The 4 Most Amazing Peaks around Kingsley

Hindhead Trig-point is at the top of Gibbet Hill, the second highest hill in Surrey at 273 m, in the beautiful area of the Devil’s Punchbowl. OS - S1535

Yagden Hill is a summit situated in Hankley Common in Surrey. From the trig point, you can enjoy some sublime views over the beautiful heathland and woodland that makes up this landscape.

Crooksbury Hill is a wooded hilltop standing at 166m high in the Surrey Hills AONB. The hill is known for its scenic views and diversity of habitat, including heathland and woodland that provides a home to a variety of wildlife, such as butterflies and birds of prey.

The area around the Devil's Punchbowl was a hive of highwayman activity until the 19th century. Highwaymen were mounted thieves who robbed travellers. As this spot is on the route between London and Portsmouth, they were both frequent and no doubt often wealthy. The three men who killed the unknown sailor (his memorial stone is nearby) were executed and their bodies hung on gibbets here on this hill as a warning to others, hence its name.

Steep climb up, great view, fun descent down

The lodge known as the Temple of the Four Winds was built around 1910 by Viscount Pirrie, a leading Irish shipbuilder and businessman. Viscount Pirrie The Viscount’s Witley Park estate included a deer park over this area and many elaborate picnic lunches were held at the lodge for his hunting friends. Viscount Pirrie used to enjoy looking out over his estate from here and admiring the extensive views. Sadly the lodge gradually fell into disrepair and was vandalised in 1959. By 1966 it had become a hazard and had to be dismantled. Now only the stone base remains, and over the years scrub undergrowth has begun too obscure some of the magnificent views.

Abandoned viewpoint with remains of an old building.

Next to the temple of the four winds we found an old box for weapons with inside a notebook where to leave a thought or a poem. Very poetic.