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The Surrey Hills Society has received a ‘Sharing Heritage’ grant of £6,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an exciting new project which will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Read on! →

“Thank you for a lovely morning at Denbies Hillside! We never knew it was there, but will be visiting the area again soon. Rob was very informative about the work of the National Trust in that area, as well as Read on! →

More that 50 happy Society members visited historical Guildford with the Chairman Chris Howard under the burning sun. Many hidden ‘gems’ and unknown stories were discovered during the day! Chris just knows how to create a fascinating and memorable event. Read on! →

Fabulous day out exploring the sounds of the Surrey Hills around Guildford on Sunday 4th June’s free walk with the Surrey Hills Society.  Ali Clarke from Surrey Hills Arts, along with sound artist Neil Cahoon, led a fascinating walk along Read on! →

“Despite a lifetime in Surrey, I knew nothing of the history of this lost estate with its tunnels and wonderful architectural features.” “Beautiful views and so much history.  A real hidden gem.” “Thank you SHS! Yet another really interesting event.” Read on! →

“The feedback is very positive; interesting and useful course. Thank you very much!” “I want to travel more and walk in other countries and needed to understand how to read maps.”

The first picture shows Dominic North, who works on behalf of Croydon Council for conservation of the Happy Valley area of chalk grassland that we’re in, he also does public events like this on their behalf but turned up for SHS Read on! →

Excellent visit to a beautiful garden, full of magnificent water features, sculptures and luscious flowers on a gloriously sunny day! Very interesting and informative tour with the head gardener, John, with history of both the house and garden – the owners, Read on! →

A group of enthusiast Society walkers enjoyed the stunning views and glorious sunshine this Sunday between Dorking and Leatherhead. A big thank you to walk leaders Diane and Pete! “Loved the walk – really pretty, interesting walk with only one Read on! →

A big thank you for the GASP people for inviting us and presenting us their project! What an interesting and great thing for those young lads to be involved in! We will try and give them as much publicity as Read on! →