Box Hill is a summit of the North Downs in Surrey, approximately 31 km (19 mi) south-west of London. The hill gets its name from the ancient box woodland found on the steepest west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole. The western part of the hill is owned and managed by the National Trust, whilst the village of Box Hill lies on higher ground to the east. The highest point is Betchworth Clump at 224 m (735 ft) above OD, although the Salomons Memorial overlooking the town of Dorking is the most popular viewpoint.
Box Hill viewed from the south. Photograph taken from Betchworth Park Golf Course.
St Andrew's Church, Box Hill village
Prudential Ride-London 100: Amateur cyclists ascending the Zig Zag Road (July 2016)
Ancient pollarded beech tree between the Viewpoint and the Donkey Green.
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. 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.
The North Downs near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone
Geology of the South East, chalk is light green (6)
The exposed chalk workings of the former Betchworth Quarry on the south-facing scarp slope of Box Hill.
Lady orchids growing in calcareous woodland and scrub, Denge Wood.