Gardens · London
High Ashurst
High Ashurst — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
High Ashurst is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
High Ashurst is a large natural site of 56 acres of land in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in North Downs, Surrey. The site has been host to many different people and organisations over the years, but is now a place prized for its outdoor learning opportunities.
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Background
History
The High Ashurst estate has a history dating back to 1706, where the earliest records of the site refer to it as ‘High Ashes Farm’. A number of notable figures have lived at the estate since it was expanded, including the King's Printer Andrew Strahan during the Georgian period, and subsequently his nephew William Snow, whose poor money management lead to the estate being lost to him and instead acquired by a banker, Sir Henry Muggeridge in 1855. After being owned by a James Christopher Wilson (who is thought to have been a dealer of gunpowder), High Ashurst came into possession of Henry Ryder, 4th Earl of Harrowby in 1882, who was an Earl-in-waiting at the time. Ryder had to wait another…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.2643, -0.2917
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Mole Valley
- Parish
- Headley
- Postcode
- RH5 6DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dorking and Horley
- Official site
- www.surreyoutdoorlearning.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24993702 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Ashurst (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Ashurst?
- High Ashurst is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode RH5 6DQ), in the parish of Headley.
- Who owns High Ashurst?
- High Ashurst is owned by Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development.
- How do I get to High Ashurst?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RH5 6DQ. It sits within the Dorking and Horley parliamentary constituency.