SURREY
Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties.
Due to its proximity to London there are a great many commuter villages in Surrey, the population density is high and the residents of the county are more affluent, on average, than other UK citizens.
Surrey is a unique county with bustling market towns perfectly balanced by beautiful open spaces, country peace and calming waters. Where ancient and modern sit together to create towns of distinctly English charm.
Much of Surrey is in the Green Belt and is rolling downland, the county's geology being dominated by the chalk hills of the North Downs. Agriculture not being intensive, there are many commons and access lands, together with an extensive network of footpaths and bridleways including the North Downs Way, a scenic long-distance path. Accordingly, Surrey provides much in the way of rural leisure activities, with a very large horse population.
Among its many notable beauty spots are Box Hill, Frensham Ponds and Puttenham Common.
ATTRACTIONS
Elmbridge Museum - Weybridge - has absorbing exhibitions illustrating the histories and
mysteries of Elmbridge.
Bagshot Park - There has been a Royal hunting lodge on the site now known as Bagshot Park for many centuries: it was well favoured by the Stuart
kings.
Birdworld, Farnham - 26 acres of aviares and beautiful landscaped gardens.
Bourne Hall Museum , Epsom
Box Hill - Surrey's Best kept secret, beutiful Box Hill with outstanding views of Surrey and hillside
walks.
Burpham Court Farm Park, Guildford - A rare farm animal collection set in 76 acres with the River Wey at its heart.
Chertsey Museum - collections include Thames Valley archaeology, clocks, social history, decorative art, costume and Greek pottery.
Chessington World of Adventure - Adventure Theme Park
Clandon Park - This National Trust House and Gerdens located outside of Guildford, boasts Royal connections. Beautiful Gardens for walks.
Denbies Vineyard, Dorking
Epsom Common, Epsom
Epsom Downs - racecourse
Epsom Playhouse Theatre , Epsom
Farnham College - is a Sixth Form College providing full-time education for approximately 600 16-19 year olds each year.
Farnham Park, Farnham
Godalming Museum - about the renowned people associated with the town.
Guildford Castle - founded in Saxon times, re-built after the Norman Conquest in 1066
Guildford Cathedral - the only cathedral to be built on a new site in the southern Province of England since the Reformation.
Hampton Court Palace, Hampton - One of the greatest Royal Palaces in Great Britain, offering a fasinating flash back to the days of Henry V111. Kings
and Queens of England have lived there for centuries.
Kew Gardens, Richmond
Legoland Windsor - 150 acres of woodland, around 32 million standard LEGO bricks, 7 main
activity areas, eight restaurants - all 2 miles from Windsor.
Museum of Farnham - Seat of the Dukes of Norfolk
Painshill Park, Cobham
Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham - This National Trust House and Gardens located outside Dorking. Fine Arts and Wonderful Gardens
Reigate Priory Museum, Reigate
RHS Garden Wisley - Britain’s best loved garden with 97ha (240 acres) offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative
design and cultivation techniques.
Spelthorne Museum, Staines - Roman past is celebrated, and the history of the borough displayed.
Surrey Heath Museum - Camberley - friendly Museum telling the Surrey Heath story including its heathland history, highwaymen's tales and military
links.
The Rainbow Leisure Centre, Epsom
Thorpe Park, Chertsey
Titsey Place, Oxted
Windsor Castle - Windsor Castle is one of three official residents of The Queen and has been
home to The Sovereign for over 900 years. The Castle is
the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continous occupation.
Winkworth Arboretum, Godalming - owned by the National Trust.
TRANSPORT LINKS
BY ROAD
Surrey is served by the M25, M3 and M23. All major routes (to the North, to Wales, the Channel ports etc) can be accessed from the M25. The M23 connects with
major routes to the south coast as well as Gatwick Airport. The M3 leads straight to Southampton, the major container port and cross-channel gateway, which
is just one hours drive away.
BY RAIL
No other county is better served by its rail networks than Surrey. Lying midway between London and the coast, travelling times are remarkably fast - to the
centre of London, to the rest of the UK, to the Channel ports and on to Europe with Eurostar services to Paris and Brussels from London's Waterloo.
