Advertisement
BUY YOUR SPACES HEREPlease, note that tickets must be purchased in advance via the link below. Only buying a ticket on the below website will get you a space on the hike!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hike-17km-jane-austens-box-hill-englands-largest-vineyard-north-downs-tickets-2003349834283
The beauty of Box Hill has inspired many great artists, writers and musicians for hundreds of years. Jane Austen based the picnic scene from ''Emma'' here, George Lambert's famous painting of Box Hill in 1733 (now in the Tate Gallery) and it's even had several songs written about it, the most recent being ''On Box Hill'' by Everything But the Girl. It also inspired the poet Keats and the writer G.K. Chesterton. Come and discover the magic of Box Hill for yourself and see why it’s attracted and inspired so many famous creatives for centuries.
🌟 Highlights
• Hike through the Surrey Hills AONB (422 km²) — one of England’s most beautiful landscapes
• Visit the famous Box Hill viewpoint with far-reaching views over Surrey and Sussex
• Enjoy varied hiking across woodland, downs and the River Mole
• Visit Denbies Wine Estate — England’s largest vineyard and award winner
• Cross the iconic Stepping Stones on the River Mole
• See the twisting Olympic cycle race roads (2012)
Box Hill is located on the North Downs and lies within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is also part of the Mole Gap to Reigate Escarpment Site of Special Scientific Interest. As well as its natural beauty, Box Hill also plays host to a more recent fort built in the 1890s to help defend England from a possible French invasion and a semi derelict folly tower from 1815.
Advertisement
Event venue
London Victoria station, Ee, London, SW1W 9, United Kingdom
Tickets
Discover more events by tag
Hiking in LondonTrekking in LondonWine in LondonHeritage-walk in LondonArt in LondonLiterary-art in LondonTrips-adventures in LondonMusic in LondonSports in LondonFine-arts in LondonEntertainment in London