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Lovely pond by the mill in Abinger.

Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origins of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements through a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit, for example. There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills: * Either the flowing water simply hits the blades of the water wheel from below to set it in motion; or * the water is guided above the wheel - usually through a so-called "mill channel" - and falls onto the blades; this type of construction is more efficient due to natural gravity.

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Pretty pond with loads of white ducks who came to say hello through the fence. Pond is private and in accessible

Fantastic, quiet little road through the woods. Twisting & rolling and mostly good smooth Tarmac.

On the slopes of Leith Hill, Friday Street is especially beautiful in the spring when the area is resplendent with bluebells. The mill pond is wonderfully calming, just watch for the ducks that occasionally waddle about. Head up the road to the west of the pond to find the Stephen Langton Inn, tucked away in the woodland it is a hidden gem of Surrey.

Ifield Water Mill is a 19th-century weatherboarded watermill, with a big lake next to it. Nice cycle out of Crawley.

This lake is a Surrey Wildlife Trust nature reserve. It's a great place to spot birds - more than 100 species have been sighted, including kingfishers, lesser spotted woodpeckers and hawfinches. Dragonfly and damselfly species also abound. But the lake is best known for fungi. More than 900 different species have been recorded, included one new to science.

This mill pond powered a hammer mill here until the eighteenth century. It's a beautiful spot, relatively quiet, but popular at weekends. The Stephen Langton pub just down the road used to be a draw, but is currently closed and up for sale.