Natural landmarks · London
Silent Pool
Silent Pool — lake in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Gomshall · 2.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Silent Pool is a named natural landmark in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "lake in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.2265°, -0.4826°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Silent Pool is a spring-fed lake at the foot of the North Downs, about 4 miles (6 km) east of Guildford in Surrey. The outflow from Silent Pool runs into a second, adjacent, lake, Sherbourne Pond, created in the mid-seventeenth century. In turn the outflow from the Sherbourne Pond feeds the Sherbourne Brook, a tributary of the Tilling Bourne.
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Background
Visiting
, who lived in Shere village in the 1870s and 1880s, made this sketch of the Silent Pool in 1888, included in his portfolio Sketches from Nature 1869–1908]] The pool has been a popular site for visitors since Victorian times. The lake was admired by the poet Alfred Tennyson. It has a car park, directly on the A25, and a footpath leading to a viewing platform and a walkway which encircles the pool. It can also be reached by walkers on the North Downs Way via a direct path descending the slope. In recent years Silent Pool came under attack by the invasive weed Crassula helmsii. The weed was thought to have been introduced to the pool by someone tipping the contents of an unwanted aquarium…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2265, -0.4826
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Guildford
- Parish
- Albury
- Postcode
- GU5 9BW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Nearest railway station
- Gomshall — 2.9 km
- Official site
- silentpooldistillers.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q7348451 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Silent Pool (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Silent pool.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Silent Pool?
- Silent Pool is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode GU5 9BW), in the parish of Albury.
- Is Silent Pool a protected site?
- Yes — Silent Pool is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Silent Pool free to visit?
- Yes, Silent Pool is free to enter.
- How do I get to Silent Pool?
- The nearest railway station is Gomshall, about 2.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU5 9BW.