Pains Hill Country park - Surrey

 Pains Hill Country Park 

Date: November 2021

Location: Surrey 

Public or Abandoned: Public 

Demolished:  No 

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Painshill country park is a country park in surrey - The park has an entry fee of £10 but gives you lots of access to many different things around the site.

it is Said that the site back dates to the 18th century, on our visit to pains hill country park on November weekend we explored the grotto, abbey ruins & Mill also the small ice house.

The crystal grotto is naturally made and has been around at the park since 1700, it is said in 1940 the crystal grotto roof fell. In the late 2000's pains, hill county park got funding from the national lottery to restore the crystal grotto for visitors to see. The grotto is now open to the public and is included in the entry fee and  worth the visit if you are ever in the country park 

Also in pains hill country park, they have abbey ruins just off one of the heritage walks that you can go down to and explore -  It is said in the 18th century the monks would use the abbey to produce wine from it - as the vineyard is next to the abbey ruins.

The mill that also lays on the heritage route backs dates to at least the 18th century but said it was abandoned the 1950s but was brought back to life via the trust back in the  late '80s the mill was all man-made

there is so much i can keep saying about this amazing country park but its is now time for photos

  

Chilworth Gunpowder Mills - Surrey

Chilworth Gunpowder Mills

Date:  October 2021

Location: Surry

Public or Abandoned:  Public

Demolished: Yes - Now ruins

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This explore was a pretty simple and easy one as it was open for anyone to go and explore - we parked up close to the country park walk entrance and then made our way  down the orange route seeing all the gun powder mills remain on the way - at the end of the route is the massive chain house ruins that you can go in and out of some the rooms as they have been left over for everyone to see 

the site itself is very peaceful with plenty to do and a place to sit.

its said that gunpowder works was built over 300 years ago and once was a thriving and successful gunpowder mill. it said the site is now one of many historic sites around surrey, Sadly most of the buildings was demolished in 20th century,  The gun powder mills is apparently an example of a 17th century mill  that produced gun powder