Silent Pool
Nature · A clear spring-fed chalk lake at the foot of the North Downs, with a viewing platform and a walkway round the water.
Shere
A Surrey Hills village of timber-framed cottages on the Tillingbourne stream, below the North Downs.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 1 h 36 min by train · 1 h 43 min by car
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Time there: 2–4 h to see all 4 places
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Must-see places
Newlands Corner
Nature · A chalk-ridge viewpoint on the North Downs Way, looking south across the Weald to the South Downs.
Lower Street
Old streets · The lane of timber-framed and brick cottages at the heart of the village, in the conservation area that holds most of Shere's listed buildings.
St James' Church
Church · A Grade I listed church, mostly 12th to 14th century, that still holds the window and squint of a medieval anchoress's cell.
Quick facts
The village's lanes and timber-framed cottages have been a film set for decades, appearing in The Holiday and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.
Silent Pool, a spring-fed chalk lake with a blue opalescent tint and a legend about King John, is a short way along the A25.
Gomshall station is under a mile away, and the North Downs Way, the Pilgrims' Way and a streamside walk along the Tillingbourne all start on the doorstep.
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