#Surrey Hills AONB

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Area of outstanding natural beauty could include... Croydon

Expansion plan: how Natural England is seeking to extend the Surrey Hills AONB, including Croydon open spaces Happy Valley and Farthing Downs Proposals are out for consultation to extend the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty by almost 25,000 acres – and include Happy Valley and Farthing Downs in Croydon. AONBs represent some of England’s most treasured landscapes, whose unique…

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The Darent Valley & The North Downs Way Kent by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: The North Downs are a ridge of chalk hills in south east England that stretch from Farnham in Surrey to the White Cliffs of Dover in Kent.[1] 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.

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What’s to love about Oxted?

There’s so much to love about Oxted! This pretty, historic town famed for its large Arts & Crafts houses, timber framed stucco buildings and bustling high street, is situated at the foot of the North Downs in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB).

Known as a wealthy commuter or “stockbroker belt” town, it was listed in the top twenty richest towns in Britain by the Daily Telegraph in 2011, but has been a favourite of city workers since the railway arrived in 1884 and linked the growing settlement to London and the South Coast. Oxted offers great transport links to the M25, by rail to London Bridge (33 minute direct train) and London Victoria (39 minutes), by Thameslink to St Pancras or Ashford for the Eurostar and direct train services to London Luton and easy access by car to both Gatwick (42 minutes) and Heathrow airports.

Historically, Oxted has always been a convenient stop-off between London and the South Coast, being the site of Roman Roads and ancient routes. Consequently, it also has a good number of lovely old pubs dotted through the old town and nearby settlements of Tandridge, Hurst Green, Limpsfield and Limpsfield Chart.

Mentioned in the Doomsday Book, the ancient Oxted settlement of “Oakstead” (place where oak trees grow) has been around since well before the Middle Ages, with remnants of a Roman Villa at Titsey Place to the east of the town. It is surrounded by beautiful countryside dotted with historic manor houses, farms and many large mansions that have been schools and hospitals or convalescent homes in their past, but have now been converted into fabulous apartments.

Oxted town centre straddles two sides of the railway line – Station Road East and West. It features lovely stucco wood framed buildings and is full of great shops, restaurants and bars, including Cucina Italian, Cattle & Cocktail, Toast Cafe, The Deli and The Ginistry Bar. There’s also a beautifully renovated art deco cinema with cocktail bar and a very popular theatre.

Berkeley Inspiration, Oxted, The Ginstry

There are all the shops and services you need with plenty of excellent hair and beauty salons, clothes boutiques, homes & interiors and several high street banks. For food shopping, there’s also a huge Morrisons and smaller Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Co-op.

If you want to go further afield, then just take a 15-20 minute drive to the lovely shopping towns of Reigate and Sevenoaks as well as being only 35 minutes to Bluewater.

For those of the sporty persuasion, then there are many leisure facilities to keep you in shape, including the Tandridge Leisure Centre with its pool, sauna, gym and fitness classes, football, cricket and hockey clubs. You’ll also find the Limpsfield Club (tennis/squash) and Tandridge and Limpsfield Chart Golf Clubs as well as Oxted’s beautiful Master Park which is home to football, cricket and a small tennis club. Other local amenities include a livery yard and riding stables for equestrians and the local leisure centre with its pool, sauna, steam rooms and gym.

Berkeley Inspiration, Oxted, The Cricket Grounds

It’s also the home of the annual Oxted Beer Festival, a very popular event held every July that allows the locals to sample all the craft beers and ciders brewed in the area and attracts very well-known bands for its live music offering.

Much of the land that surrounds Oxted is National Trust or farmland, and sitting within a designated Green Belt area. It’s a beautiful place to live, with incredible views from many of its higher points, plenty of opportunity for outdoor recreation – walks, riding, cycling and running routes, with lots of very active clubs for both adults and children including the Oxted & Limpsfield Cricket Club that has children’s cricket every Friday evening, Holland Sports and Raw Skills football club.

If you’ve got children or grandchildren, there are some great schools, both state and private together with several outstanding child care and pre-schools.

There’s also lots of clubs and parks to keep the kids entertained, and in the neighbouring area of Limpsfield Chart, you’ll discover a wonderful area – the National Trust’s Homes for Woodland Creatures – created and maintained by volunteers who have made the most amazing circuit of beautifully crafted wooden animal houses, such as Hedgehog Hall and Badgers Run. It’s a superb place for all the family to enjoy.

Berkeley Inspiration, Oxted, The High Street

Constantly changing and developing, while retaining its special character, the town is now home to some beautiful apartments and developments, including Courtyard Gardens in the centre of the town.

Courtyard Gardens offers contemporary living in the historic town, enquire through our website or visit us at Robert Leech office to find out more.

Content source: https://www.robertleech.com/whats-to-love-about-oxted/

[skallywaggerman]

#2/50 - Surrey Hills AONB - 13/01/2024

Solo 10 mile hike, not as enjoyable as some previous walks in the Surrey Hills but an easy one to tick off starting and ending at the doorstep!

(Last 2 photos are from a Sunday walk the day after in another part of the AONB)

[wanderings-of-alan-and-caz]

Happy Valentines Day Caz! I wouldn’t want to see the world with anyone else! Love you! 🥰♥️ #valentinesday #travelcouple #travelcouples #travelcommunity #travelcouplelife #travelcouplegoals #travelcoupleinspiration #vanlifecommunity #vanlifecouple #vanliving #vanconversion #husbandandwifetravels #seetheworld #hiking #exploring #travelgram #coupleselfie #couplespics #instatravel #diycampervan #traveladdict #travelblog #travellife #exploringeurope #adventure #vanlifeexplorers #traveltheworld #adventure #exploretheworld #vanlife #housesitting (at Surrey Hills AONB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cooqw3MocGb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The National Trusts (like the National Parks in the US) have their own ink stamps to mark your visit! I’ve been doing my best to get them wherever we go! * * Box Hill and River Mole was low due to the high and dry temperatures England has been having. It was an incline all the way back up, the stairs were being maintenanced, and the view was lovely! * * If you don’t want to walk up or down, there’s parking at the Stepping Stones at the bottom and Zig Zag Lane gets you up to the top where there’s an epic view, little cafe, a booth with postcards and if you ask for the inking stamp they’ll dig it out, and if you are really looking for something quite hilarious there’s an American themed Western restaurant. * * * #boxhill #steppingstones #boxhillsurrey #aonb #nationaltrust #nationaltrustuk #england #uk #surrey #travels #traveling #nature #travelphotography #tadworth (at Box Hill, Surrey) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgq0AeVKB37/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[naturalexplorer]

Back home for a week and taking the chance to check the green of the Surrey Countryside before heading off to Svalbard at the end of May. Will be the first time in 3 years thanks to the pandemic and looking forward to the Arctic scenery. In the meantime soaking up the countryside at its greenest in late Spring/early Summer after my time on the St. Lawrence river and Great Lakes. Spring was just beginning, in mid May with green leaves just starting to appear. So Surrey and the Surrey Hills looked so green on my return. Did you know we can see more hues of green than any other colour! #spring #greencountryside #surreyhills #leithhill #box hill #Holmwood #surreyhillsaonb (at Surrey Hills AONB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd9OqHaDWyZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Ethan found a rare pokemon @neildyermtb (at Surrey Hills AONB)

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Oak House, Littleworth Common Road, Esher

Oak House, Littleworth Common Road, London Home, Surrey Real Estate, English Architecture Photos

Oak House in Esher Surrey

12 Aug 2021

Design: Alcantara Evans Architects

Location: Littleworth Common Road, Esher, Surrey, KT10, southeast England, UK

Oak House in Esher, Surrey

The Oak House is a substantial 3 storey detached house on a large plot accessed from a private road, adjacent to Littleworth Common in Esher. The client brief required the rationalisation of the existing layout of the house at the rear in the form of a new open plan space to accommodate a kitchen/dining/living area, along with a new independent access directly from the front of the property linked with a boot room, larger utility room, pantry, cloak and wine cellar.

The project involved the removal of the existing traditional rear conservatory along with a number of small outbuildings at the side of the property in order to accommodate the new extension at the side and rear of the house. The new side extension provides the space to reconfigure the existing access into the kitchen from the hall via a new lobby accommodating a feature glazed floor spiral wine cellar. This new circulation space provides access into a bootroom, cloakroom, WC and utility and forms a secondary externally access to the front of the property allowing independent without needing to pass through the more formal entrance hallway of the existing house.

Architecturally the challenge of the project was to sympathetically link the new modern extension both visually and spatially with the traditional formal style of the existing house whilst at the same time maximising light intake and establishing a stronger relationship between the house and the large well established garden. The project seeks to introduce long views through the house by reconfiguring the existing access between the formal dining room and hallway and introducing a new access between the dining room and kitchen using bespoke 2.3m tall half glazed French doors. Coupled with the extensive use of glass both for the full width sliding rear doors (which feature an open corner) and frameless glass rooflights in the kitchen which form the centre point of the house, maximizing the feeling of light, spaciousness and connectivity with the west facing garden.

The new extension is built in traditional brickwork, matching the colour and detailing of the ground floor brick plinth of the house consolidating the existing impression of solidity and permanence. The ‘Infinity’ detailing of the rear glazing system allows the window frame and any associated curtains/blinds to be concealed from view whilst maximizing light intake and a panoramic view of the garden and skyline.

Oak House in Surrey, England – Building Information

Architects: Alcantara Evans Architects

Project size: 100 sqm Site size: 1600 sqm Completion date: 2019 Building levels: 1

Photography: David Butler

Oak House, Littleworth Common Road, Esher images / information received 120821 from Alcantara Evans Architects

Location: Littleworth Common Road, Esher, Surrey, southeast England, UK

Surrey Properties

Surrey Architecture

Contemporary Surrey Property Designs – a recent architectural selection below:

Hunter’s Moon Design: Paul Archer Design photography : Kilian O’Sullivan Hunter’s Moon House

Wayside House Design: OB Architecture photograph : Martin Gardner, martingardner.com Wayside House in Surrey

The Hidden House, Surrey Hills AONB Architect: AR Design Studio image courtesy of architects office The Hidden House, Surrey Hills AONB

House in Surrey

Surrey Building Designs

New Surrey Architecture

The Boilerhouse for Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Design: Cartwright Pickard photography © Hundven-Clements New Building for Royal Holloway, University of London

Hox Haus, Englefield Green, Egham Design: 74 Architects photography © Ed Kingsland Hox Haus in Egham

The McLaren Production Centre, Woking Design: Foster + Partners picture © McLaren McLaren Production Centre

English Architect

Comments / photos for the Oak House, Littleworth Common Road London design by Alcantara Evans Architects page welcome

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„Najbardziej boimy się nie tego, że jesteśmy do niczego. Najbardziej boimy się tego, że jesteśmy potężni ponad miarę. To nasza jasna – a nie ciemna – strona nas przeraża. Zadajemy sobie pytanie, czy możemy być śmiali, błyskotliwi, piękni, utalentowani i niezwykli. A czyż właśnie tacy nie jesteśmy?“ - Nelson Mandela #adopcja #dzieciecoproste #dziecinstwo #myslime #wspomnienia #rodzina #przyjaznie #podroze #zwiedzamy #anglia #uk #travel #childhood #memories #adoption #kochac #wierzyc #bycsoba #dzialać #darzycdocelu #miećnadzieję #przygody #dzieckowpodrozy #nietuzinkowo #prawdziwie (at Surrey Hills AONB) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0b5YRmFzlb/?igshid=g886pi6vjce9

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Encapsulated Vanda. #vanda #sundaymood #thehouseoforchids #theorchidman #orchidee #animalprint #pinkinmyfeed #orchidworld #orchidpeople (at Surrey Hills AONB)

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Kent High Weald AONB.. by Adam Swaine Via Flickr: An outstanding cultural landscape..A medieval landscape of wooded, rolling hills studded with sandstone outcrops; small, irregular-shaped fields; scattered farmsteads; and ancient routeways. The 1461km2 area covers parts of Kent, Sussex and Surrey at the heart of South East England

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Who would have thought we will end up swimming in a pond today 🏊‍♀️. #ExploringUK #withFamily 💕 (at Surrey Hills AONB) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz3WStphW6Fvz7GAuJdfBX2dGJEn7XnjKXtBio0/?igshid=1sai3f6dcobtb

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Surrey 3 peaks - October 2023 - Surrey Hills AONB

[wanderings-of-alan-and-caz]

Would you rather HIKE or BIKE? 🥾🚲 We’ve been riding around the Surrey Hills today while we are down south housesitting for the week. Caz hates hills on the bike but she smashed it today 👍 🥾🚲🇬🇧 #travelcouple #travelcouples #travelcommunity #travelcouplelife #travelcouplegoals #travelcoupleinspiration #vanlifecommunity #vanlifecouple #vanliving #vanconversion #husbandandwifetravels #seetheworld #hiking #exploring #travelgram #coupleselfie #couplespics #instatravel #diycampervan #traveladdict #travelblog #travellife #exploringeurope #adventure #vanlifeexplorers #traveltheworld #adventure #exploretheworld #vanlife #housesitting #surreyhills (at Surrey Hills AONB) https://www.instagram.com/p/CokZVfIIPlQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Slightly hazy on my location scouting but what a view!!! The path around Ranmore Common was lovely, almost like out of a dream. The train in the valley below was a wonderful touch #ranmorecommon #train #valley #familyphotographysurrey #surreyhills #surreylife #england #January #surreyfamilyphotographer #locationscouting #surrey#englishcountryside #sunset @surreymatters @igerssurrey @surreylifemagazine @walkinguk @shootinglittlestars (at Surrey Hills AONB) https://www.instagram.com/p/BslpRzeF9Ag/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mkgor1iednx