Viewpoints · South East England
Devil's Punch Bowl
Devil's Punch Bowl is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Haslemere · 3.0 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Devil's Punch Bowl is a named viewpoint in Surrey, South-East England, marked on Ordnance Survey maps for its outlook. The site is within the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB), and is part of the WEALDEN HEATHS National Nature Reserve. It sits within the Farnham and Bordon parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Haslemere, about 3.0 km away. Postcode area GU26.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Devil's Punch Bowl SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: WEALDEN HEATHS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Devil's Punch Bowl is a 282.2-hectare (697-acre) visitor attraction and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest situated just to the east of the village of Hindhead in the English county of Surrey. It is part of the Wealden Heaths Phase II Special Protection Area. The Punch Bowl is a large natural amphitheatre and is the source of many stories about the area. The London to Portsmouth road (the A3) skirted the rim of the site before the Hindhead Tunnel was built in 2011. The land is owned and maintained by the National Trust as part of the "Hindhead Commons and the Devil's Punch Bowl" property. The highest point of the rim of the bowl is Gibbet Hill, which is 272 metres (892 ft) above sea level and commands a panoramic view that includes, on a clear day, the skyline of London some 38 miles (61 km) away. The Devil's Punch Bowl was featured on the 2005 TV programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the South.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.1151, -0.7284
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Waverley
- Parish
- Haslemere
- Postcode
- GU26 6GJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Farnham and Bordon
- Phone
- +44 1428 681050
- Nearest railway station
- Haslemere — 3 km
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- osm: n469733368 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Devil's Punch Bowl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Devil's Punch Bowl?
- Devil's Punch Bowl is in Surrey, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU26 6GJ), in the parish of Haslemere.
- Is Devil's Punch Bowl a protected site?
- Yes — Devil's Punch Bowl is part of the Devil's Punch Bowl SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the WEALDEN HEATHS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Devil's Punch Bowl free to visit?
- Yes, Devil's Punch Bowl is free to enter.
- How do I get to Devil's Punch Bowl?
- The nearest railway station is Haslemere, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU26 6GJ.