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Properties and events in Guildford 2021
Properties and events in Guildford 2021
Before heading out for your Heritage Open Days visit, please check entries at www.heritageopendays.org.uk for last-minute changes.
Heritage Open Days 2021 will be 10-19 September.
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The Museum of Military Medicine
Keogh Barracks, Ash Vale, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU12 5RQ
Medicine and healthcare pioneered by the military in times of war and peace have gone on to improve the lives of millions. Surgical instruments,…
Explore the history of army medicine, military nursing, veterinary and dental care from the 1640s to the present day at this fascinating museum.
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 09:30 - 15:30
- Friday 17 September: 09:30 - 15:30
- Saturday 18 September: 09:30 - 15:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
St Peter and St Paul Albury Old Parish Church
St Peter and St Paul Albury, Old Parish Church, Albury Park, New Road, Albury , Surrey, GU5 9BB
Designed by the renowned Victorian architect Augustus Welby Pugin, it is lavishly decorated, with stained glass, painted walls and ceiling and a…
Visit this Grade I listed ancient Saxon church, which has over 1,000 years of history and stands in the peaceful grounds of Albury Park, within the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 10:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Ash Local History Museum
Cemetery Chapel, Ash Cemetary, Ash Church Road, Ash, Surrey, GU12 6LX
Ash Museum is small and friendly and housed in a former chapel which is Grade II listed and has some beautiful stained glass windows. The local…
Visitors can search for the objects in the Edible England Trail at Ash Museum.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 14:00 - 16:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Paul Nelson: Rural Rides (after William Cobbett) - Exhibition at New Ashgate Gallery
New Ashgate Gallery, Wagon Yard, Lower Church Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PS
Paul Nelson started to think about a series of paintings broadly relating to William Cobbett's book 'Rural Rides' about 10 years ago. Paul…
Artist Paul Nelson explores Cobbett's description of his rides through Farnham and on to Winchester, making numerous references to the geology and soil types of the region for this defined agricultural practices in the 19th Century Britain.
Event Times
- Friday 10 September: 1030 - 1700
- Saturday 11 September: 1030 - 1700
- Tuesday 14 September: 1030 - 1700
- Wednesday 15 September: 1030 - 1700
- Thursday 16 September: 1030 - 1700
- Friday 17 September: 1030 - 1700
- Saturday 18 September: 1030 - 1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Weave and Waves: Christina Taylor-Smith and Jacqueline James - Exhibition at New Ashgate Gallery
New Ashgate Gallery, Wagon Yard, Lower Church Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7PS
Craft rugs by Jacqueline James, the award-winning weaver, who specialises in making individually designed hand dyed and woven rugs and wall…
Work by rug weaver Jacqueline who is part of the International Weaving Community; thus, it continues an important heritage craft tradition. Her work is found in public and private collections in the UK and USA.
Event Times
- Friday 10 September: 1030 - 1700
- Saturday 11 September: 1030 - 1700
- Tuesday 14 September: 1030 - 1700
- Wednesday 15 September: 1030 - 1700
- Thursday 16 September: 1030 - 1700
- Friday 17 September: 1030 - 1700
- Saturday 18 September: 1030 - 1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Prior’s Field School
Priors Field School Trust Ltd, Priorsfield Road, Hurtmore, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2RH
Originally called Prior's Garth, Prior's Field was built in 1900 for a Charterhouse schoolmaster who never occupied it. It was purchased by Julia…
Prior's Field School occupies a private house designed by the renowned Arts and Crafts architect Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. Visitors can take a self-guided tour of key areas of the house and it's beautiful gardens.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
630 year-old Medieval Great Barn of Wanborough
Off Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2JR
10 minutes from Guildford or Farnham town centres, is the magnificent Great Barn of Wanborough. Built in 1388 by the monks from Waverley Abbey,…
A short journey from Guildford or Farnham and you can admire the 630 year-old huge wooden structure built by monks from Waverley Abbey.
Enjoy the '10,000 Years of History' exhibition, talks on the SOE who trained in Wanborough, and our Heritage Café.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10am - 5pm
- Sunday 19 September: 10am - 5pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
A walk led by the Wey & Arun Canal Trust
Birtley Courtyard, Birtley Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0LF
The Wey & Arun Junction Canal was a crucial section of the only inland waterway to link London with the South Coast in the days before the coming…
Walk: A figure-of-eight walk along the canal towpath and Downs Link Path, starting from and returning to Birtley Courtyard, Bramley.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 14:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Abbots Hospital, Guildford (UPDATED ENTRY)
Abbot's Hospital, High Street , Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3AJ
Founded in 1619 by George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury and a translator of the King James Bible. There are currently 24 residents. Access to…
Grade I listed building. Jacobean Alms-house, still used for its original purpose.
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: 12:00-15:00 via tour only, which are every half hour last tour 15:00
- Saturday 18 September: 12:00 - 15:00 via tour only, which are every half hour. Last tour 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Albury Organic Vineyard
Albury Vineyard, Shere Road, Albury, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9BW
Visitors can enjoy a self-guided tour around the vineyard including exclusive access to the newly planted vines adjacent to the main site. The…
Albury Vineyard is Surrey’s only organic vineyard, producing outstanding English wine from grapes grown in the beautiful Surrey Hills. As a small, boutique, family-run business it offers a relaxed, personal and friendly experience.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 11:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 11:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Clandon Park (National Trust property)
Clandon Park House, Clandon Park, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RQ
The project to bring Clandon Park back to life after a devasting fire reached a major milestone this year, as conservation work to the house’s…
Clandon Park is unlike any other historic house you’ll ever visit. Devastated by fire in 2015, the National Trust is leading a long term project to bring it back to life. Meet the conservation experts caring for the house since the major fire in 2015
Event Times
- Saturday 11 September: Demonstrations outside 1100-1400 / Timed tickets for the house 1100, 1130, 1200, 1230, 1300, 1330
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Costumed 12th Century Life - Presented by Historia Normannis
Caste Green (opposite Tunsgate Quarter side entrance), Castle Street , Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3UQ
Meet knights displaying skill in the tourney, freemen, craftsmen, ladies of the court and barons of the realm. Watch the re-enactment of medieval…
Presented by Historia Normannis. Experience exciting and authentic displays at this encampment as you see, hear and feel aspects of life and death in the 12th century. This will be outside with tent displays.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 09:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Diamond Celebration Exhibition
Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP
The exhibition will include a number of items that have never before been put on show such as original photographs showing the building of the…
We are celebrating Guildford Cathedral’s 60th anniversary year since The People’s Cathedral was consecrated in 1961 through a free exhibition and a number of special events.
Event Times
- Available anytime
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
English Cut Flowers Grown in Surrey
Plant Passion, Hilltop Barn, Hilltop Farm, Staple Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7FP
Thanks to previous open days, we’ve found out about local cornflower, carnation and market garden flower growers in the previous Century.…
The cut flower industry has a long and proud history in this country. Locally grown flowers from the Clandon and Ripley area were sent by train to the London markets.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 13:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Explore the Cathedral: Crypt, Tower and Guided Tours
Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP
Across the day we will be running three different types of tours. Head under the Cathedral and see the original chapel built and used while the…
Book for one, two or three tours exploring the Cathedral at floor level, up the tower, or underneath.
Event Times
- Saturday 11 September: Site open from 10am
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred
Guildford Castle
Guildford Castle , Castle Grounds, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3SX
Inside you’ll find information tracing the castle’s history to the present day and at the top of the Great Tower you can survey the landscape…
Visit Guildford Castle and head to the top of the Great Tower for a 360 degree panoramic view of Guildford and the beautiful surrounding countryside
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 – 17:00 (last admission 16:30)
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Guildford Cathedral and tower
Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP
Climb the 249 steps up the tower for views of Guildford and beyond or go on a guided tour with one of our experienced Cathedral Guides,…
Grade II* listed building. Designed by Sir Edward Maufe, the first Anglican cathedral to be built on a new site in the south of England since the reformation. Now celebrating our 60th year since consecration
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: Family Fun Day packs will be the focus 1000-1230 Crypt Tours 1100 and 12 noon Guided Tours (NB this does not include the crypt or tower) 1245 and 1415 Tower Tours 1130, 1300 and 1500
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Guildford Cathedral Literature Day
Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP
These three talks will be bookable separately, although all will be on the same day 11am: Dave Salmon - A Man and his Camera by Geoff Burch and…
Writers and historians, Julliet Dunmur, David Rose and Geoff Burch join us for a series of Heritage Talks on a range of fascinating subjects. Each talk will be followed by a question session and a book signing.
Event Times
- Friday 10 September: 11am, 1pm, 3pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred
Guildford High Street Architecture Walk
In front of Holy Trinity Church, High Street , Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3RR
Discover the architecture and history of Guildford High Street, looking at the different architectural styles and building details.
A walk in the High Street led by local heritage architects. Walk takes approximately 60 minutes.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 16:30
- Sunday 19 September: 11:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Guildford Institute
Guildford Institute, Ward Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LH
To celebrate this year's Heritage Open Days, The Guildford Institute's historic library will be open. Its dedicated Library & Archive team will…
A Grade II listed building, originally built as the Royal Arms Coffee Tavern and Temperance Hotel. Home to The Guildford Institute since 1892; its social, cultural and educational activities continue here to this day.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: Library 10:00 - 16:00, V Cafe 09:30 - 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Guildford Markets Walk
Tunsgate Arch, Guildford High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AA
Led by the Guildford Town Guides.
This walk follows the trail of our town markets, from High Street in medieval times, to Market Street in the 18th century, ending in North Street where the weekend market still thrives today.
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: 14:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Guildford Model Engineering Society
Guildford Model Engineering Society Ltd, London Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1TU
Guildford Model Engineering Society (GMES) has been developing the site since then and now has excellent facilities for model engineers and model…
The society has its origins in 1949 but the present society was founded on 6 January 1954 with Stoke Park becoming its present home in 1958.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 14:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Guildford Museum
Guildford Museum, Quarry Street , Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3SX
The Museum is housed in a number of historic buildings linked together. The earliest is a 17th century Grade II* timber-framed listed building,…
Housed in a number of historic buildings linked together. The earliest is a 17th century Grade II* timber framed listed building, the core dating from 1554, built into the medieval gatehouse of Guildford Palace, against the stone arch of the castle.
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 11:00 - 16:45
- Friday 17 September: 11:00 - 16:45
- Saturday 18 September: 11:00 - 16:45
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Guildford Story Guided Walk
Tunsgate, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3HJ
Guildford Castle, The Chestnuts Home of Lewis Carroll, the Guildhall and Abbots Hospital all play an important part in this walk. Led by…
Explore 1000 years of the history of Guildford as a centre of industry, trade and transport through the architecture and people of the town.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 14:30
- Sunday 19 September: 11:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Guildhall
The Guildhall, 131 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3AA
Grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monuments from 1550, with later alterations and additions. This 16th century building of great…
Discover this grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument from 1550, with later alterations and additions.
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 10:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Hatchlands Park (National Trust)
Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands, East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RT
A peaceful haven for wildlife with a variety of marked walks in woodland and open parkland. The house is home to Alec Cobbe and his collection…
Grade I listed building built in the 1750s. It is among the largest country estates surrounding Greater London, and was designed in part by Humphry Repton.
Event Times
- Sunday 12 September: 10:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Henley Fort
Henley Fort Outdoor Education Centre, The Mount, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4RH
Henley Fort is the most complete of those remaining. Hidden from casual view, the fort has outstanding views across the Thames Valley and on a…
Scheduled monument. Built in 1896 as the western post of thirteen fortified positions to defend London against a possible invasion by the French.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 11:00 - 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Heritage Activity Morning
Guildford Cathedral, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7UP
There's a lot that goes on in Cathedral life. Hear a little about some of the aspects like how people came together to build the Cathedral by…
Explore the buildings heritage with a couple of short presentations followed by some hands-on activities, specially aimed at our younger visitors
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10am - 12.30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Historic vehicle display on the High Street outside Holy Trinity Church. (New Location and Date Chan
Holy Trinity Church, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4SB
Guildford is famous as the home of Dennis vehicles once synonymous with fire engines and buses. To celebrate this there will be a vehicle on…
Join us for a historic display of vehicles on the High Street outside Holy Trinity Church.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 09:00 – 18:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Holy Trinity Church , High Street , Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3RR
Built 1749-63 by James Horne in Palladian style, replacing a medieval church. Enlarged in 1888 by Sir Arthur Blomfield. Fine Renaissance tomb of…
Grade I listed building. The most important Georgian church in Surrey.
Trails for adults and children.
Heritage displays including a display about the bell tower, ringing chamber, bells and belfry.
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: 13:00 – 16:00 with refreshments until 15:00
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 – 13:00 with refreshments
- Sunday 19 September: Services at 10:00 and 18:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Medieval Undercroft
The Undercroft, 72 High Street , Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3HE
Undercrofts like this are features of towns engaged in the import and export trade. The elaborate, high quality stonework and the…
Grade II* listed building and scheduled ancient monument. This 13th century undercroft is one of the finest examples in the country.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 16:00
- Sunday 19 September: 10:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Pigeon House
Weston Yard, Albury Estate, Albury, Guildford , Surrey, GU5 9AF
The squabs (unfledged pigeons) were used for fresh food in winter and the droppings for fertiliser and the manufacture of gunpowder. Come and…
The octagonal red brick building, which is Grade II listed, dates from around 1550, with a lantern and dormers to the roof and 649 nesting holes within.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 11:00 -17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Puttenham Barn Bunkhouse
Puttenham Bunkhouse, The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1AR
Retaining original features it has been sympathetically restored to be environmentally friendly using traditional and sustainable construction methods
A 250 year old Grade II listed barn which has been part converted into the only camping barn in Surrey.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 12:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Quaker Meeting House
Quaker Meeting House, 3 Ward Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LH
The site of the original meeting room is now called Quakers’ Acre. After the building fell into disrepair it was demolished and the land used…
Quakers have met in Guildford since 1655 and initially met in a room behind the Crown Inn in the High Street; today they worship in the Meeting House in North Street.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 14:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 13:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Rodboro Buildings (Wetherspoons only)
J D Wetherspoons, 1-10 Bridge Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4SB
Designed in 1901 for the production of Dennis Brothers motor vehicles, which were exported around the world. The Rodboro Boot and Shoe Company…
The oldest surviving car factory building in the UK, now occupied by JD Wetherspoon on the lower floors and by the Academy of Contemporary Music on the upper floor. In the pub, a photographic exhibition shows the early days of Dennis Brothers.
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 1000 - 1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Royal Grammar School
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BB
Access to the School is directly from High Street. The Tudor building was built for the School originally containing not only the classrooms…
The Royal Grammar School: Grade 1 listed building dating from the late 16th century with later additions. The Chained Library and Tudor schoolroom are open. Information relating to the history of the School is on display in the schoolroom.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: Tudor Schoolroom: Open all day 09:30 - 16:00. Static displays relating to history of the school. Chained Library talks: (Morning) 09:30, with the last morning talk commencing at 12:00. (Afternoon) 1330, last afternoon talk commencing at 1530.
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Book on day
Shalford Cemetery Chapel
Shalford Cemetary Chapel, The Street , Shalford, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8BN
The interior, with red and black brickwork, timber roof, oak pews and windows in fourteenth century style hints at the Arts and Crafts movement of…
Grade II listed octagonal chapel, built of Bargate stone and small mortuary building within Shalford cemetery.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 14:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Sime Art Gallery - Special Event - The London Theatre- 1896-1898, Sime’s ‘Bread and Butter’ years
Worplesdon Memorial Hall, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3RF
Sidney Sime’s art whilst illustrating for the London magazines in 1896-1898 was prolific. He worked closely with editors and artists Jerome K…
1896-1898 was Sime’s work for the Illustrated Magazines was flourishing, after leaving the Liverpool School of Art Events include a teenage workshop, Heritage walk, and related talks. (See our event times for more details)
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: Gallery and Ta Ta café open: 14:00 - 16:00
- Saturday 18 September: Gallery and Ta Ta cafe open: 10:00 – 16:00 Workshop: 11:00 - 12:00 Characters from the West End. An Art Workshop for 13-16year olds based on The London Theatre 1896-1898 with Cath Mirmak at the Sime Gallery. | 11:00 - 12:00 Talk in Sime Gallery ‘The London Scene’ 1896-1898 with Jan Messinger with reference to Sime's theatrical caricatures on display.
- Sunday 19 September: 14:00 - 14:30 Talk in the Sime Gallery 'Restoring the Theatrical Caricatures' with Artist and Conservator, Tim Dolby. | 14:30 - 15:30 Sime Heritage walk through Worplesdon and Whitmoor Common with Sara Scott and Martyn Parker.
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
St Martha-on-the-Hill, Chilworth
St Martha on the Hill, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8PZ or GU5 9BG
This has been a place of worship since before Saxon times. The explosions from the gunpowder works in the Tillingbourne Valley contributed to the…
This grade II listed hilltop church, reached by walking up a steep hill from east or west car parks, is a unique and solitary parish church on the hill, with St Thomas in the valley, surrounded by woods and glorious countryside.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 16:00
- Sunday 19 September: 12:30 - 1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Mary the Virgin, Worplesdon
St. Marys Church, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3RE
Our event are in conjunction with the Sime Gallery. In the church there will be a display of the chalice, paten and flagon and the history of the…
Grade I listed 13th century church, positioned prominently above Worplesdon village, with one of the finest towers in the county.
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: Church Open from 10am – 4pm
- Saturday 18 September: Church Open form 10am – 4pm with guided talk 2.30-3.30pm
- Sunday 19 September: Church Open 12.15pm – 4pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
St Mary’s Church, Guildford
St. Marys Church, Quarry Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UP
Dating from the 10th century or earlier; extended in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Pre-Conquest tower is the oldest building in Guildford.…
Grade I listed building. The oldest church in Guildford.
Currently hosting Guildford’s community Garden of Hope, inviting visitors to reflect post lockdowns on Remembering, Giving Thanks and Hopes.
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 11:00 - 15:00
- Friday 17 September: 11:00 - 15:00
- Saturday 18 September: 11:00 - 15:00
- Sunday 19 September: 12:00 - 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Mary’s Church, Shalford
St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Close, The Street, Shalford, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8BP
An historic church with a modern interior, full of interesting memorials and artworks. It is the fourth church on the site since Saxon times.…
Shalford’s parish church with lots of interesting features – explore the building and do our quiz. Also an exhibition of jigsaw
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday 17 September: 09:00 - 17:00
- Saturday 18 September: 09:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 09:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Marys Church, Send
St Marys Church , Potters Lane, Send , Guildford , Surrey, GU23 7JN
Many interesting artefacts including a 14th century oak parish chest, a stone memorial with brass inset dated 1521, many beautiful stained glass…
Discover this grade II* listed church with a 13th century chancel and 15th century nave and tower.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 13:00 - 15:00
- Sunday 19 September: 13:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Mary’s Church Shackleford Tour
St Mary's , Shackleford Road , Shackleford, Guildford, Surrey, GU8 6AE
The church was consecrated in 1865, having been built by the Rev’s Archdall Buttember in memory of his infant children, Charles Robert who died…
Internal and external tour of this church designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott, a prolific Victorian architect (St Pancras Station is amongst his creations), on a virgin site away from any centre of habitation.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Nicolas’ Church, Guildford
St. Nicolas Church, The Parish Office, Bury Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 4AW
The restored Loseley Chapel is now open to the public after restoration. The chapel is the burial chapel of the More Molyneux family of Loseley…
Grade II* listed building. Built mostly in 1875, the current church is at least the third on the site. It replaced a church built in 1836 (of poor quality) that had replaced a pre 13th century church that suffered from its proximity to the river.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: Church open 10:00 to 16:30 -Tower Tours: 10:30 and 11:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
St Peter & St Paul, West Clandon
Church of St. Peter & St. Paul, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RG
Connected by a private path to nearby Clandon Park. Although Clandon House was built later in the 18th century, the Onslow coats of arms dating…
Grade II* listed, 13th century church
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: 10:00 - 17:00
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 11:30 - 1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Thomas’ Church, Chilworth
St Thomas' Church, 122 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8LU
A chance to view the original reredos which hung above the altar in the sanctuary Originally intended to be the Greshambury Institute, attached to…
A Grade II listed building, built in 1896. Designed by the Arts and Crafts architect W H Seth Smith. Using local building materials, it is a typical example of the Arts and Crafts style of architecture in Surrey.
Event Times
- Friday 17 September: 10:00 - 16:00
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 16:00
- Sunday 19 September: 12:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The Church of St Bartholomew, Wanborough
St Bartholomews, Wanborough, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 2JR
The Domesday Book records a Saxon church at “Wenberge” before 1060. This church was largely rebuilt by the monks of Waverley Abbey during…
Follow in the steps of the medieval pilgrims. Visit the smallest parish church in Surrey - the Grade I listed Church of St Bartholomew and delight in the harvest decorations, gaze at the wonderful boat-shaped roof.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 10:00 - 1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The County Club
County Club, 158 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3HJ
The building has a timber framed core dating from the 17th century with a late 18th century façade. There were Medieval stone buildings on site…
Grade II Listed historic private members club, occupying the upper floors of 156 -160 High Street.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10.30am to 4.00pm
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The Jellicoe Roof Garden at House of Fraser
House of Fraser, 105-111 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3DP
Designed at the time when the first Sputnik spun above the earth, the garden is primarily a sky garden and the underlying idea has been to unite…
Grade II Listed roof-top garden designed by the eminent C20 landscape architect Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe, in 1958.
Event Times
- Thursday 16 September: 09:00 - 17:00
- Friday 17 September: 09:00 - 17:00
- Saturday 18 September: 09:00 - 17:00
- Sunday 19 September: 09:00 - 16:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
The story of cheesemaking and dairy farming in Surrey
Norbury Park Farm Cheese, Shere Road, Albury, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9BW
Visitors will see how milk is set and turned into cheese and taste all three of our cheeses; Norbury Blue - a cross between Stilton and a…
Learn about cheese making and dairy farming in Surrey with Surrey's only commercial cheese makers Norbury Park Farm Cheese who have been making cheese for nearly two decades in the Surrey Hills; Norbury Blue, Dirty Vicar and The Dorking Cock.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 12:00 - 16:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Treadwheel Crane
Treadwheel Crane, Millbrook, Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3UT
Believed to be the last working example of its type in the country. Access to its workings.
Grade II* listed building and scheduled ancient monument. Late 17th/early 18th century.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:30 - 16:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Victorian School Room
The Victorian School Room, 39 and a half, Castle Street, Guildford , Surrey, GU1 3SX
The Victorian Schoolroom is usually hired out to school groups to experience what attending school in Victorian times was like. Opening for…
Re-created Victorian Schoolroom set in 1893. Originally a chapel of 1816 was built for the Calvinistic Independents. In 1876 it became a hay and corn store, later a confectionery works and in 1914, Salter’s printing works.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 11:00 -15:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Walk: Kings Worthies and Scoundrels
Tunsgate Arch, High Street, Guildford, Surrey
Who stayed at Abbots Hospital the night before their execution? Who was Christopher Slaughter? Why was John Dennis fined £1?
Led by Guildford Town Guides
Walk takes 1.5 hours
The walk asks questions about some of Guildford's notorious characters
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 14:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Walk: Made in Guildford Guided walk
Tunsgate, High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3HJ
Led by the Guildford Town Guides.
This walk tells how trade impacted the town and how we became the first location in Europe to have a purpose built car factory.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 11:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
West Lodge and Chilworth Gunpowder Mills
West Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8NQ
This is an amazing opportunity for visitors to explore and learn about the Gunpowder Mills site and view West Lodge and associated remains of…
Visit and discover the heritage of West Lodge and the Gunpowder Mills
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: 11:00 to 15:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UX
The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre opened to the public on June 1965 with a star-studded gala, attended by Dirk Bogarde, Susan Hampshire, Vanessa Redgrave,…
A rare opportunity to see behind the scenes at this grade II listed venue, which has hosted an amazing list of stars since it opened in 1965.
Celebrate theatre food and snacks through the ages with our fun and family friendly activities.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 13:00 with tours at 10:15, 11:00, 11:45 and 12:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
Effingham Methodist Chapel
Effingham Methodist Church, Chapel Hill, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5NB
In 1854 our pretty little Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built from local flint and modernised in 1993. See an exhibition about the Chapel,…
Lovely Victorian Chapel with pretty garden
Dinosaurs display, fossil hunt and quiz for kids
Local Effingham history exhibition
RSPB leaflets available
Refeshments available all day
Event Times
- Saturday 11 September: 1000-1700
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Lawrence Church, Effingham
St. Lawrence Church, Church Street, Effingham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 5LX
Grade II* listed church, with origins in the 12th century. Displays depict the history of the church and stories of nationally and internationally…
Visit this Grade II* listed church, with origins in the 12th century. Read about eminent parishioners including Sir Barnes Wallis, inventor of the “bouncing bomb” who is buried in the churchyard.
Event Times
- Saturday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
St Mary’s Church, West Horsley
St Mary's church, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT24 6AP
Rebuilt on the same site in 1030, in chalk and flint. Impressive 13th-century lancet windows and wall paintings featuring the (1) Crucifixion, …
Grade 1 Listed church. Originally an 8th century wooden Saxon church.
Event Times
- Sunday 19 September: Church open 14:00 - 17:00
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable
West Horsley Place
West Horsley Place, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, kT24 6AN
Stroll around our walled gardens or bring a picnic to enjoy. Learn more about the fascinating history of West Horsley Place and the charity set up…
Visit our five-acre 18th century walled gardens.
Event Times
- Saturday 11 September: 1200-1600
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required
Ripley Village Guided Walk
Ripley Village Hall, High Street, Ripley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6AF
Ripley has a recorded history of 1,000 years and was important because of its location on the London to Portsmouth road. The walk guide will…
A guided walk around historic Ripley village. Starts and finishes at the village hall carpark.
Event Times
- Saturday 18 September: 11:00
- Sunday 19 September: 14:30
Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable