Limpsfield Common
Oxted, Tandridge
Photo of Oxted: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Oxted: Stacey Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0
An ancient common on the Greensand Ridge with heathland, beech woods and a stretch of old Roman road, once used by commoners for grazing and collecting stone and firewood. Its open, mostly flat spaces suit family picnics, and the woods fill with bluebells in spring.
Highlights
- Beech trees around 200 years old
- Bluebells in spring
- Restored Second World War air raid shelter, seen on guided tours
- Greensand Way and Vanguard Way pass through
Good to know
- Dogs are welcome
- Oxted and Hurst Green stations are each about 2 miles away
- The National Trust publishes a map of the common to download
Getting there
Limpsfield Common, Limpsfield, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0TWParking: Several car parks around the common.
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Nearby
Photo: David Anstiss, CC BY-SA 2.0Staffhurst Wood
A quiet ancient woodland near the Kent border, part of a Local Nature Reserve, with a small grassland area and a pond. Three self-guided trails wind through the trees, and the wood is known for its bluebells in spring and colour in autumn.
Photo: Anthony Whitworth, CC BY-SA 3.0Titsey Place and Gardens
A historic estate under the North Downs near Oxted, dating back to the mid-16th century, with a manor house shown by guided tour, a Victorian walled kitchen garden, a rose garden and lakes. Around 500 acres of estate woodland have trails open to walkers outside the summer season too.
Marden Park
A Woodland Trust wood of ancient broadleaved woodland, newer planting and rare chalk grassland high on the North Downs. A waymarked walk leads through, with spring flowers, summer butterflies and strong autumn colour.