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Upper Common Pits

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Upper Common Pits is one of 58 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey. At 0.03 km², it is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the Surrey Hills National Landscape.

For more of the same, Sheepleas and Hackhurst and White Downs are close by. The closest station is Gomshall, about 2.3 km to the south.

More places to visit near Upper Common Pits

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

Surrey Hills

You’re inside itNational Landscape near Coldharbour

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

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.

0.7 km S · 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.

2.3 km SW

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.

2.6 km SW

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.

2.6 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.

4.1 km W