Leith Hill
You’ll feel on top of the world at Leith Hill, the second highest point in Southeast England.
Visit Leith Hill Tower and gaze through a telescope, you may even see the Wembley Stadium Arch and the London Eye! The tower was built in 1765 by Richard Hull of Leith Hill Place as ‘a place for people to enjoy the glory of the English countryside’ and it’s thought that the materials needed to build the tower were quarried on site. Now owned by the National Trust there is an information room half way up the tower and a servery at the bottom.
You can also visit Leith Hill Place, a welcoming home from home nestled in the Surrey Hills. Childhood home of one of England’s greatest composers Ralph Vaughan Williams, Leith Hill is a place of creativity and inspiration. Leith Hill Place is open every weekend and bank holiday from Sat 5 April until Sun 2 November.
Simply hop on your Surrey Connect on demand bus from a Dorking railway station to visit Leith Hill, the highest point in Southeast England and Leith Hill Place!
Visit surreyconnect.org.uk and choose the ‘Central South’ territory, then select Dorking Deepdene or Main Station to Leith Hill Place. Book your bus from 7 days to 30 minutes in advance of travel. The National Trust’s Leith Hill Place is open every weekend and bank holiday April – October.
There are four free car parks for Leith Hill Tower:
Closest to the tower:
- Starveall car park, Leith Hill Road, RH5 6LX
- Windy Gap car park, Abinger Road, RH5 6HG
Further from the tower:
- Broadmoor car park, Wotton, RH5 6JY
- Friday Street car park, RH5 6JR
For Leith Hill Place, park at Leith Hill Place Car Park (National Trust) – Rhododendron Wood, Tanhurst Ln, Dorking RH5 6LU.
The Surrey Connect service is wheelchair friendly
Leith Hill Tower
- Leith Hill Tower as at the top of the hill, which cannot be accessed by a vehicle.
- Leith Hill Tower has 78 spiral steps.
Leith Hill Place
- Disabled parking can be found right outside Leith Hill Place
- Leith Hill Place recently underwent accessibility improvements, and the ground floor is now wheelchair accessible, which includes many of the exhibitions.
