Frensham Great Pond And Common
About Frensham Great Pond And Common
This is the Facebook page for Frensham Great Pond and Common managed by Waverley Borough Council Countryside Service.
Frensham Great Pond And Common Description
Frensham Common covers roughly 1, 000 acres (400 hectares) of attractive countryside, lying midway between Farnham and Hindhead on either side of the A287.
Frensham Common is owned by the National Trust, but most of the land is managed by Waverley Borough Council.
Frensham Common is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and includes a Local Nature Reserve (the Flashes).
Car park charges apply Good Friday until the beginning of September on weekends and Bank Holidays. Car park closes 9pm daily.
Toilets and a privately run cafe on site.
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Local residents, visitors and anyone else with an interest in the site are being invited to give their views about proposals to build a new visitor centre at Frensham Great Pond and Common.
More details about the proposed Heathland Hub can be found in this paper: http://socsi.in/EBYcs
For your comments to be considered as part of the consultation, you can email commons@footprint-ecology.co.uk up to Monday 20 August or use the online comments form: http://socsi.in/S0XqE
Local residents, visitors and anyone else with an interest in the site are invited to give their views on the proposals to build a new visitor centre at Frensham Great Pond and Common.
A consultation event takes place tomorrow (Saturday 21 July) from 10am–4pm, at the Frensham Pond Hotel.
Find out more: http://socsi.in/3FzH9
At this time of year, Gorse is tinder dry and will readily ignite - potentially leading to catastrophic wildfires.
Please remember that barbecues and fires are not permitted anywhere at Frensham Common.
Due to high levels of blue-green algae, visitors and their dogs are advised to stay out of the big pond and follow the advice on signs at the site.
If you're visiting Frensham Great Pond and Common this weekend, please remember: 1) Change for the car park. Charges apply from 9.30am-4.30pm (£4 for all vehicles - Blue Badge holders and National Trust members go in for free) You can't park on the lanes that access Frensham Ponds, as these roads are designated as Rural Clearways... and emergency vehicles need access at all times.
2) To take your rubbish home with you or put it in a bin. Enforcement Officers will be making spot checks at Frensham Great Pond and Common, issuing Fixed Penalty Notices to those caught littering.
3) Barbecues/fires are not allowed.
4) Dogs aren't allowed on the beach areas
5) No inflatables
More information on how to get here and facilities: http://socsi.in/kmwl2
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Waverley Borough Council is delighted to announce that seven of its fantastic parks and green spaces, including Frensham Great Pond and Common, have been recognised by the Green Flag Award Scheme as some of the best in the world.
Farnham Park, Broadwater Park, Frensham Great Pond and Common, the Phillips Memorial Park, the Lammas Lands, Blackheath Common and Mare Hill Common, which are all managed by the council, are among the record-breaking 1,883 UK parks and green spaces that received a prestigious Green Flag Award – the mark of a quality park or green space.
Find out more: http://socsi.in/u17sk
A consultation event about proposals to build a new visitor centre at Frensham Great Pond and Common is taking place this Saturday (21 July) from 10am – 4pm, at the Frensham Pond Hotel.
Local residents, visitors and anyone else with an interest in the site are invited to attend the event and give their views on the Heathland Hub plans.
Find out more:
At this time of year, Gorse is tinder dry and will readily ignite - potentially leading to catastrophic wildfires.
Please remember that barbecues and fires are not permitted anywhere at Frensham Common.
Last Sunday, 53 vehicles were ticketed along Bacon Lane due to parking on the Rural Clearway.
Please remember that the lanes that access Frensham Ponds need to kept clear as emergency vehicles need access at all times.
Due to high levels of blue-green algae, visitors and their dogs are advised to stay out of the big pond and follow the advice on signs at the site.
If you're visiting Frensham Great Pond and Common this weekend, please remember: 1) Change for the car park. Charges apply from 9.30am-4.30pm (£4 for all vehicles - Blue Badge holders and National Trust members go in for free) You can't park on the lanes that access Frensham Ponds, as these roads are designated as Rural Clearways... and emergency vehicles need access at all times.
2) To take your rubbish home with you or put it in a bin. Enforcement Officers will be making spot checks at Frensham Great Pond and Common, issuing Fixed Penalty Notices to those caught littering.
3) Barbecues/fires are not allowed.
4) Dogs aren't allowed on the beach areas
5) No inflatables
More information on how to get here and facilities: http://socsi.in/h6ER6
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Many of us have fantastic memories that started in a park – whether it’s flying a kite with our grandads, time spent with friends, teaching our own children to walk, or a hundred other things – parks bring people together.
That’s why Love Parks Week (13-22 July) – is inviting everyone to get down to their local park or green space and celebrate all the amazing things that ‘started in a park’.
Find out more about parks and countryside in Waverley at: http://socsi.in/6UcZB
Much ado about litter…
37 – ✒️The number of plays written by William Shakespeare 37 – 🌡️ The normal human body temperature 37 – 🚯 The number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued for littering at Frensham Great Pond and Common last weekend.
... Don’t let your day out turn into a drama – pick up your litter, not a £100 fine.
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At this time of year, Gorse is tinder dry and will readily ignite - potentially leading to catastrophic wildfires.
Please remember that barbecues and fires are not permitted anywhere at Frensham Common.
Due to high levels of blue-green algae, visitors and their dogs are advised to stay out of the big pond and follow the advice on signs at the site.
If you're visiting Frensham Great Pond and Common this weekend, please remember: 1) Change for the car park. Charges apply from 9.30am-4.30pm (£4 for all vehicles - Blue Badge holders and National Trust members go in for free) You can't park on the lanes that access Frensham Ponds, as these roads are designated as Rural Clearways... and emergency vehicles need access at all times.
2) To take your rubbish home with you or put it in a bin. Enforcement Officers will be making spot checks at Frensham Great Pond and Common, issuing Fixed Penalty Notices to those caught littering.
3) Barbecues/fires are not allowed.
4) Dogs aren't allowed on the beach areas
5) No inflatables
More information on how to get here and facilities: http://socsi.in/rNAIU
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At this time of year, Gorse is tinder dry and will readily ignite - potentially leading to catastrophic wildfires.
Please remember that barbecues and fires are not permitted anywhere at Frensham Common.
When is a mining bee not a mining bee? When it’s hunting bees! This slow motion video shows a Bee Wolf - a type of wasp which hunts down bees to stock its subterranean burrows.
The wasp can lay up to around 30 eggs in these burrows and will keep multiple bees in each nursery chamber.
It may be a wasp, but it needs to be a busy bee to keep up that pace!
Due to high levels of blue-green algae, visitors and their dogs are advised to stay out of the big pond and follow the advice on signs at the site.
If you're visiting Frensham Great Pond and Common this weekend, please remember: 1) Change for the car park. Charges apply from 9.30am-4.30pm (£4 for all vehicles - Blue Badge holders and National Trust members go in for free) You can't park on the lanes that access Frensham Ponds, as these roads are designated as Rural Clearways... and emergency vehicles need access at all times.
2) To take your rubbish home with you or put it in a bin.
3) Barbecues/fires are not allowed.
4) Dogs aren't allowed on the beach areas
5) No inflatables
More information on how to get here and facilities: http://socsi.in/bw2Id
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When visiting Frensham, please take your rubbish home with you or put it in a bin.
Enforcement Officers will be making spot checks at Frensham Great Pond and Common, issuing Fixed Penalty Notices to those caught littering.
At this time of year, Gorse is tinder dry and will readily ignite - potentially leading to catastrophic wildfires.
Please remember that open fires are not permitted anywhere at Frensham Common.
Please be aware that due to high levels of blue-green algae, visitors and their dogs are advised to stay out of the big pond and follow the advice on signs at the site.
Visitors can still enjoy the site and its facilities, which remains open as usual.
Contact with water containing high levels of blue-green algae can cause illness in humans, including skin irritation. Swallowing the water or algal scum can cause vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, and pains in muscles or joints. The ...algae can be toxic to dogs so please keep them out of the water.
If you have been in contact with the water at the pond you should wash your hands well before eating, drinking or smoking. Shower as soon as you can after exiting the water. If you have any signs of skin rash, stomach pains or vomiting after being in the water please seek medical advice.
We will continue to monitor the levels of blue-green algae and will let you know as soon as it’s safe to enter the water at the big pond.
Thank you for your co-operation.
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Please remember to take your belongings home after a visit to Frensham Great Pond.
This was hidden in the sand and part of it became embedded in a child’s wrist while they were digging. Luckily no worse than a surface wound dealt with by first aid but this clearly could have been a lot worse for our visitor.
Perfect place to go with kids. Very big car park and easy acces to lido. We went on bank holiday and it was very busy but still much less overcrowded then any lido in London! We'll definitely come back in a heartbeat on a sunny days:)
My children and grandchildren prefer this to the seaside. In fact my daughter used to call it the seaside without seaweed. Over the years it has improved, the sandy beach area is ideal for small children, the water is shallow and has been roped off to keep it safe. Lovely Ice cream available at the cafe (£2 a cornet) and toilet facilities. £4 to park all day seems good value to me, but I think it is free on week days. All you need is sunshine.
Lovely place to visit went with my husband and we had a very nice snack at the little pond cafe then a nice stroll round the pond, wasn't very busy but did go during the week can imagine it being very busy at the weekend.
Lovely place had a fantastic day even though it was busy there was room for everyone. Will definitely be going back
Just love the place. Very nice atmosphere.. �
Great place, just wish people would take their rubbish with them after.
Great little get away that only takes me 40 mins to drive instead of 1.5 hrs to the beach. Nice Welsh guy runs the cafe, toilets, clean, lovely countryside, free on weekdays, just add sunshine for great day out ☀️⛱🏖😁
Brilliant place to go sand and water what more do you need and free parking as well on week days only which is a bonus and it was the first time l ever been there
Brilliant 5 hours spent here today. Did not hear a peep from my 3 boys other than to have their lunch. Luckily the water quality was excellent today so they had a great time splashing about and we didn't have to worry about waves like the beach. Can't wait to go back. The boys didn't want to leave!
Best place. Better than any beach on south east coast
Beautiful place for walks with the dog and kids. Lovely little cafe on site too, with pretty reasonable prices for coffees and ice cream!
An amazing find, never knew this existed! Just off the A31, Frensham Great Pond has a good sized car park, toilets, a snack bar that does a reasonable range of food and icecream. The lake is safe with a lovely sandy beach, sailing and plenty of walks. There is also a Best Western Hotel at the far end of the lake. Further up the road is another lake with a smaller beach and great walks. Altogether, a Lovely day out in the Surrey Hills.
Absolutely stunning place! I like to go in the week with the littlens where its not so busy and free parking which is a bonus! The kids absolutely love it nice shallow warm water if the sunshine is out beautiful scenery and wildlife great place for them to burn off some energy
Absolutely luv it & kids had enjoy there said best beach but not sure abt prices at cafe bit expensive but lucky had money’s with us treat kids ice cream & cold drinks... we came by train but no buses on the Sunday service was bit gutted but lucky had our friends joining with us also pick us up n drop off Haslemere train station ..definitely be bck during the holiday
Absolutely lovely and a perfect place to go, without the long trip to the sea when you live in Bucks! Super sand, lovely walk and a great little snack shack - already planning the net trip!
1st time i have been. Had a lovely time lso no more stuck in traffic to Bournemouth. Lovely place to visit went with my husband and we had a very nice snack at the little pond cafe then a nice stroll round the pond, was very busy. Dog loved playing in the pond.
Lovely day out when the drive to the real beach is a bit daunting. Only spoilt by the grumpy and frankly rude old bloke in the shop. He could do with some customer service training.
It was a lovely place to go. Very busy. Need someone to line cars up as there were cars leaving big gaps which if the next car moved along you could get another one in. Disabled parking I noticed not one of the cars had there blue badge up we have a blue badge and couldn't find a space. Next I thought on the website it said no inflatables if any kind there were loads of them.
Absolutely beautiful place but the one toilet for all & people parking on the tight narrow road is terrible! So much land could be opened up! There was cars being damaged and arguments starting! Surely, things should be put in place if you know it's going to be busy?
Perfect place to go with kids. Very big car park and easy acces to lido. We went on bank holiday and it was very busy but still much less overcrowded then any lido in London! We'll definitely come back in a heartbeat on a sunny days:)
My children and grandchildren prefer this to the seaside. In fact my daughter used to call it the seaside without seaweed. Over the years it has improved, the sandy beach area is ideal for small children, the water is shallow and has been roped off to keep it safe. Lovely Ice cream available at the cafe (£2 a cornet) and toilet facilities. £4 to park all day seems good value to me, but I think it is free on week days. All you need is sunshine.
Lovely place to visit went with my husband and we had a very nice snack at the little pond cafe then a nice stroll round the pond, wasn't very busy but did go during the week can imagine it being very busy at the weekend.
Lovely place had a fantastic day even though it was busy there was room for everyone. Will definitely be going back
Just love the place. Very nice atmosphere.. �
Great place, just wish people would take their rubbish with them after.
Great little get away that only takes me 40 mins to drive instead of 1.5 hrs to the beach. Nice Welsh guy runs the cafe, toilets, clean, lovely countryside, free on weekdays, just add sunshine for great day out ☀️⛱🏖😁
Brilliant place to go sand and water what more do you need and free parking as well on week days only which is a bonus and it was the first time l ever been there
Brilliant 5 hours spent here today. Did not hear a peep from my 3 boys other than to have their lunch. Luckily the water quality was excellent today so they had a great time splashing about and we didn't have to worry about waves like the beach. Can't wait to go back. The boys didn't want to leave!
Best place. Better than any beach on south east coast
Beautiful place for walks with the dog and kids. Lovely little cafe on site too, with pretty reasonable prices for coffees and ice cream!
An amazing find, never knew this existed! Just off the A31, Frensham Great Pond has a good sized car park, toilets, a snack bar that does a reasonable range of food and icecream. The lake is safe with a lovely sandy beach, sailing and plenty of walks. There is also a Best Western Hotel at the far end of the lake. Further up the road is another lake with a smaller beach and great walks. Altogether, a Lovely day out in the Surrey Hills.
Absolutely stunning place! I like to go in the week with the littlens where its not so busy and free parking which is a bonus! The kids absolutely love it nice shallow warm water if the sunshine is out beautiful scenery and wildlife great place for them to burn off some energy
Absolutely luv it & kids had enjoy there said best beach but not sure abt prices at cafe bit expensive but lucky had money’s with us treat kids ice cream & cold drinks... we came by train but no buses on the Sunday service was bit gutted but lucky had our friends joining with us also pick us up n drop off Haslemere train station ..definitely be bck during the holiday
Absolutely lovely and a perfect place to go, without the long trip to the sea when you live in Bucks! Super sand, lovely walk and a great little snack shack - already planning the net trip!
1st time i have been. Had a lovely time lso no more stuck in traffic to Bournemouth. Lovely place to visit went with my husband and we had a very nice snack at the little pond cafe then a nice stroll round the pond, was very busy. Dog loved playing in the pond.
Lovely day out when the drive to the real beach is a bit daunting. Only spoilt by the grumpy and frankly rude old bloke in the shop. He could do with some customer service training.
It was a lovely place to go. Very busy. Need someone to line cars up as there were cars leaving big gaps which if the next car moved along you could get another one in. Disabled parking I noticed not one of the cars had there blue badge up we have a blue badge and couldn't find a space. Next I thought on the website it said no inflatables if any kind there were loads of them.
Absolutely beautiful place but the one toilet for all & people parking on the tight narrow road is terrible! So much land could be opened up! There was cars being damaged and arguments starting! Surely, things should be put in place if you know it's going to be busy?