Vale of Holmesdale, Dorking

Name: Vale of Holmesdale
Address: Dorking, United Kingdom

#15 among attractions in Dorking

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Holmesdale, also known as the Vale of Holmesdale, is a valley in South-East England that falls between the hill ranges of the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge of the Weald, in the counties of Kent and Surrey. It stretches from Folkestone on the Kent coast, through Ashford, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Riverhead/Sevenoaks, Oxted, Godstone, Redhill, Reigate, Dorking, Gomshall, and Guildford – west of which it is also called by the local name of "Puttenham Vale" – as it continues through the village of Puttenham, to the market town of Farnham. ()

Coordinates: 51°13'60"N, 0°19'60"W

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Dorking United Kingdom

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Day trips

Vale of Holmesdale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Denbies Wine Estate, St Martin's Church, Pixham, St Joseph's Church.

1 miN
Winery, Wine tours
Denbies Wine Estate, Dorking
27 min walk • Denbies Wine Estate, near Dorking, Surrey, has the largest vineyard in England, with 265 acres under vines, representing more than 10 per cent of the plantings in the whole of the United Kingdom. It has a visitors' centre that attracts around 300,000 visits a year.
~320 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Martin's Church, Dorking
2 min walk • St Martin's Church is an Anglican parish church in Dorking, Surrey. It is a Grade II* listed building and surviving parts of the structure date back to the Middle Ages. It in the archdeaconry of Dorking, in the Diocese of Guildford.
0.8 miNE
Area
Pixham, Dorking
20 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.
0.5 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Joseph's Church, Dorking
14 min walk • St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Church in Dorking, Surrey. It was founded in 1872 with help from the Duke of Norfolk. It is situated in Falkland Grove in the town.
0.8 miSW
Park
Milton Heath and The Nower, Dorking
21 min walk • Milton Heath and The Nower is a 16-hectare nature reserve west of Dorking in Surrey. It is owned by Mole Valley District Council and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. This site has woodland, heath and grassland. Birds include green woodpeckers, great spotted woodpeckers, tawny owls, nuthatches and treecreepers.
0.8 miSE
Park
Deepdene Terrace, Dorking
21 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.
~1040 ftS
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Dorking Caves, Dorking
6 min walk • The Dorking Caves are a network of manmade tunnels excavated in the soft sandstone of the Upper Greensand deposits beneath Dorking in Surrey, England.
0.9 miSE
Park
Glory Wood and Devil's Den, Dorking
24 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.
0.8 miNE
Sport venue, Sport
Dorking Cricket Club Ground, Dorking
21 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Vale of Holmesdale?

Nearby attractions include St Martin's Church, Dorking (2 min walk), Dorking Caves, Dorking (6 min walk), St Joseph's Church, Dorking (14 min walk), Pixham, Dorking (20 min walk).

How to get to Vale of Holmesdale by public transport?

The nearest stations to Vale of Holmesdale:

Bus

West Street • Lines: 93 (4 min walk)
Glebe Road • Lines: 22, 32 (10 min walk)

Train

Dorking West (9 min walk)
Dorking Deepdene (15 min walk)