Legend

The Silent Pool

Near Shere, Surrey

A clear spring-fed pool where a girl is said to have drowned fleeing King John.

The Silent Pool is a still, clear lake fed by springs. Legend says King John spied a woodcutter's daughter bathing here.

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Visiting

Free. Park at the small car park by the A25.

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