Holmbury Hill

#460 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Holmbury Hill is a wooded area of 261 metres above sea level in Surrey, England, and the site of an Iron Age-period hillfort. The Old Saxon word "holm" can be translated as hill and "bury" means fortified place. It sits along the undulating Greensand Ridge, its summit being 805 feet from the elevated and tightly clustered small village of Holmbury St. Mary which was traditionally part of Shere, 8 kilometres away. ()

Coordinates: 51°10'30"N, 0°24'45"W

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Holmbury Hill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leith Hill, Piney Copse, Hurt Wood Mill, Old St Peter and St Paul's Church.

1.5 miE
Cycling, Bike path
Leith Hill
39 min walk • Leith Hill, nestled in the serene Surrey Hills, stands as a beacon for cycling enthusiasts and nature lovers alike. This verdant eminence, crowned by an 18th-century Gothic tower, is the highest point in Southeast England and offers a network of bike paths that cater...
3.2 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Piney Copse
82 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the English countryside, Piney Copse offers a serene escape for nature enthusiasts and hikers alike. This verdant woodland area, characterized by its dense canopy of pine trees and a network of well-maintained hiking trails, is a hidden gem for...
2.3 miW
Windmill
Hurt Wood Mill, Cranleigh
59 min walk • Hurt Wood Mill is a grade II* listed tower mill at Ewhurst, Surrey, England which has been converted to residential use.
4.2 miNW
Church
Old St Peter and St Paul's Church
108 min walk • Old St Peter and St Paul's Church is a former Anglican church near the village of Albury, Surrey, England in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.6 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Greensand Way
41 min walk • The Greensand Way is a long-distance path of 108 miles in southeast England, from Haslemere in Surrey to Hamstreet in Kent. It follows the Greensand Ridge along the Surrey Hills and Chart Hills.
1.9 miN
Church
St James's Church
49 min walk • St James's Church stands on Abinger Lane in Abinger Common, a small village within the civil parish of Abinger in Surrey, south-eastern England. The church was built in the early 12th century and then rebuilt around 1220, and is today a grade II* listed building.
1.9 miN
Forts and castles
Abinger Castle, Dorking
48 min walk • Abinger Castle is an earthwork motte and bailey that was topped with a small wooden fortress. It is located in Abinger Common, between Guildford and Dorking in Surrey, England.
4.1 miNW
Park
Albury Park
106 min walk • Albury Park is a country park and Grade II* listed historic country house in Surrey, England. It covers over 150 acres; within this area is the old village of Albury, which consists of three or four houses and a church.
3.6 miNW
Archaeological site, Ancient Roman architecture
Farley Green, Chilworth
91 min walk • Farley Green is a small hamlet of Albury in the Greensand Ridge where it forms the south of the Surrey Hills AONB, to the south east of Guildford.
2.5 miN
Forest
Oxmoor Copse, East Horsley
65 min walk • Oxmoor Copse is just south of the village of Abinger Hammer and to the west of the village of Abinger Common, in Surrey. It is 1.23 hectares and is in an AONB lying within the Surrey Hills.
3.8 miN
Park
Hackhurst and White Downs, Dorking
98 min walk • Hackhurst and White Downs is a 185.1-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Dorking in Surrey. White Downs is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2, and part of it is in the 200-hectare White Downs nature reserve, which is owned by the Wotton Estate and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.