthing's parks and seafront gardens give the town a good stretch of green, well-tended open space right along the coast — see also our Worthing park run and cycling pages for ways to make use of them.