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All the United Kingdom England Surrey

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Surrey

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Surrey, England

Updated August 23, 2022

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Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."
St Cross Chapel at the Mill

Surrey, England

Reigate Heath Windmill

The world's first consecrated windmill.
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Woking, England

'The Martian'

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
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Horsell Common Sandpit

Woking, England

The Sandpit on Horsell Common

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'
1 mile from Surrey
Holy Well of St. John the Baptist

Bisley, England

Holy Well of St. John the Baptist

This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.
3 miles from Surrey
Guildford Lido

Guildford, England

Guildford Lido

This public pool is one of the last remaining lidos of the countless built in the 1930's as public works projects in the United Kingdom.
4 miles from Surrey
The members banking.

Weybridge, England

Brooklands Racetrack Remains

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
4 miles from Surrey
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