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Mole Valley Attractions

Denbies Wine Estate, London Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6AA
Tel: 01306 876616
Fax: 01306 888930
Denbies Wine Estate, England's largest working winery, is set in 265 acres of stunning vineyard and opposite the beautiful scenery of Box Hill. Denbies offers tours and tasting on the hour exploring every aspect of wine making. The indoor Garden Conservatory is the perfect setting to enjoy a glass of wine accompanied with fine food.
Opening times
Tasting and tours seven days a week
Mon to Sat 11 to 4 (no tour 1pm)
Sunday 12 to 4

Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham, nr Dorking, RH5 6BD
Tel: 01372 452048
Fax: 01372 452023
Set on the edge of the North Downs, Polesden Lacey is a magnificent Regency Villa in extensive landscaped grounds. Collections of fine paintings, furniture and silver belonging to former owner the Hon. Mrs. Ronald Greville are displayed in their original settings. The house is now home to the National Trust Southern Region Headquarters.
Opening times
House: 27 March to 31 October Wednesday to Sunday 1.30 to 5.30 last admission 30 minutes before closing. Bank Holiday Mondays 11 to 5.30
Garden and Grounds: Daily 11 to 6


Bocketts Farm Park, Young Street, Fetcham, nr Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 9BS
Tel: 01372 363764
Fax: 01372 361764
Set within Norbury Park, you can see farm animals and their babies at close range alongside traditional farm activities. Light lunches and homemade cakes are available in the Old Barn tearooms.
Opening times
OPEN every day, except 25-26 December & 1 January from 10am to 6pm.


Ockley Court Farm, Ockley Court, Ockley, nr Dorking, Surrey, RH5 5LS
Tel: 01306 711365
Fax: 01306 711321
The farm shop sells home grown soft fruit, salads, vegetables and other produce. Also PYO and flower house for bedding plants home made hanging baskets etc.

Dorking Museum, The Old Foundry, 62 West Street, Dorking, Surrey
Tel: 01306 876591
The museum contains fascinating artifacts from the past to interest all age groups, while the library is an excellent resource for researching information about historical Dorking.


Leatherhead Museum of Local History, Hampton Cottage, 64 Church Street, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8DP
Tel: 01372 386348
A small 17th century timber-framed house with displays on local history and industry, Ashtead Pottery, domestic equipment.
Opening times
Thursday 1 to 4, Friday 10 to 1, Saturday 10 to 4 from April to Christmas
Admission Free

Dorking Caves, South Street, Dorking
Dorking caves were artificially cut into the soft Greensand, probably over several hundred years. The caves are open to the public for guided tours. They are entered through a discreet doorway adjacent to the War Memorial in South Street. At street level there are extensive galleries, used until recently as wine cellars. Dorking has been famous for its wine for several hundred years, and there are many records of it being stored underground, both locally produced wine and that which been imported - legally and smuggled. From the wine cellars a series of shafts lead down deep under Rose Hill to a chamber of uncertain age and purposed. Domed, with a bench around its circumference, the chamber is believes to date from the late 17th century. It may have been excavated as a gentleman's folly, as a meeting place for religious dissenters, for the local witches coven, or just as somewhere for the men folk of Dorking to go to quality test the wine. At several places the galleries and shafts cross cut well shafts from the houses of Rose Hill.
Public tours of Dorking Caves commence on Sunday 9th March and are offered on the second Sunday of the month, until and including November. Full details can be obtained from the Dorking Visitor Information Centre telephone 01306 879327, where reservations must also be made.

British Wildlife Centre
Newchapel
Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6LF
Tel: 01342 834658
Email: British-wildlife.co.uk
Website: www.British-wildlife.co.uk
A specialist collection of 30 species of wild mammals that can be found living in and around Britain. Our aims are simple - conservation through education. From native wild cats to pine martin, buzzards to badgers you can find them here. Our family of badgers have moved to their new home. Experience the feeling of being underground with them and look into their secret world. Watch out for our summer 'badger watch evenings' where you can observe our badgers on their foraging expeditions!
Open to the public on the following days in 2002. From Easter open every Sunday and Bank Holiday until the end of October and every day (except Mondays) throughout school holidays. During these times there is no need to book, simply turn up between 10 am - 5 pm.

Epsom Common A large area of grass and woodland between Epsom and Malden Rushett with ponds very popular with anglers.

Leith Common Leith Hill
National Trust property near Coldharbour, mostly woodland with a number of footpaths leading to the hill which, with its 18th century Tower, is the highest point in S.E.England. Enquiries (01306) 711774.

Hurtwood Common Hurtwood Control
This organization manages several areas of privately owned forest and heathland covering a total of about 4000 acres west of Holmbury St Mary. Large areas of pine woods are interspersed with a network of footpaths and bridleways accessed from a dozen or so car parks. There are excellent views from Holmbury Hill and Pitch Hill.

Winkworth Arporetum Winkworth Arboretum
Garden Description: An arboretum in a beautiful part of Surrey. It has more of the character of a woodland garden than a tree collection. The soil is dry and sandy. Cedars, maples, rhododendrons, azaleas and bluebells grow well. There are two lakes at Winkworth Arboretum from which the water flows to Bramley House. Gertrude Jekyll lived there as a girl and used to walk through these woods before they were planted with exotics (c1938) by Dr Wilfrid Fox. 95 acres
Garden Address: Winkworth Arboretum, Hascombe Road, Godalming, Surrey, England, GU8 4AD, 01483 208 477.
Directions for Visiting: Winkworth Arboretum is 2 miles south east of Gadalming, on the east side of the B2130
Opening Dates and Times:
All year Daily:Open dawn to dusk

Polesden Lacey National Trust 1820s remodelled Regency villa with a collection of paintings, furniture, porcelain and silver. Near Dorking. House, garden, grounds, shop, restaurant and landscaped walks open to the public. Enquiries (01372) 458203.

Frensham Ponds National Trust property straddling the A287 at Frensham. The Great Pond and the Little Pond are separated by Frensham Common. Anglers and sailors use the popular Great Pond

OTHER PLACES OF INTEREST
Heathlands
Albury Park
Waverley Abbey
Loseley House
Claremont House
Claygate Bird Sanctuary
Epsom Golf Course
River Wey
River mole
Anstiebury Camp
Epsom Race course
Epsom Downs