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Arts and CraftsGems in the SurreyHills F"\ Hereat the SurreyHills Society, not warand he usedthe school as his behind onlydo we celebrateand champion thelines planning headquarlers for the Seeyour quality photographs ourbeautiful landscape but also all the D-Daylandings. Many thanks to Nigel usedin our trailer and promotional historygeology Taylor his wonderful andculture and staff. material - enter the that hasdeveloped within these leafy A realtreat awaited us at BelmontSchool competition on page 4. hills.The Arts and Crafts movement had in December.This Prep School was the a realstrong hold here and during the formerhome of EdwinWaterhouse, co- autumnwe hadthe opportunityto visit We areextremely grateful to the founderof PriceWaterhouse, now the two interestingArts and Crafts buildings Headmistress,Mrs Helen Skrine and her largestprofessional services company in with alltheir associated famous visitors husband,John for givingthe Society the world.Another Arts and Crafts gem and residents.The first was the visit anotherdelightful day out in HolmburySt hiddenaway in the SurreyHills, it was to the Grade2* ListedAmesbury Prep Mary with a briskwalk to enjoythe views designedby the famousArts and Crafts School,the only school Edwin Lutyens at LeithHill, followed by warming mince architectGeorge Edward Street and still designed,in ,near the Devils piesand mulled wine back at theschool, containsa lot of the or ginalfeatures Punchbowl. includingsome delightful William Morris And finally,a littlebit of literaryhistory TheHeadmaster, Nigel Taylor gave us a tapestriesand tiles. Waterhouse himself Holmbury5t Maryis believed to be the fascinatingtalk about the historyof the appearsto be a realcharacter, choosing basisfor thefictional village of Summer schooland one of itsfamous visitors, to walkthe 6 or so milesto Dorkingto Streetin "A Roomwith a View". lts a FieldMarshall in WW 2, 1stViscount catchthe trainto Londoneach day but authorEM Forster was a longstanding Montgomeryof Alamein.Monty's son havinghis servants bring the carriage residentin neighbouringAbinger wasa borderat theschool durinq the behindhim in casehe gottiredl Hammer.

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RegisteredCharity number 1125532 Herewe are, of the SurreyHills AONB Board) and sort our editor,Diane Cooper, for the past threeyears allthe admin,ably supported by our two years,which hassaved the Society on fromthe co-ordinatorJune Robinson. I cannot a significantamount of moneyand creationof this mentioneveryone here by namebut volunteertime. Thank you Ringwayfor a Societyand look thankyou allso muchfor allyou do. fantasticjob. wherewe have in discussionwith the gottol Well Thissuccess would not havebeen We arecurrently possible visionand energies SurreyHills AONB Board about some firstly,we are withoutthe projects stillhere!Many of ourformer Chairman, Neil Maltby, conservation and we aredoing work with the Wood companiesand who stooddown in Octoberat our AGM. someexciting grateful FuelsGroup in promotingsustainable charitiesdon't We areall very for the time and put products, you will know makeit through effortthat he has into this Society wood which as patience of his Surreyhas in abundance.lf you have thosefirst critical andto the andsupport you will the yearsand yet we wife Janeand their two lovelydaughters- ideaswhich think benefit do get in havemanaged allof whom aremembers and volunteers. SurreyHills and the Society with me I look to jumpthat We aredelighted that Neilhas agreed to touchto discussthem and forward you one of our firsthurdle. We standas our first Presidentof the Society to seeing all at in 2012.lt promises nownave a and we lookforward to President'sDay manyevents to be laterin the yearwhere Neil has organised an excitingyear and we certainlyhave a fantasticband of volunteersand havea an excitingtrip to EpsomDowns Race packedprogramme of events. full andtooical calendar of eventsfor our Coursefor a realinsiders look at oneof Pleasecontinue to members,thanks to MarkRichards and 'stop sports. supportus. all hisvolunteers. Due to anothergroup of dedicatedvolunteers led by KenBare, I would liketo thankall our members we now havea good presenceacross who havevolunteered at manyof our the Countyat allthe summerevents activitiesand also for supportingall and festivalsand are now a recognised our events.We couldnot havedone featureof manyof the localshows. it withoutyou. I alsodon't havethe spaceto thankall the affiliatedbusiness All thisgood work would not be possible memberswho havehelped us with withouta strongpair of handsback at generousdonations and support but I the officemanaging everything and this mustthank Ringway. who havebeen hasbeen expertly handled by Richard the SurreyCounty Council Highways Pittsand his loyalband of volunteers contractorsup until recently.They have who comeevery week to our officeat verykindly provided graphic design and WarrenFarm Barns (by kind permission orintof thisnewsletter in liaisonwith

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@ :!ii r,-*',' i'i i i ii "i9 RegisferedChority number 1125532 Updatefrom the SurreyHills AONB office SurreyHills Wight, KentDowns, New Forest.North Wessex Festival Overheadcables af.: Downs,South Downs and the SurreyHills. To Wotton that aresoon . promotethe projecta new website TheOlympic road cycling to be undergroundi www.our-land.co.uk hasbeen created racethrough Surrey on to oromotesustainable tourism businesses. theweekend of 28 and Visitorscan use the newwebsite to find and 29)uly is probably the one booktheir next holiday; browsing specific Olympicevent that the regionsand accommodation preferences or by publiccan genuinely watch viewingsuggested itineraries themed around livewithout the need seasonsand activities, as well as reading about for exoensivetickets or a the sights,sounds and smells that makethe televisionscreen. differentlandscapes so distinct.The project BoxHill is one of the places waslaunched in the SurreyHills by Countryfile on the routeexpected to Undergroundingof presenterKate Humble and JeremyHunt, drawhuge crowds and ElectricitySupplies Secretaryof Statefor Culture,Media and theSurrey Hills AONB in Sport.Jeremy comments; partnershipwith Denbies Thanksto the effortsof DaveSymonds, "l am a big fan of the Surrey Hills, they are WineEstate is organising LandscapeOfficer for SurreyCounty Council, absolutelybreathtaking and we need to be a festivalof Surreywine, fundingwas agreed for a further3 sites,all encouragingdomestic tourism. I hope people beerand food. lt olans on the Wotton Estate.The schemes at Leith will rememberme for my interestin domestic to showcasethe bestof Hilland PainshillFarm. Hascombe should be tourism as it is much the most sustainableform ourlocal produce and undertakenin 2012.This represents another of tourism in termsof carbon emissionsand entertainmentso that f250,000investment in the SurreyHills with it helpsto sustainthe countryside.It creates visitorscan carry on moreschemes being planned with landowners jobs and prosperityand canbe life enjoyingthemselves once andfarmers. an absolute blood for the community.We are incredibly the peletonhas completed - lucky with our countryside. lt defines us and I itsnine circuits of Box Our Land Regional am thrilled to give my support to thisproject." Hillvia the TigZag and SustainableTourism continuedthe race.There Decluttering willbe Denbies wine and a Project. varietyof Surreybeers, hog TheSurrey Hills Highway Working Group is roasts.strawberry teas and developinga prolectabout new thinking muchmore. on ruraltraffic management and enhancing countrylanes and villages. A pilotproject has Entryfor thiscommunity beendrawn up for ShamleyGreen which has eventwill befree. The beenagreed by thevillage association and the Festivalstarts at 1lam on parishcouncil. In the meantime.discussions Saturday28 Julyand continuewith SurreyHighways and the new theDenbies train will be contractoLMay Gurney, about a scheduleof on handto ferryvisitors ratesfor the SurreyHills Design Guide and backand forth. Roads arrangementsfor commissioningworks for will beclosed to carsbut traditionalSurrey Hills finger posts and village thevineyard is within easy signs. walkingdistance of Box Launchof theOur Land Project in theSurrey Hills Hill,West Humble and (photoshows from left RobFairbanks, Surrey The Directoris working with Protected Dorkingrailway stations HillsAONB DiredoL Chris Reynolds, Chairman of Landscapescolleagues and the European andaccessible by cycle KentDowns, leremy Hunt ME KateHumble, Nick Managerat SurreyCounty Council to lookat track. JohansenAONB Directorfrom the KentDowns and the possibilityof securingInterreg funding to JustinFrancis from ResponsibleTravel.) promotebest practice and take fonrrardcase Theeyes of theworld will studies. beon Surreythat weekend A MAJORnew initiativeurging people to andthe festival will bea reconnectwith theirlocal landscapes was fantasticadvertisement for 'Our launchedat the endof October. Land' allthat is special about our unitesand celebratesthe nine orotected countrysideand especially landscapesin the SouthEast region - the theSurrey ldills. firsttime such a collaborationhas been Keepan eye on our created.More than a thirdof the SouthEast websitefor further is officiallyclassified as ProtectedLandscape - informationas the date this consistsof two NationalParks and seven orawsnear. Areasof OutstandingNatural Beauty (AONB); the Chilterns,Cotswolds, High Weald, lsle of De-cluttering project in Albury - removal of metal signs www.surreyh i Ilssociefy.org $otnGWAt SocietyPhoto Competition Wewant to seeyour favourite pictures of [email protected] with butthese and a far largernumber will the SuneyHills. Our promotional trailer yourname and membership number. alsohave their pictures printed and needsa newdisplay for the2012 season Pleaseidentify the locationof the picture. displayedwithin our trailer to beseen by andwe wouldlike to useyour photos Photosmay be colour or black& white the public. to showthe area through our members andshould be a minimumof 1MB(and Closingdate for entriesis 31 March eyes. preferablyaround 3MB) in size.The 2O12.By entering, you agree that Totake part, all you need to do issend entrieswill bejudged by a teamincluding the SurreyHills Society may use the yourphotos - a mdximumof 3 per membersof a localphotographic society. photographsin anyof itsactivities and member- to ourspecial email address Thetop 3 entrieswill gaina smallprize oublications.

Volunteersat NorburyPark ln theAutumn of 2011, removed,ground was levelled our formerChairman (Neil and holeswere dug for the Maltby)started developing supportingposts - supplied olansto relocateour by Norburysawmill. The oromotionaltrailer to a postswere liftedinto position securebut moreaccessible. andfixed in olacethen a covered,location. Thanks to frameworkof panelsupports SurreyWildlife Trust, we were was nailedonto them to allow offereda siteat NorburyPark for the roof fitting at a later but we would needto create date. Bydusk, the hardwork our own shelter. had beencomoleted to the satisfactionof everyone. At aroundthe sametime, the Societywas approachedby Didthe volunteersenjoy rhw SolicitorsLLP of themselves?Well they al who were investigating stillhad smiles on theirfaces opportunitiesfor their staffto at the endof the dayand a havea teamday working on follow-uoletter from them a localproject. hasalready asked if they can do somemore work with us Inspiration- how about nextyear! Thankyou to all gettingthe Solicitorsto help our rhw volunteersfor a job with the siteclearance and well done. erectionof the shelter? rhw seemedkeen so Neil developeda designand obtainedthe materials,ln lateNovember our intreoid groupof volunteers descendedon NorburyPark, nearLeatherhead to out rhw the planinto practice. lvy wascleared, rubbish was solicitors

RegisteredChority number 1125532 Winelandsof the SurreyHills Recently,Professor Richard Selley of beingre-planted with warmerFrench lmperialCollege gave us a fascinating varieties,particularly those used in the talk aboutSurrey vineyards, ancient and productionof champagne.As global modern.He began by recountingthat warmingcontinues, by 2080the Surrey the Romansplanted substantial vineyards Hillswill be ableto producewine from hot acrossEngland, but that therewas only climategrape varieties such as Merlotand one hyper-tentativesite in the SurreyHills Viognier.Large areas of southernEngland, at Bagden.Viticulture collapsed in the however.will be too hot for viticulture. DarkAges, but was quicklyre-established Much moreinformation on thistooic can bythe NormanConquest and flourished be found in Richard'sbook: Ihe winelands throughoutthe MedievalWarm Period. of Britain:past, present & prospectiveto Oneof the bestknown medieval vineyards orderfrom in Surreyis in the groundsof theold www.winelandsof britain.co.uk or Archbishopof Canterbury'sPalace at ourchasedfrom DenbiesWine Estate. Croydon.During the Littlelce Age of the Re-launch of the 'l 15thto mid 9th centuriesviticulture only Richardis also a survivedin south-eastEngland. There strongsupporter GreensandWay wereseveral notable examples of the of MoleValley LastOctober Surrey Ramblers and periodin Surrey,especially at Painshill Geological SurreyCounty CouncilS Countryside Park,Cobham, and Deepdene, Dorking. Societybased in divisioncelebrated the re-launchof the With the startof the IndustrialRevolution Dorkingwhose Surreysection of the GreensandWay warm period,viticulture was re-established talksand events longdistance route at LeithHillTowel acrosslarge parts of Englandand Wales. programme nearDorking. Ramblers volunteers and includesa number Countrysideand Rights WayOfficers Over10% of England'swine comesfrom of of localthemes haveworked together for 18months on vineyardsin the SurreyHills - mainlyfrom which maybe of thisproject to survey,repair and install a Denbiesbut increasinglyfrom other,more interestto our new recentlyplanted, vineyards. In the last GWwaymark along the 55 milesof members.Further details found footpaths centurySurrey vineyards were planted canbe andbridleway in Surreyand ontheir website at www.radix.demon. to publishnew downloadable maps at with coolclimate grape varieties such as co.uUdendronlmvgsl www.surreycc. gov.u Ugreensandway. Riesling.NoW howeve4vineyards are TheNational Trust opened the Tower especiallyfor theoccasion and invited LovelaceBridges Revisited gueststo climbthe tower and enjoy theviews that extend from the skyline In March2009, a groupfrom the Society bythe lateDes Hollier and other helpers of Londonin onedirection to thesouth weretreated to a guidedtour of the newly from HorsleyCountryside Preservation coastin the other. developedLovelace Bridges Trail on the Society(HCPS) including our own very hillsabove East Horsley. A highlightof this strongsupporter; Peter Hattersley. HCPS Thewhole route, originally devised by walk wasa viewingof StonyDene Bridge fundedcompletion of the restorationby the Ramblersin the 1980s,is 108miles whichwas then undergoingrestoration Crowzonwith additionalfinancial support longand stretches across the southern worK. from SurreyHistoric Buildings Trust. halfof Surreyfrom ending at Hamstreetnear Ashford in Kent.ThereS a In November201 I, ChrisHoward It was Peterwho organisedthis recent newleaflet (sponsored by the Ramblers) (incomingSHS Chairman) and Ken Bare event- ablyassisted by AndrewNorris availablefrom Warren Farm giving (SHSTrustee) were amongst a smallgroup who hadacted as technical advisor to informationon the newmaos. invitedto witnessthe Mavorof Guildford the pro.1ect.Congratulations to allwho leadinga celebrationto markthe wereinvolved in this projectwhich was In Surreythe routestarts at Haslemere, passes completionof work on StonyDene Bridge. describedby Andrew as an "Exemplar the Devil'sPunchbowl at Restorationof the LovelaceBridqes" Hindhead,traverses the mainSurrey Muchof the restorationwas undertaken Hillsat Hambledon,Pitch Hill, Holmbury HillandLeith Hill before descending to Dorking,and eastwards to , Bletchingley,and on intoKent just beyondLimpsfield. The Way takes its namefrom the layersof sandstonein whichis found the gre€n coloured mineralglauconite. Lookout for ourevent thiscoming September 'Walkingthe GreensandWay' pidure 2009 Visit courtesyPeter Denyer 201 1 Celebrationpicture couftesy organisedby one Andrew Norris of ourmembers, GrahamButler. www.surreyh i I lssociety.org FromSeed to Sawmill:the fulfillinglife of a tree

"They'recutting down treesagain!" is naturalironstone and abundance of an understandableexclamation by Surrey locallyproduced timber charcoal, until residents,as trees they have known and thediscovery of the moreefficient lovedfrom their childhood are being coalin the Midlands stole the business felled.After all. Surrey is known for its fromus and we wentback to being trees.being the mostwooded county agricultural,utilising the hammer ponds in Englanddespite its relatively large for watercressoroduction ! population."You can't see the houses FirstWorld War, the for thetrees" is a gooddescription of our Afterthe hugetimber demand for mines attractivecounty. andindustrial regrowth led to Butlet3 look at it in a widercontext. One thefounding of the Forestry of the mosteffective ways of looking Commission,and the planting afteryour garden is to pruneyour plants of quick-growingsoftwood andtrees and shrubs to ensurevigorous treesin the 30s,40s and 50s. groMh,and if theydie or gettoo big Muchplanting was on unused andugly, you remove them and replace heathlandthat arose because the themwith something more suitable. That demandfor greaterefficiency isexactly what happened to treesand infarming had led to the hedgerowsin thecountryside over the abandonmentof heathland centuries. grazing. Similarly, traditionally grazed Theproblem is, very little woodland downlandbecame unused, leading to the invasionof treesand shrubsonto managementhas taken place since the with wide SecondWorld War, due to the reduced theseformerly open areas their views.Unfortunately, the demandfor demandfor naturalwood products softwoodtimber fell awayin the 50sand andthe importof cheapand more 60s,so manyof our formerheathland exotictimber used for furniture making. areasbecame dark, dank forbidding Consequently,we havebecome less places,with virtuallyno wildlife.The usedto seeingwoodland management be for a lot of Surrey in action.For centuries, the Surrey samecan said woodlandswhich becameovergrown, Wealdwas a greatproducer of timber with littlelight getting in andthen for houses,furniture, agricultural tools becomingused as dumping grounds.a andequipment, and there are stories of timbertrucks having to beabandoned More recently,there has been a greater duringthe winter months as they stuck in understandingof the needto look after thewet clayand sandy lanes! The regular woodsand, afterselective tree felling has supplyof goodhardwood timber to our takenplace, the sunshine,the bluebells shipyardsensured the dominance of the and the birdsongstart to reappear. BritishNavy. And as the name "Abinger Fortunately,like heathen bluebell seeds Hammer"suggests, the "lndustrial remainin the groundfor manydecades Revolution"started here, utilising the andwill flourish again given the right conditions,as can all wildlife. lf we want to keepour belovedSurrey lookingbeautiful, then responsible tree managementis essential. Alan Oakley Director of Norbury Park Wood Products ghsurreyHills WoodFair 2012

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seewhy. Theroad surface fivemillion litres of treated i Workto removethe otd A3 of the recentlyclosed 43 has water.The facility, close to beenremoved and the area the NationalTrust Devil's isbeing re-graded as the Punchbowl,will ensure first stepof returningit to drinkingwater supplies heathland.The re-contourinq aremaintained to 12.500 isall being done using customersin the Hindhead, materialfrom within the area Grayshottand Bramshott to avoidintroducing "foreign" area. speciesand when complete, As thevarious Hindhead will be re-sownwith heather projectscome to fruitionthe seedcollected locally. areawill, hopefully,become Withinthe heartof identifiedas a vibrantSurrey Hindhead,major works are Hillsdestination with stunning modifyingroad layouts to views,peaceful surroundings reflectthe changedtraffic anda thrivingcommunity TheHindhead tunnel is now lf youvisit the NationalTrust flows.Planning proposals spirit. openand rapidly becoming carpark and lookfrom the areappearing which aim to a facilitywhich is taken for viewpoint,you will noticea replacesome of the empty grantedby travellers.The lot of changes.Large scale propertieswith private SurreyHills Society has held treeclearance has been accommodation,commu nity annualvisits to the areaand undertaKento openup facilitiesand enhancements to the constructionsite over the viewsagain. There are to the visitorexperience at recentyears so it was with no longerlines of trucks the DevilsPunchbowl. Over interestthat a significant and heavytraffic along the time,these and other changes numberof usused the eye-line- asused to be the shouldall support the tunnelto getto ourAGM at casewhen the former43 rejuvenationof the area. AmesburySchool recently. was in use.The continual Thetunnel has been a vast backgroundnoise from the At the sametime as the projectand it is easyfor the vehicleshas also disappeared. tunneldevelopment works, travellerto assumethat, At present,there is the sound SouthEast Water has followingthe opening,the of heavyconstruction traffic completeda f2m projectto work iscomplete. Nothing and,walking from the car securelocal water supplies. couldbe furtherfrom the parkalong the bywaywhich Theyhave built a new storage Societymembers truth. wasthe "old 43". onecan reservoircapable of holding visitingthe area

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at work, I thought thiswould be a good and contributingto the creationof a way to keepmy mind activeand give new membershipgift packto be sold me somevital adult contact. at events,shows and speciallyselected outlets. I havealso enjoyed a few days Growingup in Farnham,I haveenjoyed representingthe Societyat localshows, ryclingand walking in andaround the which is a greatway to meet like- SurreyHills from a youngage and so mindedpeople. had a naturalinterest in promotingthis specialarea for othersto enjoy. I a m now backat work threedays a week and enjoyspending time the rest I had beeninvolved with manycharities of my time with my daughter. beforeas an auditorand appliedfor the role.I was immediatelystruck by the I am alwayslooking for new places to visitin the SurreyHills, particularly Shortlyafter the birth of my daughter. enthusiasmof all thoseinvolved in the dayto dayoperation of the Societyand buggyand child-friendlyoutdoor spaces I cameacross an advertisementfor a (see page planned was madeto feelvery welcome. back for event for 18 FinanceDirector for the Society.I was August). I try to take part in as many alreadyvolunteering for anotherlocal My currentactivities for the Society walksand talksas oossibleso I look charity,Talk, but as I was not yet back includemaking submissions for grants forwardto meetingmore of you soon. www.surreyhiI lssociety.org $o,ncwAe (l r\.

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TuesdaylTApril Thursday6 September BeatrixPotter - A Scientistin Surrey:talk President'sDay - A visit to EpsomDowns atWestHorsleyVillage Hall.During the 1890s, andRacecourse with the opportunity to visit a Beatrixhad the ambition to bea scientist Trainers'Yard. andcame to West Horsley, to stay with her September favouriteuncle, to escapefrom her domineering Walkingthe GreensandWay - datesto be family,but also for top scientific advice. Fenella confirmed Hanisonwill tell (with pictures) how she and thelocal historian ofthe village found all this Saturday6 October Wednesday8 February out- almostby accident - over 20 years ago. A Dayin the Country"Buckland from Talkon Shamley Green Woods at Wonersh 1000to 2000"a villagehistory walk around Saturday12 May Pavilion.Patrick Mannix will present an Bucklandwith Duncan Ferns plus coffee, lunch A Dayin the Country- a guidedwalk illustratedtalk about the issues of managinga andvisits to the Windmill and Sandpit woodin Suney, including his 800 year old holly aroundHeadley plus lunch then a visitto the '13 wood.(See also guided walk on 9 June.) SurreyWildlife Trust site at NowerWood. Saturday October Grainand Vine Tour at DenbiesWine Friday8 Juneat 7 pm Saturday3 March Estate.Bacon butty on anival then vineyard private A talkby Councillor Ted Howard on the mural in A tourof SurreyHistory Centre in 'Ladder grapepicking. The 360' film experience willbe presentations ChaldonChurch of the of Salvationof Wokingwith fromJanet Nixon, 'Purgatory followedby a buffetlunch with tutored wine theHuman Soul'together with and SeniorHeritage Projects 0fficer and David tasting,brewery tour and tasting. Williams,Finds Liaison Officer for Suney and Hell'.This will be followed by a presentationon EastBerkshire. theadjacent 14c Chaldon Court by its owner Saturday20 October MadelineHutchins and tours of the house. AGMBocketts Farm - a workingfamily farm Friday16 March setin beautifulcountryside onthe slopes of the Saturday9 June A talkat Shalfordon the restoration of the NorthDowns near Leatherhead. AGM followed Guidedwalk around Shamley Green Woods SurreySection of theWey and Arun €anal byHarvest Supper inthe Oid Barn. byPatrick Mannix, followed by lunch at the Monday26 March localoub A dayexclusively forSurrey Hills Society membersto enjoya cookerydemonstration of July- dateto come dishesusing local Suney produce inthe Taste Talkon Surrey Hills AONB - Updateby Rob of Surreykitchens in Peaslake,deep in the FairbanksatWarren Farm Barns. - SuneyHills to befollowed by lunch with wine. Wednesday25 July FamilyRamble at PolesdenLacey Wednesday15 August Comeand ioin Anexclusive evening visit to the gardens of PratshamGrange by kind permission ofthe in with one 0f owners,Alan and Felicity Comber. This 4-acre gardenwith excellent views of the Surrey Hills oar everrts hasbeen created around the late Victorian houseover the last five years. Thursdayl2April Saturday1 8 August Anexclusive visit to thegardens of Munstead AfternoonEasy Access Trail walk from Woodhas been arranged bykind permission MargeryWood, Reigate to ColleyHill with time ofthe ownert Sir Robert and Lady Clark. The formembers' own picnic break to enjoythe 10 acresof restoredgardens include woodland, views. swathesof springflowers, sunken rockery Saturday25 August shrubberyand topiary box. The present owners' A walkacross Reigate Heath from the restorationhasretained Gertrude Jekvll's qenius SkimmingtonCastle for a guidedvisit to forplanting and deslgn. ReigateCaves.

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