Editing Surrey (section)

== Places of interest ==
Significant landscapes in Surrey include [[Box Hill, Surrey|Box Hill]] just north of [[Dorking]]; the [[Devil's Punch Bowl]] at [[Hindhead]] and [[Frensham]] Common. [[Leith Hill]] southwest of [[Dorking]] in the [[Greensand Ridge]] is the second highest point in southeast England. [[Witley Common]] and [[Thursley Common]] are expansive areas of ancient heathland south of [[Godalming]] run by the [[National Trust]] and [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]. The [[Surrey Hills AONB|Surrey Hills]] are an area of outstanding natural beauty ([[AONB]]).

[[File:Lawns at Wisley.jpg|thumb|left|Lawns at [[RHS Garden, Wisley]]|alt=green lawn with trees to the left and a house on the right]]
More manicured landscapes can be seen at [[Claremont Landscape Garden]], south of [[Esher]] (dating from 1715). There is also [[Winkworth Arboretum]] southeast of [[Godalming]] and [[Windlesham Arboretum]] near [[Lightwater]] created in the 20th century. [[Wisley]] is home to the [[Royal Horticultural Society]] [[RHS Garden, Wisley|gardens]]. [[Kew]], historically part of Surrey but now in Greater London, features the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]], as well as [[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]] for England & Wales.

There are 80 Surrey Wildlife Trust reserves with at least one in all 11 [[non-metropolitan district]]s.<ref>[http://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/reserves] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012153034/http://www.surreywildlifetrust.org/reserves|title=Surrey Wildlife Trust|date=12 October 2014}} Surrey Wildlife Trust reserves</ref>

Surrey's important country houses include the [[Tudor period|Tudor]] mansion of [[Loseley Park]], built in the 1560s and [[Clandon House]], an 18th-century [[Palladian]] mansion in [[West Clandon]] to the east of Guildford. Nearby [[Hatchlands Park]] in [[East Clandon]], was built in 1758 with [[Robert Adam]] interiors and a collection of keyboard instruments. [[Polesden Lacey]] south of [[Great Bookham]] is a [[regency architecture|regency]] villa with extensive grounds. On a smaller scale, [[Oakhurst Cottage]] in [[Hambledon, Surrey|Hambledon]] near [[Godalming]] is a restored 16th-century worker's home. [[Shalford Mill]] on the [[River Tillingbourne]], is an 18th-century water-mill.

A canal system, the [[Wey and Godalming Navigations]] is administered at [[Dapdune Wharf]] in [[Guildford]], where an exhibition commemorates the work of the canal system and is home to a restored Wey barge, the Reliance. The [[Wey and Arun Canal]] is being restored by volunteers with hopes of a future full reopening.

[[Runnymede]] at [[Egham]] is the site of the sealing of [[Magna Carta]] in 1215.

[[Guildford Cathedral]] is a 20th-century cathedral built from bricks made from the clay of the hill on which it stands.

[[Brooklands]] Museum recognises the motoring and aeronautical past of Surrey. The county is also home to the [[Thorpe Park]] theme park.