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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Cobham

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Cobham, England

Updated May 13, 2025
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Turkish Tent, Painshill Park.

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Painshill Park Follies

Amazing collection of folly buildings in Cobham, Surrey.
The last surviving semaphore tower.

Cobham, England

Chatley Heath Semaphore Tower

This five-story sentinel is the sole surviving semaphore tower in Britain.
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Weybridge, England

Brooklands Racetrack Remains

The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
2 miles from Cobham

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Blanche Heriot and the Curfew Bell

A statue of the heroine who stopped time to save her betrothed.
5 miles from Cobham
Horsell Common Sandpit

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The Sandpit on Horsell Common

This peaceful park saw the beginning of an extraterrestrial invasion in H.G. Wells's 'The War of the Worlds.'
5 miles from Cobham
The Great Vine.

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The Great Vine

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
5 miles from Cobham
The chocolate kitchen.

East Molesey, England

Chocolate Kitchen at Hampton Court Palace

In 2013, historians discovered a hidden room devoted to the art of making royals' hot chocolate.
6 miles from Cobham
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