Betchworth Castle

Betchworth Castle is a mostly crumbled ruin of a fortified medieval stone house with some tall, two-storey corners strengthened in the 18th century, in the north of the semi-rural parish of Brockham.

Photo: Pvdl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Ruins
Description: castle in Brockham, Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK
Also known as: “Ruins Of Betchworth Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and Dorking railway station.

Christ Church

Church

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Christ Church is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Betchworth Castle.

Dorking railway station

Railway station

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Dorking railway station, also known by National Rail as Dorking, is a railway station in Dorking, Surrey, England. Located on the Mole Valley line, it is 22 miles 8 chains down the line from London Waterloo. Dorking railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Betchworth Castle.

Dorking Deepdene railway station

Railway station

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Dorking Deepdene railway station is a railway station in the town of Dorking, Surrey, England. Located on the North Downs Line, it lies 29 miles 65 chains from London Victoria. Dorking Deepdene railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Betchworth Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Box Hill and Pixham.

Box Hill

Locality

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Box Hill is a summit of the North Downs in Surrey, approximately 31 km south-west of London. It is named after the ancient box woodland found on the steepest west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole.

Pixham

Village

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Pixham is a chapelry within the parish of Dorking, Surrey on the near side of the confluence of the River Mole and the Pipp Brook to its town, Dorking, which is centred 1 km southwest.