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Walking in Surrey
There are a number of beauty spots in Surrey which can become quite busy near car parks or visitor centres, but which provide good starting points for walks. Box Hill (NT) on the North Downs is an outstanding area of woodland and chalk downland providing some beautiful walking with spectacular views towards the South Downs. Further south at Leith Hill (NT) on the Greensand Ridge, the highest point in south east England, there are more secluded walks amongst woodland containing ancient stands of hazel and oak. There are magnificent views from the summit and the area is famous for its colourful display of rhododendrons between May and June, a good time to plan a walk here. Another good location is Hindhead Commons and the stunning scenery of the Devil's Punchbowl.
Sutton Abinger - A tiny hamlet nestling beside a stream below Abinger Common in the Surrey Hills, Sutton Abinger's charms lie not in the settlement itself, but in the beautiful surrounding countryside. Just one mile east is Goddards, regarded as one of the architect Edwin Lutyens' most important houses and designed by him in 1898. The garden was designed by Gertrude Jekyll. Not far away to the south east is Leith Hill, the highest point in Surrey. OS Maps: Explorer™ 187 A Walk from Sutton Abinger [TQ 105459]
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Although
a vast commuter suburb to London with a dense population and many large
sprawling towns relative to it's size, Surrey has managed to retain
some areas of natural beauty which provide relaxation and enjoyment
for tired inhabitants. Perhaps the most important of these areas is
the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which provides many
of the best walking locations in the county. From west to east the sandy
heaths, beech clad hills and rolling chalkland of the North Downs provide
open space and very pleasant walking. Indeed, the most important routes
in Surrey are the North Downs Way from Farnham to the Kent border and,
on the southern parallel Greensand Ridge, the Greensand Way, from Haselmere
to Limpsfield. The Vanguard Way also travels across Surrey during it's
journey from London to the south coast.