Hello! We fly into Gatwick at noon on Saturday, June 9 and then leave the next day at 3pm (the main purpose of this trip is to see Italy). Any suggested activities? We don't want to rent a car. We had originally thought to go into London but it is Trooping the Colour (so expensive and crowded). I was thinking of going to either Brighton (but I'm not sure how often the train runs on weekends) or staying around Crawley. I do enjoy natural areas and saw some suggestions about Tilgate Park or Nymans. Are taxis available in this area? How easy (or expensive) would it be to take a taxi to these parks from a hotel by the airport? Or is it better to try to get to Brighton?
(We're meeting some friends of ours that have recently moved to the UK (north of London) but we won't all fit in their car. Between the two families, there will be 5 kids (ages 5-10) so it would be nice to have some areas to run around and stretch our legs after a long flight from Colorado.) Thanks!!