Dorking Nr Guildford

Dorking Town


Dorking

has uncommonly managed to retain a great deal of it's ancient qualities escaping most of the usual banal "Development" although easily manages to keep pace with the twenty first century. Well done Dorking!

The town is definitely on the Antiques radar, having quite a few good dealers. Well worth a look if you're into quality old stuff.
High Street, West Street plus South Street are the main shopping hubs of the town including St Martin's Walk which                       Copyright
is an open air market place, and can be found by turning right, (while walking to the east) down Mill Lane and into Church Gardens.

Dorking Halls contains a cinema plus a theatre. During the latter half of the nineteen nineties a brand new swimming pool and leisure centre were constructed.

Just down the street on the Deepdean roundabout resides a large statue of the "Dorking Cockerel". Not to every bodies satisfaction. I say let the Cock stay, if it's a distraction to "some" drivers, well, they shouldn't be driving if all it takes is a Cockerel to put them off. I mean come on what are they talking about?
Wikipedia
Box Hill receives more than 3/4 of a  million visitors a year. The views are truly panoramic, and one can see clear across the Sussex Weald to the South Downs.

So that's from the North Downs clean across to the South Downs. It's an amassing view, and well worth a visit.                                    Wikipedia

There is a small Cafe, a gift shop and a car park plus the National Trusts visitors centre. There are several good walks in the area and a great "Family Fun Trail".

Though non of this is at the top most point. Box Hill Village actually stand higher up at an altitude of seven hundred and thirty five ft. Good grief they're virtually Sherpa's :-)

As you probably know the twenty twelve Olympic cycle race wrought will pass over the Box Hill beauty spot. Be there or be square.

Above: Best-views-in-surrey-Guildford-to-dorking-walk

Box hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest - bats - lepidopterans and orchids.
Box Hill was, I believe named after the box tree that grows over much of the hill,
buxus sempervirens.

The video below is of a very nice quality, and will give you a taste of the vistas from Box Hill.  

Box Hill Dorking Nr Guildford    
Guildford to Dorking Driving directions - Google Map