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Forest bathing at The Hurtwood
About 3,000 acres of pine and mixed woodland on the Greensand hills around Peaslake, Holmbury Hill and Pitch Hill.
The Hurtwood is about 3,000 acres of woodland on the Greensand Ridge around Peaslake, one of the most thickly wooded parts of Surrey. Much of it is pine and other conifers, mixed with broadleaf trees on varied, hilly ground. It takes in Holmbury Hill, with its Bronze Age hill fort, Pitch Hill and Winterfold, and the Friends of the Hurtwood look after it.
There are nine Hurtwood car parks around the woods, and Peaslake village has a shop and a pub. The hilltops draw people for the views, so for quiet look for the footpaths through the woods in between. The pines give shelter in wind and a soft, needle covered floor underfoot. Paths are sandy and can be steep.
Practical
- Managed by
- Friends of the Hurtwood
- Parking
- Nine Hurtwood car parks around the woods
- Terrain
- Pine and mixed woodland on hilly ground; sandy, sometimes steep paths
- Nearest station
- Gomshall, about 1 mile from Peaslake
- Opening and entry
- Open access
- Official page
- en.wikipedia.org
Last updated 4 November 2026. Paths, parking and access can change, so check before you visit. Spotted something out of date? Please let us know.
Guides who run sessions here
One guide works The Hurtwood
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Lisa Duncan
HINOKI Forest Bathing
Abinger Hammer, Surrey
UnclaimedTrained by The Forest Bathing Institute
Corporate and team daysPrivate and one-to-onePublic group sessions+1 more
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