The Beacon
The Beacon is a building in Haslemere, Waverley District, England. The Beacon is situated nearby to Church of St Alban, as well as near Hindhead Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Alban and Gibbet Hill.
Church of St Alban
Church
Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.
Church of St Alban is situated 1,900 feet northwest of The Beacon.
Gibbet Hill
Peak
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Gibbet Hill, at Hindhead, Surrey, England, is the apex of the scarp surrounding the Devil's Punch Bowl, not far from the A3 London to Portsmouth road. The road used to follow the lower contours of the hill, but it has been diverted through the Hindhead Tunnel and the earlier route returned to nature.
Undershaw
Building
Photo: Prspiring, Public domain.
Undershaw is a former residence of the author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes. The house was built for Doyle at his order to accommodate his wife's health requirements, and is where he lived with his family from 1897 to 1907. Undershaw is situated 2,800 feet south of The Beacon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Devil’s Punch Bowl and Hindhead.
Devil’s Punch Bowl
Locality
Photo: don cload, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Devil's Punch Bowl is a 282.2-hectare 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.
Hindhead
Village
Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.
Hindhead is a village in the Waverley district of the county of Surrey, England. It is the highest village in the county and its buildings are between 185 metres and 253 metres above sea level.
Beacon Hill
Village
Photo: SovalValtos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beacon Hill, while administratively and ecclesiastically part of Hindhead, Surrey, is a discrete settlement with its own history, amenities and character.
The Beacon
- Type: Building
- Location: Haslemere, Waverley District, Surrey, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.12052° or 51° 7′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.73793° or 0° 44′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C3X47C6+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 23889746OpenStreetMap feature
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