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The Parish Church of St Swithun

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 1 Middle Row — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Denticollis linearis, Common Red Soldier Beetle +80 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, Denticollis linearis, Common Red Soldier Beetle +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +118 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Herb-Robert, Common Nettle, Ribwort Plantain +118 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
William Robinson Woodland TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Vanguard WayWalking route111 km
Named routeRef VGWLength 111 kmRegional walking route
Worth WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Standen TrailWalking route
Named route
Tandridge Border PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
College Lanepublic footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Rices Hillpublic footpath · 37 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 37 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avenue Verte London ↔ ParisCycling route

English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities

Named routeRef AVInternational cycle route
Surrey CyclewayCycling route

Cycle route consisting of main loop plus link routes

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 21Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route44 m
Named routeRef 21Length 44 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route40 m
Named routeRef 21Length 40 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Deers Leap Main TrailMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 410 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 410 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Institute Walkbridleway · 154 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 154 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Vicarage Walkbridleway · 143 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 143 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway

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