Stony Jump Viewpoint – Axe Pond, Flashes Court Common loop from The Flashes, Churt Common

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Stony Jump Viewpoint – Axe Pond, Flashes Court Common loop from The Flashes, Churt Common

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Stony Jump Viewpoint – Axe Pond, Flashes Court Common loop from The Flashes, Churt Common

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3.74km

60m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Surrey Hills National Landscape

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174 m

The Sculpture Park

Highlight • Monument

The Sculpture Park offers an astounding experience for anyone fascinated by modern sculpture and creative expression. On a gloriously sunny day with soaring temperatures, the extensive tree canopy provided a welcome, deliciously cool retreat. This dense woodland cover also masked many of the installations until you were right upon them, making each discovery a delightful surprise.

If I have one constructive criticism, it is the sheer density of the display. The sheer volume of sculptures packed onto the site meant that smaller or more subtle creative works were easily overlooked, especially when competing for attention against larger pieces framed by open vistas. Ultimately, this high concentration felt somewhat detrimental to the collection as a whole.

By comparison, settings like Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Jupiter Artland, Crawick Multiverse, and the Goodwood Art Foundation give their pieces room to breathe. In those settings, sculptures can be appreciated both from a distance and up close, allowing visitors the time and space to contemplate an individual work, the sculptor’s vision, and its relationship to the surrounding landscape—an experience that was somewhat lost amidst the visual overload here.

Is it worth visiting? Definitely—just be prepared for the sheer scale of it. Personally, I found the volume of pieces a bit overwhelming - as highlighted above.

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420 m

Stony Jump Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Devil’s Jump are three linear hills just north of the Sculpture Park northeast of Churt. This is called Stony Jump and is the easternmost of the three. At 120 metres it isn’t very high but it has a nice walk to the top of it from the Sculpture Park and great views out over the wooded Surrey countryside.

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The Flashes, Churt Common

Nature Reserve

2.09 km

Axe Pond, Flashes Court Common

Highlight • Lake

This is a tranquil pond located within the Flashes Court Common. It's an important habitat for various species of wildlife including amphibians, birds and aquatic plants. There are lots of connected walking paths here and in nearby Frensham and Hankley Common.

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