![Drawing of "Whitley" [SIC: Witley?]. Offered for sale by Abbott and Holder in December 2021, when it was described as part of "Seven Surrey (and environs) drawings; Loxley bridge, Dunsfold, Pickhurst, Whitley, Keplins, Marle(?) Bridge, Chiddingfold. Pencil. c.1820. Numbered. Provenance: Sketchbook inscribed in the frontispiece by the artist ‘James Bourne, 7 Somerset Street, Portman Square’, Sotheby’s, 24.4.1986. 5×6.75 inches. ".](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/witley-gb-511499--6477/3-James_Bourne_sketchbook_-_circa_1820_-_04_-_Whitley.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
film location
Hankley Common, Surrey (Skyfall Lodge site)
The Skyfall Lodge exterior was built and burned on this MoD heath in Surrey; the location is walkable, though only the ground remains.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Witley
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About Witley
Witley works well as a base: 5 minutes from Chiddingfold, 26km from South Downs National Park.
Witley is in England, United Kingdom, with about 6,400 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Chiddingfold, about 4 km away.
Witley is a village in the civil parish of Witley and Milford in the Waverley district in Surrey, England. It is centred 2.6 miles (4 km) south west of the town of Godalming and 6.6 miles (11 km) southwest of Guildford. The land is a mixture of rural (ranging from woodland protected by the Surrey Hills AONB includingRead more
a small part of the forested Greensand Ridge to cultivated fields) contrasting with elements more closely resembling a suburban satellite village. In 2011 the parish had a population of 8,130.
The civil parish includes the small town of Milford in the north. Occupying its hills in the south-west are Sandhills, Wormley and Brook. On 1 April 2023 the parish was renamed from "Witley" to "Witley and Milford", at the same time part was moved to Haslemere and Peper Harow.
Witley Common is a wide expanse of land, owned by the National Trust, crossed by the A3 road. The village is served by two stations on the Portsmouth Direct Line: Witley station, to the south in nearby Wormley, and, to the north, Milford station, which is more or less equidistant between Milford and Witley. Its church dates to the pre-Norman Conquest period of the Kingdom of England. The village has the private, but charitable co-educational boarding and day school King Edward's School founded in Westminster in 1553 by King Edward VI and bishop Nicholas Ridley – supported by the City of London Corporation.
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What is there to see near Witley?
Within an hour or so of Witley: Hankley Common, Surrey (Skyfall Lodge site) (6 km), Dunsfold Aerodrome (Top Gear Test Track) (9 km), Bourne Wood, Surrey (Gladiator opening battle) (10 km), Leith Hill (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Witley?
The nearest famous roads are Goodwood Festival of Speed, Crystal Palace Circuit and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Witley?
Witley is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Chiddingfold.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,437
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.1499, -0.6477
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Witley
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Dunsfold Aerodrome (Top Gear Test Track)
The famous airfield test track used by BBC Top Gear for its power laps and celebrity challenges.
9 km · about 15 min drive
film location
Bourne Wood, Surrey (Gladiator opening battle)
The Forestry England woodland near Farnham is where Gladiator's Germania battle was shot, and later Robin Hood, Thor and the Harry Potter finale.
10 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Leith Hill
The highest point in south-east England at 294 m, its 18th-century tower taking visitors just above the 1,000-foot mark.
19 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
David's Cafe at Box Hill
A popular roadside cafe at the base of the Box Hill zig-zag road, serving as the unofficial meeting point for the Surrey biker community.
25 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Brooklands
The world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit, opened 1907, where surviving sections of the towering concrete Members' Banking rear up out of the Surrey woodland. The museum holds racing cars and aircraft on the original site.
25 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Brooklands Museum
The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, featuring the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit from 1907.
26 km · about 30 min drive
national park
South Downs National Park
Rolling chalk downland stretching from Winchester to the white cliffs of Beachy Head, England's newest national park.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Witley
- 19 kmLeith HillThe highest point in south-east England at 294 m, its 18th-century tower taking visitors just above the 1,000-foot mark.
- 26 kmBox HillA steep chalk escarpment above the Mole valley, the Zig Zag Road on its flank made famous by the 2012 Olympic road race.
- 32 kmGoodwood Festival of SpeedThe hillclimb course on the Goodwood estate driveway where Formula One cars, prewar Grand Prix machinery and rally legends run flat out past a country house each summer. The 1.16-mile course is estate road year-round.
- 50 kmCrystal Palace CircuitA parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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