Devil's Jumps, Beacon Hill

Name: Devil's Jumps
Address: Beacon Hill, United Kingdom

#6 among attractions in Beacon Hill

Nature, Natural attraction, Hill

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The Devil's Jumps are a series of three small hills near the village of Churt in the county of Surrey in southern England. In the 18th century, the hills were known as the Devil's Three Jumps. The Devil's Jumps are linked to a body of folklore relating to the surrounding area. The highest of the three Jumps, lying to the west, is High Jump with an elevation of 413 feet. Middle Devil's Jump has an elevation of 328 feet and once supported an observatory built by 19th century British astronomer Richard Christopher Carrington. Stony Jump, the easternmost of the jumps, has an elevation of 394 feet. ()

Coordinates: 51°8'53"N, 0°45'53"W

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Beacon Hill United Kingdom

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Day trips

Devil's Jumps – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bourne Wood, Mother Ludlam's Cave, Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells, The Sculpture Park.

2.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Bourne Wood
72 min walk • Bourne Wood is an area of predominantly coniferous woodland just south of Farnham, Surrey, England and a film location, under 10 minutes from the famous film location of Hankley Common in Elstead.
3.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Mother Ludlam's Cave
100 min walk • Mother Ludlam's Cave, also known as Mother Ludlum's Cave or Mother Ludlum's Hole, is a small cave in the sandstone cliff of the Wey Valley at Moor Park, near Farnham, Surrey, in England. The cave is the subject of a number of local legends.
3.1 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells, Beacon Hill
79 min walk • Ludshott Common and Waggoners Wells is a National Trust reserve; Ludshott Common is an area of heathland and Waggoners Wells a series of man-made ponds with a connecting stream.
0.4 miE
51°8'51"N • 0°45'21"W
The Sculpture Park, Farnham
10 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Art gallery, Shopping
4.6 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater
Farnham Maltings, Farnham
118 min walk • Farnham Maltings is a creative arts centre in the heart of the market town of Farnham in Surrey...
4.1 miNW
Church
St Peter's Church
106 min walk • St Peter's Church is an active Anglican Parish church in Wrecclesham, a village outside Farnham in Surrey. It is in the deanery of Farnham, the archdeaconry of Surrey and the Diocese of Guildford.
2.8 miE
Park
Thursley Common, Elstead
73 min walk • Thursley Common is a national nature reserve in Surrey, England, and has also been designated as a Ramsar wetland. It is also part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons.
3.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Gibbet Hill, Beacon Hill
79 min walk • Gibbet Hill, at Hindhead, Surrey, is the apex of the scarp surrounding the Devil's Punch Bowl, not far from the A3 London to Portsmouth road in England.
4.5 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Serpent Trail, Beacon Hill
116 min walk • The Serpent Trail is a 64-mile long distance footpath. It runs from Haslemere to Petersfield, which are 11 miles apart in a straight line, by a route which is designed to join up the many heathland areas on greensand in the western Weald.
1.3 miW
51°9'17"N • 0°47'31"W
Frensham Great Pond and Common, Beacon Hill
33 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
1.7 miS
51°7'22"N • 0°45'46"W
Hindhead Golf Club, Hindhead
45 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf