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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 Gomshall StationGomshall

Gomshall Station sits inside the Surrey Hills National Landscape. 68 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 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.

1.2 km NE · Kent & Surrey

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.

1.5 km W

Photo of Shere, a village in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Shere

Village

Surrey Hills village on the Tillingbourne, its ford and timbered cottages so picture-book they stand in for storybook England on film.

1.9 km W · Surrey

Photo of Silent Pool, a pool near Shere, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Silent Pool

Pool near Shere

Clear spring-fed pool below the North Downs at Albury, its still green water wrapped in legend and box woodland.

2.9 km W

Photo of Hatchlands Park, a garden near East Clandon, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Hatchlands Park

Garden near East Clandon

Georgian house in a Repton park east of Guildford, with a bluebell wood, walled garden and parkland walks.

4.7 km NW

Photo: Newlands Corner, a viewpoint near Albury, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Newlands Corner

Viewpoint near Albury

Popular chalk-down viewpoint on the North Downs east of Guildford, with grassland and beech hangers over the Tillingbourne valley.

4.8 km W

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.

5.1 km S

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

Ewhurst Windmill

Windmill near Ewhurst

Tapering brick tower mill on the greensand ridge near Pitch Hill, a landmark for walkers though now a private house.

5.3 km S

Photo: Pitch Hill, a viewpoint near Ewhurst, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Pitch Hill

Viewpoint near Ewhurst

High point of the Hurtwood greensand ridge above Ewhurst, looking south across the Weald from open heath.

5.6 km S

Photo of St Martha-on-the-Hill, a church near Chilworth, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

St Martha-on-the-Hill

Church near Chilworth

Rebuilt Norman hilltop church on the North Downs Way and Pilgrims' Way, a landmark viewpoint above the Tillingbourne.

6.1 km W

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.

6.4 km NE

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.

6.8 km SE

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.

6.9 km SE

Photo of Chinthurst Hill, a folly near Wonersh, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Chinthurst Hill

Folly near Wonersh

Wooded knoll south of Guildford topped by a 1930s stone tower folly, a short climb to a view over the Wey valley.

7.9 km W

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.

8.3 km E

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.

8.6 km E

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.

9 km E

Photo of Guildford Lido, a lido near Chilworth, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Guildford Lido

Lido near Chilworth

A 50 m lido of 1933 in Stoke Park, Guildford, built partly by unemployed men in the Depression and now open all year.

9.4 km W

Photo of Dapdune Wharf, a visitor attraction near Chilworth, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Dapdune Wharf

Attraction near Chilworth

The restored Wey Navigation wharf in Guildford, home to a surviving Wey barge and the National Trust's story of the river's working past.

9.9 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Abinger Roughs, a country estate near Abinger Hammer, Surrey, south east England.

Abinger Roughs

Country estate near Abinger Hammer

A National Trust place in Surrey.

1.1 km E

Photo of Netley Park, a country estate near Gomshall, Surrey, south east England.

Netley Park

Country estate near Gomshall

A National Trust place in Surrey.

1.2 km NW

Photo of Little Kings Wood, a nature reserve near Gomshall, Surrey, south east England.

Little Kings Wood

Nature reserve near Gomshall

A National Trust place in Surrey.

1.3 km N

Photo of The White Horse (Shere), a pub in Surrey, south east England.

The White Horse (Shere)

Pub near Shere

Rambling timber-framed inn in the heart of Shere, its low beamed rooms a fixture of the village's film-set high street.

1.6 km W

Photo of Albury Heath, a country estate near Shere, Surrey, south east England.

Albury Heath

Country estate near Shere

A National Trust place in Surrey.

2.8 km SW

Photo of Silent Pool Distillery, a distillery near Albury, Surrey, south east England.

Silent Pool Distillery

Distillery near Albury

A distillery beside the Silent Pool spring in the Surrey Hills, making a distinctive award-winning gin, with tours and a cafe.

2.9 km W

Albury Organic Vineyard

Vineyard near Albury

Certified-organic vineyard on the Silent Pool estate below the North Downs, growing traditional sparkling-wine grapes.

3 km W

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

Peaslake

Village

Hill village in the Hurtwood, ringed by pine and heather and long a hub for mountain-biking on the surrounding commons.

3.1 km S · 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.

4.1 km E · Surrey & Kent

Everything else within 10 km (40) — 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.