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Worth stopping off to look at the ancient yew tree.

best time to visit, middle to end of April

Lovely little spot to rest up and realise how small and insignificant we are.

This massive, hollow yew tree stands guard over St Georges churchyard in Crowhurst and is thought to be some 4000 years old. The first record of its girth comes in a parish note of 1630, when it was measured at 30 feet (9.1m). John Evelyn in 1664 recorded that there was a yew “in the churchyward of Crowhurst in the county of Surrey, which I am told is ten yards in compass”, but modern measurement states 34 feet. Further recorded by John Aubrey in his Natural History & Antiquities Of The County Of Surrey (1718/1719) the yew boasts a hollow interior space of about 6 feet, with a doorway and wooden door. https://www.crowhurstonline.uk/The_Yew_Tree_19095.aspx

Thought to be 4,000 years old, possibly making it the oldest yew tree in the country. The trunk is hollow with a wooden door in it, placed there sometime after 1820. Located close to St Georges' Church in Crowhurst.

Impressive tree and with the churchyard well worth a visit

Extremely friendly horses, that will come and say hi to you

A lovely church and a nice spot to sit down. Look out for the ancient yew tree