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All the United Kingdom England Woking

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Woking

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

Updated October 3, 2022

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The sculpture.

Woking, England

'The Martian'

An enormous alien invades Woking, England, as an homage to the H.G. Wells classic 'The War of the Worlds.'
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.'
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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 Woking
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 Woking
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 Woking
The last surviving semaphore tower.

Cobham, England

Chatley Heath Semaphore Tower

This five-story sentinel is the sole surviving semaphore tower in Britain.
5 miles from Woking
The private residence where Dodgson and his sisters once lived

Guildford, England

The Chestnuts

The author of Alice in Wonderland spent his final years at this whimsical Victorian home.
5 miles from Woking
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