Sat, Aug 22 · 12:15 PM BST
Let’s take it easy exploring Box Hill, rambling over the hills, sketching and foraging for blackberries🌿
✨✍️ Welcome 🥾✨
This event is suitable for all, from total beginners to experienced artists. It is a welcoming space to ask others with help on composition, perspective and shading.
If you can, please do bring your own sketchbook and materials of your choice – from pencils, pens and markers to charcoal, pastels and paints. I’ll share paper and materials on the day should you need anything.
Feel free to bring your own food and drink. We could also check out the local cafés ☕️
For everyone foraging for blackberries, there’s plenty of recipe ideas here: https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2026/07/9-easy-blackberry-recipes-and-foraging-tips/
🌳🐿️ About Box Hill 🐿️🌳
Box Hill is an area of outstanding beauty, renowned for its scenic river stepping stones, leading to a woodland hill climb of 275 steps that reaches a stunning panoramic viewpoint of the Surrey Hills.
Its chalk downland biodiversity supports a rich variety of rare species, from the striking chalkhill blue butterfly, to delicate wildflowers, like orchids.
Some notable literature and film related facts include:
The 'picnic scene', a pivotal passage of Jane Austen's novel Emma, published in 1815, is set at Box Hill.
The racing scenes, during the opening credits of the 1968 film, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, were filmed on the Zig Zag Road.
🚌 Getting here 🚂
For everyone travelling by train, let’s meet at the nearest train station, Box Hill & Westhumble.
There are good connections to London Waterloo, London Victoria, Clapham Junction, Sutton, Epsom, Horsham, Guildford, Reading, Reigate, Redhill and Gatwick.
Box Hill is 2.2 miles (3.5km) from Box Hill & Westhumble station.
We’ll be walking towards the Stepping Stones and climbing the 275 steps towards the summit.
If you’re travelling by car, there are several National Trust car parks at Box Hill. The main and east car parks are at the summit, with over 200 spaces.
The Stepping Stones car park is just off the A24 southbound, although it has quite limited parking.
