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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 Merstham StationMerstham

35 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.

0.2 km NW · Kent & Surrey

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

0.4 km W

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.

3.2 km SW

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.

4.8 km W

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.

6.6 km SW

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

Outwood Windmill

Windmill near Outwood

Post mill of 1665 on Outwood common, the oldest working windmill in England, still grinding on open days.

8.5 km SE

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.

9.9 km W

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Reigate Hill and Gatton Park, a country estate in Surrey, south east England.

Reigate Hill and Gatton Park

Country estate near Reigate

A National Trust place in Surrey.

2.4 km W

Photo of Six Brothers' Field Chaldon, a country estate near Bletchingley, Surrey, south east England.

Six Brothers' Field Chaldon

Country estate near Bletchingley

A National Trust place in Surrey.

2.6 km NE

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.

3.7 km S · Surrey & Kent

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

3.8 km NE · spans 5 counties

Bletchingley

Village

Ridge-top village of timbered and tile-hung houses along a wide high street, once a rotten borough below its ruined castle.

4.4 km SE · Surrey

Reigate

Village

Old town below the North Downs escarpment, its castle grounds tunnelled beneath the high street and Priory park spreading south.

4.9 km SW · Surrey

Photo of Harewoods and Sandhills, a country estate near Outwood, Surrey, south east England.

Harewoods and Sandhills

Country estate near Outwood

A National Trust place in Surrey.

7 km SE

Outwood

Village

Common-edge village on the Weald whose 1665 post mill is the oldest working windmill in England.

8.6 km S · Surrey

Betchworth

Village

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

8.8 km SW · Surrey

Everything else within 10 km (19) — 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.