Park or estate · near Green Cross · Surrey

The Flashes, Churt Common

Set 400 m north of Green Cross, The Flashes, Churt Common is a park or estate. Its care is managed by the National Trust. Add Waverley Abbey, 5.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 41 places within 15 km.

Where

400 m

north of Green Cross

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Park or estate near Green Cross

Just outside Green Cross

The Flashes, Churt Common is 400 m north of Green Cross. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

If warmth matters, go May to September: Green Cross reaches 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 1°101 mm

Feb8° / 1°72 mm

Mar11° / 3°58 mm

Apr14° / 4°58 mm

May18° / 7°50 mm

Jun21° / 10°55 mm

Jul23° / 11°49 mm

Aug22° / 11°62 mm

Sep19° / 10°65 mm

Oct15° / 7°97 mm

Nov11° / 4°104 mm

Dec8° / 2°100 mm

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

About

The Flashes, Churt Common

Park or estate.

It is run by National Trust.

Type: Park or estate
Run by: National Trust
Town: 400 m north of Green Cross

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

The map

Where The Flashes, Churt Common is

On this map, The Flashes, Churt Common is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Where to base yourself

Home to 6,444 people, Hindhead is the largest of these 8. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · 400 m south of it

Green Cross

216 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 600 m northeast of it

Rushmoor

426 people · 7 places to visit

3 · 1.4 km southwest of it

Churt

941 people · 7 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km northwest of it

Frensham

853 people · 13 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Flashes, Churt Common is	People	Places to visit
Green Cross	400 m south of it	216	5
Rushmoor	600 m northeast of it	426	7
Churt	1.4 km southwest of it	941	7
Frensham	2.4 km northwest of it	853	13
Hindhead	2.5 km south of it	6,444	6
Tilford	3.3 km north of it	482	11
Grayshott	3.4 km south of it	703	6
Headley Down and Headley	3.9 km southwest of it	4,935	5

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Choose from 41 places within 15 km, such as 3 museums, an abbey or priory and a castle.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey5.6 km away 2

Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle8.1 km away 3

CathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot12 km away 4

MuseumWatts Gallery12 km away 5

Wildlife parkBirdworld6.4 km away 6

MuseumRural Life Centre3.7 km away 7GardenGarden · National TrustMunstead Wood12 km away 8

MuseumHaslemere Educational Museum7.8 km away

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

The Flashes, Churt Common: common questions

Where is The Flashes, Churt Common?

The Flashes, Churt Common is 400 m north of Green Cross, Surrey.

What is The Flashes, Churt Common?

Park or estate.

Who runs The Flashes, Churt Common?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit The Flashes, Churt Common?

May to September are the warmest months in Green Cross, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near The Flashes, Churt Common?

Within 15 km: Waverley Abbey (5.6 km), Farnham Castle (8.1 km), Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot (12 km) and Watts Gallery (12 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 (7)

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
Birdworld: Birdworld, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rural Life Centre: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Haslemere Educational Museum: David960, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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