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Chilworth gunpowder works

27 ha

📷 Photographer Dave Faulkner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlifeBirds

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome27 ha

Getting here

51.21961, -0.52174

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Downs Link; Named hiking route nearby: Downs Link

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shere Parish Millennium TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Fox WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

North Downs Way (Western)Walking route

Named routeNational walking route

Guildford Nature TrailWalking route

Named route

Scholar's TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Vera's Pathpublic footpath · 128 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mSurface dirtPath type: path

Vera's Pathpublic footpath · 345 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 345 mPath type: path

Mill Lanepublic footpath · 237 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 237 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

A3 Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef A3Local cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Woking and Egham link

Named routeRegional cycle route

Route 223Cycling route

Guildford to Chertsey

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 223Cycling route

Named routeRef 223National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

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Mountain biking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Proper BoMountain bike route