Public art & sculpture · London
North Downs
In or near Great Bookham.
North Downs — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
Mike Pennington — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Leatherhead · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit North Downs, the nearest railway station is Leatherhead, located 1.9 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is KT22 9BS, and entry is free.
About
North Downs is a public art located in england-london, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2018
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills and an area of downland in south-east England, that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent. Much of the North Downs comprises two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs): the Surrey Hills and the Kent Downs. The North Downs Way National Trail runs along the North Downs from Farnham to Dover. They form the northern boundary of the Weald, which is correspondingly bounded to the south by the South Downs. The highest point in the North Downs is Botley Hill, Surrey (270 metres (890 ft) above sea level). The County Top of Kent is Betsom's Hill (251 m (823 ft) above sea level), which is less than 1 km from Westerham Heights, Bromley, the highest point in Greater London at an elevation of 245 m (804 ft).
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Worked flints and human and animal remains dating from the Lower Paleolithic, about 400,000 years ago, were discovered at Barnfield Pit near Swanscombe; this provides the earliest evidence of human occupation in the North Downs. It is suggested that human activity at that time coincided with intermittent warm phases during the last glacial period and that continuous occupation of the Downs did not occur until warming after the glaciation. Flint axes have also been found on river terraces at Farnham, on Walton and Banstead Heaths and on the crest of the escarpment above Folkestone. There is considerable evidence of Mesolithic activity in the Surrey Downs through the discovery of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2832, -0.3434
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Parish
- Mole Valley, unparished area
- Postcode
- KT22 9BS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Nearest railway station
- Leatherhead — 1.9 km
Sources
- osm: node/1627652986 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: North Downs (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Downs?
- North Downs is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode KT22 9BS), in the parish of Mole Valley, unparished area.
- What is North Downs?
- North Downs — a public art in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to North Downs?
- The nearest railway station is Leatherhead, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode KT22 9BS.
- Is North Downs a protected site?
- Yes — North Downs is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is North Downs free to visit?
- Yes, North Downs is free to enter.
- How do I get to North Downs?
- The nearest railway station is Leatherhead, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode KT22 9BS.