The Devil's Punchbowl
The Devil's Punchbowl is an area south of Guildford and is a natural amphitheatre. Legend has it that the devil in his spare time hurled lumps of earth at the god Thor to annoy him. The hollow he scooped the earth out of became the Punch Bowl. The local village of Thursley means Thor's place.
A still older story claims that two giants clashed in the area, and one, scooping up earth to throw at the other, created the landmark before missing the throw and creating the Isle of Wight. At the moment it has a main road running round the top edge of it (The A3) which is a notorious bottleneck, however a new road which has been tunnelled out will open this summer and the area will become peaceful at last.
The Devil's Punchbowl
The Devil's Punchbowl is an area south of Guildford and is a natural amphitheatre. Legend has it that the devil in his spare time hurled lumps of earth at the god Thor to annoy him. The hollow he scooped the earth out of became the Punch Bowl. The local village of Thursley means Thor's place.
A still older story claims that two giants clashed in the area, and one, scooping up earth to throw at the other, created the landmark before missing the throw and creating the Isle of Wight. At the moment it has a main road running round the top edge of it (The A3) which is a notorious bottleneck, however a new road which has been tunnelled out will open this summer and the area will become peaceful at last.