Guildford

Properties and events in Guildford

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Ash Museum

Cemetery Chapel, Ash Cemetery, Ash Church Road, Ash, Surrey, GU12 6LX
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

St Mary's Church Guildford with Guildford Methodist Church, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4SS
Online & In person
Book on day

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

Church of St Martha-on-the-Hill, Halfpenny Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 8PZ
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

Ripley Museum, Behind Victory House, High Street, Ripley, Surrey, GU23 6AF
In person
Pre-booking required

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, Stoke Park, London Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1TU
In person
Pre-booking not required

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)

Religious Society of Friends, Friends Meeting House, Ward Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4LH
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands, East Clandon, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7RT
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

St Martin's Church, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6RL
In person
Pre-booking not required

Visit the Lovelace Mausoleum at St Martin's Church, East Horsley.

Prior's Field School

Prior's Field School, Priorsfield Road, Hurtmore, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2RH
In person
Pre-booking preferred

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

Sime Gallery,Worplesdon Memorial Hall, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 3RF
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

St James' Church, The Square, Shere, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9HG
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

Albury Parish Church, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9AJ
In person
Pre-booking not required

Get an insight into the history and records of Albury Parish Church.

St Peter and St Paul Albury Old Saxon Church

St Peter and St Paul Albury, Old Parish Church, Albury Park, New Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 9BB
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

St. Mary's Parish Church, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6LQ
In person
Pre-booking not required

A thousand years of history of St. Mary's Church and its parishioners.

The Great Barn of Wanborough

The Great Barn, Wanborough, Surrey, GU3 2JR
In person
Pre-booking not required

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

Millbrook, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3UX
In person
Pre-booking not required

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.