Fort · near The Sands · Surrey

Soldiers Ring

Soldiers Ring is a fort 100 m southwest of The Sands. Officially, it is a scheduled monument. A short trip away is Waverley Abbey, 1.5 km off, the first of 59 within 15 km.

Photo: Soldiers Ring, BabelStone (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

100 m

southwest of The Sands

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Fort near The Sands

Just outside The Sands

Soldiers Ring is 100 m southwest of The Sands. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Highs of 17–23°C mark May to September in The Sands.

Jan8° / 1°87 mm

Feb8° / 1°59 mm

Mar11° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 4°56 mm

May17° / 7°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°49 mm

Jul23° / 12°48 mm

Aug22° / 12°60 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 7°85 mm

Nov11° / 4°90 mm

Dec8° / 2°82 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in The Sands, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for The Sands. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. The Sands’ full climate →

About

Soldiers Ring

Hillfort in Surrey, England, UK.

The Sands’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Fort
Listed: Scheduled monument
Town: 100 m southwest of The Sands

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Soldiers Ring at a glance

Numbered points are the places near Soldiers Ring, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Largest of the 8 is Aldershot, home to 39,827. Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · 100 m northeast of it

The Sands

393 people · 10 places to visit

2 · 200 m northwest of it

Runfold

382 people · 12 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km north of it

Sandy Cross

283 people · 12 places to visit

4 · 1.6 km south of it

Tilford

482 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Soldiers Ring is	People	Places to visit
The Sands	100 m northeast of it	393	10
Runfold	200 m northwest of it	382	12
Sandy Cross	1.2 km north of it	283	12
Tilford	1.6 km south of it	482	11
Ash and Ash Vale	1.8 km north of it	24,284	24
Farnham	2 km west of it	20,499	18
Badshot Lea	2.3 km northwest of it	1,883	14
Aldershot	2.5 km north of it	39,827	23

Make a day of it

Next door to Soldiers Ring

Choose from 59 places within 15 km, such as 2 abbeys or priories, 2 castles and 2 cathedrals.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey1.5 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle4.4 km away 3

CathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot5.9 km away 4

CathedralGuildford Cathedral11 km away 5

MuseumWatts Gallery8 km away 6

Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey9.8 km away 7

MuseumMuseum of Military Medicine8.3 km away 8

CastleGuildford Castle12 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Asked about Soldiers Ring

Where is Soldiers Ring?

Soldiers Ring is 100 m southwest of The Sands, Surrey.

What is Soldiers Ring?

Hillfort in Surrey, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Soldiers Ring?

May to September are the warmest months in The Sands, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Soldiers Ring a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Soldiers Ring?

Within 15 km: Waverley Abbey (1.5 km), Farnham Castle (4.4 km), Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot (5.9 km) and Guildford Cathedral (11 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Soldiers Ring: BabelStone, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Waverley Abbey: Admiralgary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot: AldershotCathedral.jpg: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Michael’s Abbey: ThunderingTyphoons!, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Military Medicine: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Guildford Castle: SuzanneKn at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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