Guildford
Properties and events in Guildford
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Ash Museum
Ash Museum is small and friendly, housed in a former chapel which is Grade II listed and has some beautiful stained glass windows.
AudaTours Guildford Audio Tour: Cloth, Keys and Waterways
A self-guided audio tour of Guildford, exploring the wool trade, cathedral keepers, locksmiths and the workers along the Wey.
Church of St Martha-on-the-Hill
This Grade II listed hill top church, heavily restored in the 1850s by renowned local architecy Henry Woodyer is the parish church for the village of Chilworth. It has far reaching views over the Surrey countryside and beyond to the South Downs.
Guided walk around Ripley Village
A 90-minute walk around the historic village of Ripley taken by the chairman of the local history society. Interesting old buildings and some fascinating local stories.
Guildford Model Engineering Society Open Day
Guildford Model Engineering Society home of Stoke Park Railway. Site open free to the public, with miniature steam train rides available, Garden Railways and indoor Railway Layout in operation. Small display about the history of the society.
Guildford Quaker Meeting House (The Religious Society of Friends)
The Meeting House is a Grade II Listed place of worship, opened well over 200 years ago, in 1806. The building, replaces the earlier place of worship and burying ground across the other side of North Street on the land now called 'Quakers Acre'.
Hatchlands Park
Set in a tranquil parkland, explore this Georgian country house with its unusual collection of pianos including some owned by Chopin, Bizet and Elgar. Families will love the natural adventure area in the woodland with its treehouse and bug burrow.
Lovelace Mausoleum
Visit the Lovelace Mausoleum at St Martin's Church, East Horsley.
Prior's Field School
Prior's Field School occupies a private house designed by the renowned Arts and Crafts architect Charles Francis Annesley Voysey. Visitors can take a guided tour of key areas of the house and it's beautiful gardens.
Sime Gallery Art Gallery Tour, walk and Talks
We will give a free introductory talk on Sunday September 13th 2pm followed by additional guided tour of St Mary's Church, Worplesdon nearby and Sime's grave there. There will be an additional talk about the local caricatures he drew at 2,30pm.
St James’ Church, Shere
The site is normally open to the public but unattended. For HOD there will be tour guides and also access to the bell tower. St James’ is a large 12th century church with an imposing spire and many interesting features inside.
St Peter and St Paul 'new' church Albury
Get an insight into the history and records of Albury Parish Church.
St Peter and St Paul Albury Old Saxon Church
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.
St. Mary's Parish Church, West Horsley
A thousand years of history of St. Mary's Church and its parishioners.
The Great Barn of Wanborough
Discover a wooden structure enduring for 630 years, a lasting legacy of Waverley Abbey's monks, alongside an updated exhibition bringing 10,000 years of Wanborough's story to life — from prehistoric times to its secret WWII connection with the SOE.
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
A rare opportunity to learn more about this Grade II listed theatre, and the Mill Studio, which has hosted an amazing list of stars since it opened in 1965.