Holmwood railway station is a railway station serving the villages of Beare Green and South Holmwood in Surrey, England.
Holmwood is the nearest station for walkers wishing to climb Leith Hill, the second highest point in southern England. Walkers can also easily plan a circular walking route where they alight from their train from London at Holmwood station, then visit Leith Hill before reboarding the train for their return journey to London at Ockley station, although it is essential to buy a return ticket from London to Ockley and not to Holmwood station (the price is the same for a journey to both stations for an off peak day return from London Victoria) if planning to do so.
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