The most famous legends in Surrey
The Devil's Punch BowlHindhead · FamousThis great hollow is a scoop mark. The Devil grabbed a fistful of Surrey and threw it at a god.
The Fairies' CauldronFrensham · FamousA fairy cauldron in a Surrey church. It was returned late, so the fairies never took it back.
The Silent PoolAlbury · FamousThe water here is so clear it seems unreal. A Victorian novelist gave it a drowned girl and a wicked king.
The Unknown SailorHindhead · FamousA generous stranger, three companions, a lonely road. The stone still tells the story.
Ghosts 2
The Devil 2
Witches 2
Giants 1
Heroes and kings 2
Saints and holy places 2
Customs 3
- Shrove Tuesday FootballDorking · FreeFor one day a year Dorking stopped work and fought itself over a football. Then the county banned it.
- The Lingfield CageLingfield · FreeLingfield built its lock-up against a holy cross. The last prisoner left in 1882.
- The Walton BridleWalton-on-Thames · FreeAn iron muzzle for women who talked too much. Walton even had a rhyme for it.
Mysteries 8
- The Fairies' CauldronFrensham · FreeA fairy cauldron in a Surrey church. It was returned late, so the fairies never took it back.
- Leith Hill TowerColdharbour · FreeIts builder wanted his hill to top a thousand feet. He's been underneath it ever since.
- The Barons' CaveReigate · FreeDid the barons plot Magna Carta in a tunnel under Reigate? It's a great story, and almost certainly not true.
- The Crowhurst YewCrowhurst · FreeKnock on this tree. There's a room inside, and they once found a cannon ball in it.
- The Epsom WellEpsom · FreeThe cattle refused the water. Epsom drank it anyway, and the town's salts went round the world.
- The Tilford OakTilford · FreeA radical rode miles to show his son one tree. He called it the finest he had ever seen.
- The Vanishing RiverMickleham · FreeSome summers this river simply vanishes into the ground and comes back miles away.
- Upside-Down MajorBox Hill · FreeBox Hill's oddest grave. Its owner went in head first, so he would finally be the right way up.