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The Lovelace Bridges were built by William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace (1805-1893) on his estate in the 1860s. Fifteen bridges were built to facilitate the transport of timber by horse-drawn carts. The bridges were built where the tracks crossed existing bridleways or roads.

St. Mary's Church was built by Thored, the Christian Dane and Lord of the manor in 1030.

The Great Ridings Wood is a stunning 28-hectare wood which was purchased from funds raised by public appeal in 1996 plus generous donations from the various local councils.

The Common is an area of historic importance dating back to medieval times. It was owned by the Lord of the Manor, but the land was unsuitable for tillage and could not be rented out profitably like other fields. Instead the Lord of the Manor allowed villagers to use the land for grazing and the collecting of fallen wood.

Hermitage Bridge crosses Sheepwalk Lane and is an excellent example of the Lovelace Bridges. In the 19th century a series of bridges were built by the landowner, Lord Lovelace, to facilitate the transportation of timber in his vast forest.

Dorking Arch is a Lovelace Bridge, named after Lord Lovelace, who owned the local estate. He had the bridges built over small valleys on his land so that timber from his forestry business could be easily transported for shipment elsewhere. Dorking Arch is the biggest of the bridges at 188 feet wide.

The head of Sir Walter Raleigh is said to be buried in St Mary's Church. He was executed over 400 years ago and, as the story goes, his wife, Elizabeth, carried his head around in a bag while she lived opposite here in West Horsley Place. When she died, his head was laid to rest with his daughters here at the church, possibly in a small chapel which is now under the organ. Inside St Mary's Church there is also an impressive medieval wall painting of St Christopher, the patron saint of travellers, this being on a then important pilgrimage route.

The bridleway marches through a mature pine tree plantation. The trail surface is hard packed so it holds up well in all weathers.