Denbies Hillside and Ranmore Common
Dorking, Mole Valley
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0
A chalk escarpment above Dorking with views towards Leith Hill, named after John Denby, a 17th-century farmer. The North Downs Way runs along the top past Second World War pill boxes, and Ranmore Common's woods lie across the road.
Highlights
- Wide views over Dorking and the Mole Valley
- Chalkhill blue and adonis blue butterflies in summer
- Pill boxes built in 1940 along the North Downs Way
- Links west to White Down and Hackhurst Downs
Good to know
- Well-controlled dogs are welcome; keep them on leads where livestock graze
- Dog waste bins are just outside the car park
- Dorking West station is about a mile and a half away up a steep track
Getting there
Denbies Hillside and Ranmore Common, Ranmore Common Road, near Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6SRParking: National Trust car park on Ranmore Common Road (JustPark location 80557). There is no phone signal, so set up the app before you arrive. No overnight parking or camping.
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Nearby
Photo: ChrisParkinson, CC BY-SA 3.0Polesden Lacey
The Edwardian country retreat of the society hostess Margaret Greville, set in a 1,600-acre estate of downland and ancient woodland with views across to Ranmore Common. The ground-floor rooms hold her collection of paintings, ceramics and French furniture, and the gardens include a walled rose garden and long herbaceous borders.
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre
A volunteer-run local history museum telling the story of Dorking from the Cretaceous period to the present. Displays include local chalk fossils with a large dinosaur tail, Wedgwood pottery from Leith Hill Place and the six Dorking people who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620.
Photo: Cjc13, CC BY-SA 3.0Denbies Wine Estate
A large single-estate vineyard on the slopes of the North Downs outside Dorking, with a visitor centre, wine shop, restaurants and an art gallery. Visitors can take a guided cellar tasting or a vineyard train tour, or walk the 7 miles of public footpaths through the vines.