Surrey Visitor Travel Guide Page

We have compiled a travel and holiday information guide to help with your holiday stay in Surrey.

About Surrey

The county of Surrey lies in the south east of England and is listed as one of the 'home counties'. The county town is Guildford and it rests just south of the London metropolitan centre. It encapsulates a large part of the London metropolitan commuter belt due to its convenient positioning to the English capital. The area is covered in amazing woodland with Surrey Hills and North Downs giving the county a very rural feel which contrasts the buzzing urban life of the near by city of London. There is a rich Tudor and Palladian history in Surrey with numerous properties and gardens to parade this past. There are beautiful market towns and magical medieval castles all over the county with Wisley Garden being the home of the Royal Horticultural Society. Witley Common and Thursley Common are vast areas run by the National Trust and Ministry of Defence. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are worth a visit in anyone's books. The county also possesses a strong sporting culture with The Oval cricket ground hosting first class cricket, Epsom racecourse holding horse racing meets plus there is a lot of football clubs in the area playing competitive football.

Attractions & Heritage Sites within Surrey

1. Thorpe Park - Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8PN Get ready for thrills and spills at Thorpe Park in Chertsey. Built in 1979, this theme park for the brave at heart has evolved to become one of the country's favorite destinations for fast roller coasters and drenching flume rides. 2. Winkworth Arboretum - Hascombe Road, Godalming, GU8 4AD Located in Godalming, the Winkworth Arboretum is the crown jewel of the National Trust's arboretums. Among the more than 1,000 trees and shrubs are rare and exotic examples. 3. Waverley Abbey - Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8EP As England's first Cistercian abbey (founded in 1128), Waverley Abbey was built on a beautiful site near Farnham. The River Wey glides through the abbey, and along with a disused medieval bridge, walls and the ends of the two dormitories. See Full List of Attractions in Surrey See Full List of History and Heritage Sites in Surrey

Towns and Villages in Surrey

Surrey has some lovely towns and villages to explore, below is a list with a short summary and link to more information about it and pictures. Caterham - has many open spaces and wooded areas for riding bikes or taking leisurely walks... More... Chertsey - is one of the earliest settlements founded in England... More... Chessington - was a small village in its early days, the community is now an extension of the sprawling London metropolis... More... Cobham - is a popular place to live in the UK and this quiet, picturesque community has attracted a number of celebrities... More... Croydon - has the full lot of modern entertainments you would expect of a town so close to the capital... More... Dorking - lies at the very foot of the North Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty... More... Epsom - Downs Racecourse is the town's primary visitors' attraction every June... More... Farnham - was inhabited by the Romans for a number of centuries before the Saxons claimed the area in the 7th century... More... Guildford - merited a mention in the Domesday Book commissioned by William the Conqueror in the 11th century... More... Haslemere - Museum houses collections that include archaeology, geology, human and natural history... More... Kingston upon Thames - like many English villages was renamed throughout history... More... Leatherhead - has hosted theatrical entertainment since Tudor times... More... Lingfield - is probably most well known for its horse racing course, which was constructed in 1890... More... Redhill - did not officially become a town until 1818... More... Reigate - Priory was constructed in 1309 and later converted into a Tudor styled building... More... Richmond - Park is judged to be three times the size of New York City's Central Park... More... Walton on Thames - had a filming studio where the 1950s television series "Adventures of Robin Hood" was recorded... More... West Byfleet - was a sparsely populated, rural farming community for centuries... More... Weybridge - boasts many famous former residents including John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Sir Cliff Richard... More... Woking - formed a police station in 1887 and a football club two years later... More...

Useful Contact Information for Surrey

Farnham Tourist Information Centre South Street, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7RN Tel No: 01252 715109 Guildford Tourist Information Centre Tunsgate, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3QT Tel No: 01483 444333

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