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Photo of Box Hill Country Park, a country park near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.

Box Hill Country Park© John P Reeves / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Dorking Deepdene StationDorking

50 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Surrey Hills, a National Landscape in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Surrey Hills

National Landscape near Coldharbour

Wooded ridges and heathy commons an hour from London, with gentle hills and paths made for an easy day out

0.5 km NW

Photo of Box Hill Country Park, a country park near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.Iconic

Box Hill Country Park

Country park near Mickleham

Sweeping chalk viewpoint over the Weald.

0.8 km NE

Photo along the North Downs Way, a 153-mile National Trail running from Farnham to Dover, south east England.Highlight

North Downs Way

National Trail

Pilgrim country: orchards, vineyards and chalk downs between Farnham and the white cliffs of Dover.

1 km N · Kent & Surrey

Photo of Denbies Wine Estate, a vineyard near Dorking, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Denbies Wine Estate

Vineyard near Dorking

One of England's largest single-estate vineyards, its vines sweeping over the chalk slopes just outside Dorking.

1.1 km NW

Photo of The Deepdene Trail, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Dorking, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

The Deepdene Trail

House & garden near Dorking

Thomas Hope's early-1800s pleasure ground above Dorking, restored as a free walking trail with a mausoleum.

1.3 km S

Photo of Polesden Lacey, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Polesden Lacey

House & garden near Mickleham

Edwardian villa with sweeping Downs views.

3.7 km NW

Photo of Reigate Heath Windmill, a windmill in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Reigate Heath Windmill

Windmill near Reigate

White post mill on Reigate Heath golf course, unique in England for having a working chapel fitted inside its roundhouse.

6.4 km E

Photo: Colley Hill, a viewpoint near Reigate, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Colley Hill

Viewpoint near Reigate

North Downs escarpment above Reigate with a domed Edwardian drinking fountain and a long view south from the chalk grassland.

7.6 km E

Photo of Leith Hill Tower, a folly near Coldharbour, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Leith Hill Tower

Folly near Coldharbour

Gothic folly of 1765 crowning Leith Hill, its turret taking the hill past 1,000 feet for a view said to reach the sea.

7.7 km SW

Photo: Leith Hill, a 294m hill near Coldharbour, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Leith Hill

Marilyn · County top near Coldharbour

Highest point in south-east England, tower-topped.

7.7 km SW

Photo of St Mary's Church, Stoke d'Abernon, a church in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

St Mary's Church, Stoke d'Abernon

Church near Stoke d'Abernon

Ancient Mole-side church holding what is often called England's oldest monumental brass, to Sir John d'Abernon of 1277.

9.2 km NW

Photo: Holmbury Hill, a viewpoint near Peaslake, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Holmbury Hill

Viewpoint near Peaslake

Greensand summit crowned by an Iron Age hillfort, with a broad southward view over the Weald from a hilltop bench.

9.7 km SW

Photo of Wray Common Windmill, a windmill near Reigate, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Wray Common Windmill

Windmill near Reigate

Tall brick tower mill on Wray Common east of Reigate, keeping its cap and sails as a converted landmark.

9.9 km E

Photo of St James' Church, Shere, a church in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

St James' Church, Shere

Church near Shere

Grade I Norman church at the centre of Shere, keeping the cell of a medieval anchoress built into its north wall.

9.9 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Dorking, a village in Surrey, south east England.

Dorking

Village

Market town in the gap between Box Hill and the Nower, a base for the surrounding Surrey Hills with antique shops along its old high street.

0.8 km SW · Surrey

Photo along the Greensand Way, a 108-mile long-distance path running from Haslemere to Hamstreet, south east England.

Greensand Way

Long-distance path

Along the sandy ridge below the chalk from Haslemere to Hamstreet, through the wooded hills of two protected landscapes to the edge of Romney Marsh.

0.9 km SE · Surrey & Kent

Photo of West Humble, a country estate near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.

West Humble

Country estate near Mickleham

A National Trust place in Surrey.

2 km NW

Photo of Brockham Big Field, a country estate in Surrey, south east England.

Brockham Big Field

Country estate near Brockham

A National Trust place in Surrey.

2.7 km E

Photo of Denbies Hillside, a country estate near Dorking, Surrey, south east England.

Denbies Hillside

Country estate near Dorking

A National Trust place in Surrey.

2.8 km W

Photo of Brockham, a village in Surrey, south east England.

Brockham

Village

Mole-side village round a large triangular green under Box Hill, famous for one of Surrey's biggest bonfire nights.

2.8 km E · Surrey

Photo of The Running Horses, a pub near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.

The Running Horses

Pub near Mickleham

Old coaching inn facing Mickleham church in the Mole gap, a dining pub at the foot of Box Hill.

3.2 km N

Mickleham

Village

Downland village in the Mole gap below Box Hill, with a Norman church and old coaching inns on the Dorking road.

3.3 km N · Surrey

Betchworth

Village

Mole-valley village of old cottages and a cricket green below the North Downs, its riverside a favourite film location.

4.1 km E · Surrey

Everything else within 10 km (27) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.