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Newlands Corner is an area of natural beauty near Guildford
Guildford

Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region....
 in Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
, England
England

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. There are large areas of chalk grassland and woodlands. It has some of the best views of the Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills AONB

The Surrey Hills is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Surrey, England, UK. It adjoins the Kent Downs AONB to the east and the Wealden portion of the Sussex Downs AONB in the south west....
, and lies on the North Downs Way.

It is at a height of .

During her disappearance, Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie

Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, Order of the British Empire , commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English people crime writer of novels, short stories and Play ....
's car was found at a lake in the area. As a result, it is the setting of the climax of the final scene of the Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British Science fiction on television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien Time travel known as "Doctor " who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box....
  episode The Unicorn and the Wasp
The Unicorn and the Wasp

"The Unicorn and the Wasp" is the seventh episode in the List of Doctor Who serials#Series 4 of the Television in the United Kingdom science fiction on television television series Doctor Who, which was aired by BBC One on 17 May 2008 at 19:00....
.

Drove Road in Newland's Corner is also a fairly good site for amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy

Amateur astronomy, a subset of astronomy, is a hobby whose participants enjoy studying and observing celestial objects....
 (stargazing), and is one of the closest 'dark sky' sites to the centre of London.






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Newlands Corner is an area of natural beauty near Guildford
Guildford

Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region....
 in Surrey
Surrey

Surrey is a counties of England in the South East England of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire, and Berkshire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. There are large areas of chalk grassland and woodlands. It has some of the best views of the Surrey Hills
Surrey Hills AONB

The Surrey Hills is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Surrey, England, UK. It adjoins the Kent Downs AONB to the east and the Wealden portion of the Sussex Downs AONB in the south west....
, and lies on the North Downs Way.

It is at a height of .

During her disappearance, Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie

Agatha Mary Clarissa, Lady Mallowan, Order of the British Empire , commonly known as Agatha Christie, was an English people crime writer of novels, short stories and Play ....
's car was found at a lake in the area. As a result, it is the setting of the climax of the final scene of the Doctor Who
Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a British Science fiction on television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a mysterious alien Time travel known as "Doctor " who travels in his space and time-ship, the TARDIS, which normally appears from the exterior to be a blue 1950s police box....
  episode The Unicorn and the Wasp
The Unicorn and the Wasp

"The Unicorn and the Wasp" is the seventh episode in the List of Doctor Who serials#Series 4 of the Television in the United Kingdom science fiction on television television series Doctor Who, which was aired by BBC One on 17 May 2008 at 19:00....
.

Drove Road in Newland's Corner is also a fairly good site for amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy

Amateur astronomy, a subset of astronomy, is a hobby whose participants enjoy studying and observing celestial objects....
 (stargazing), and is one of the closest 'dark sky' sites to the centre of London. With a downhill ridge facing south, the viewer is displayed to many famous constellations such as Orion
Orion

Orion most commonly refers to:* Orion , a hunter in Greek mythology* Orion , a constellation** Orion Nebula, a nebula also known as M42* Orion Arm, the minor spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy where the Earth is located...
 and Gemini
Gemini

Gemini may refer to...
 in winter.

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