Betchworth Castle

#2044 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Betchworth Castle is a mostly crumbled ruin of a fortified medieval stone house with some tall, two-storey corners strengthened in the 18th century, in the north of the semi-rural parish of Brockham. It is built on a sandstone spur overlooking the western bank of the River Mole in Surrey in England. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1449 (575 years ago)Demolished: 1819Coordinates: 51°14'14"N, 0°17'47"W

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Betchworth Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Box Hill, Pixham, Brockham Limeworks, Deepdene Terrace.

1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Box Hill, Dorking
34 min walk • Box Hill is a summit of the North Downs in Surrey, approximately 31 km south-west of London. The hill gets its name from the ancient box woodland found on the steepest west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole.
1 miW
Area
Pixham, Dorking
27 min walk • Pixham is a chapelry within the parish of Dorking, Surrey on the near side of the confluence of the River Mole and the Pipp Brook to its town, Dorking, which is centred 1 km southwest.
1.2 miNE
Park
Brockham Limeworks, Dorking
31 min walk • Brockham Limeworks is a 45-hectare nature reserve north of Brockham in Surrey. It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.
1.1 miSW
Park
Deepdene Terrace, Dorking
29 min walk • Deepdene Terrace is a 4-hectare nature reserve south-east of Dorking in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. This woodland reserve has an avenue of beech trees and rhododendrons. There are also oaks, sweet chestnuts, yews, common limes and silver birches.
1.5 miSW
Park
Glory Wood and Devil's Den, Dorking
40 min walk • Glory Wood and Devil's Den is a 13-hectare nature reserve south-east of Dorking in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council, and was managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust until 1 April 2019.
1.1 miW
Sport venue, Sport
Dorking Cricket Club Ground, Dorking
27 min walk • Dorking Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Dorking, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1993, when the ground hosted a single Women's One Day International in the 1993 Women's Cricket World Cup between Ireland women and West Indies women.