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

Updated June 16, 2025

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Leith Hill Tower

Gothic tower where Lord Alfred Tennyson wrote the poem "The Sleeping Beauty."

Surrey, England

Reigate Heath Windmill

The world's first consecrated windmill.

Surrey, England

Reigate Tunnel

First road tunnel in England.

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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.'

0 miles from Surrey

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

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, 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

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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Surrey

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

Updated June 16, 2025

Unusual Attractions in Surrey

Surrey, England

Leith Hill Tower

Surrey, England

Reigate Heath Windmill

Surrey, England

Reigate Tunnel

Woking, England

'The Martian'

Woking, England

The Sandpit on Horsell Common

Bisley, England

Holy Well of St. John the Baptist

Guildford, England

Guildford Lido

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