Attractions and Places To See around Woking - Top 20

Horsell Common is a large area of heathland and woodland located in Woking. It spans approximately 355 hectares and is one of the few remaining heathland landscapes in the region. It is open to the public for walking, wildlife watching, and other recreational activities.

Excellent pub with a well known reputation, stopped here for a quiet drink. A really good rest point if your doing long distance along the canals and riverways into London from the south.

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The pretty Walsham Lock and Weir have a scenic setting 1 km north of the village of Ripley in Surrey. The lock has several notable features and is surrounded by tranquil and picturesque flood meadows and by Pyrford Golf Club. These attributes make it well worth a visit. Walsham is the last surviving turf-sided lock on the Wey Navigation. This means that it operates as a flood lock and has its lock gates always open unless the River Wey is in flood. If there is a flood the lock gates are closed to force water over the nearby Walsham Weir and down along the River Wey. Two further unusual features of Walsham Lock are first that it’s situated on a slight bend such that its top and bottom lock gates do not quite align with each other. Second, its adjacent pleasant lock-keeper cottage is the last remaining fully-manned lock cottage on the Wey Navigation. The original lock-keeper cottage was built in 1653 and the current one dates from 1896. The Walsham Weir and its roaring water marks where the River Wey Navigation separates from the River Wey. The two waterways do not rejoin again downstream until Weybridge. The Walsham Weir is the main Weir on the Wey Navigation downstream of Guildford. When crossing the former horse bridge over the River Wey by the Weir you should look out for the entrance to a naturalised fish and eel pass channel route. This 170 m long channel has a reduced water flow compared to the Wier so that fish and eels can make their way upstream on the River Wey.

Opened in 2005 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the McLaren Technology Centre is the headquarters of McLaren Racing. At the time of writing this famous British motor racing team has won 182 Formula 1 grand prix races and 20 World Championships. The modernist sleek-looking building at the heart of the Centre was designed by Norman Foster. This building is set next to a lake and to a landscaped meadow park called McLaren Park that extends to 56 acres. It is said that Foster’s brief was to design a Centre and an environment that would be so enjoyable to work in that McLaren staff would not wish to go home! Although signs dissuade the public from getting too close to the Technology Centre, McLaren Park is open to walkers. It is inspiring to walk past and to admire the headquarters of McLaren Racing!

The Sandpit on Horsell Common is arguably the Common’s most popular and interesting feature. This tranquil beauty-spot is a particular favourite with children, dog walkers and photographers. Historically the Sandpit was excavated for many years for sand and gravel to supply building materials. However, the site is best known as being the location where the Martians first landed in the famous 1897 science fiction novel “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells. When he wrote this work Wells was living in Woking just a mile and a half away so this proximity doubtless influenced his choice of the Sandpit for the first Martian landing.

This pleasant pond on Horsell Common is called Danewell Pond. The Pond serves to drain large areas of the Common and is bordered by marshy heathland and by a variety of trees. The water in Danewell Pond appears brackish and is an important breeding site for dragonflies and damselflies.

The River Wey meets the River Thames at Weybridge and is lined by a towpath which makes for a lovely cycle route.