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The 5 Best Sights & Landmarks in Farnham, England
Farnham is a town in Surrey, England, within the Borough of Waverley. The town is 34.5 miles (55.5 km) southwest of London in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. By road, Guildford is 11 miles (17 km) to the east and Winchester a further 28 miles (45 km) along the same axis as London. Farnham is the largest town in Waverley, and one of the five largest conurbations in Surrey. It is of historic interest, with many old buildings, including a number of Georgian houses. Farnham Castle overlooks the town. A short distance southeast of the town centre are the ruins of Waverley Abbey, Moor Park House and Mother Ludlam's Cave. Farnham is twinned with Andernach in Germany. It is drained by the River Wey (North Branch) which is navigable only to canoes at this point.
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1. Waverley Abbey
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 168 reviews
Reviewed By nnmercman - Camberley, United Kingdom
The Abbey’s about half way along main road between Farnham and Elstead. There’s a small car park and it’s only a short walk to the ruins past a lake full of bird and water life with mature trees and bushes on far bank in grounds of the large majestic house (private property). Didn’t realise ruins are part of English Heritage and when you read the main information panel you realise just how big the structure was back in the day before Henry VIII came to power (it was Britains first Cistercian Monastery). There are other information panels dotted around and a beautiful Yew tree sits towards left hand boundary. Near the car park is a WW2 gun emplacement which was a defensive position against any German invasion attempting to take the Hogs Back high ground. There’s a pleasant footpath just across the bridge on left (Moor Park Heritage trail) - it is signposted but it’s obvious adjacent home owners have attempted to hide access with plant pots. Footpath is just under a mile, flat and wide with some interesting views and things to see (Mother Ludlam’s cave and another gun emplacement) - you can also take one of the side trails down and across water meadows. Impressive Moor Park House is at end of trail and you can complete a circular walk along main road but it is definitely not advisable as there’s no verge/hard shoulder and cars drive at speed along it’s windy stretch. Best to visit both Abbey and trail during dry summer months as it can get very boggy under foot!
2. Bishops Meadow
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 13 reviews
Reviewed By GoodorBadSurrey
Lovely find in the centre of Farnham, running behind St Andrew's church right up the football ground a lovely haven for wildlife and walkers alike
3. Gostrey Meadow
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By philtweedy - Addlestone, United Kingdom
wide variety of free events over the year, childrens playground riverside walk loads of hungry ducks, adjacent to high streetof Old town
4. Farnham Castle
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 329 reviews
Farnham Castle is an historic wedding, events and conference venue, with stunning grounds, parking and accommodation, located on the border of Surrey and Hampshire. Please visit our website to contact our events team in regards to viewing Farnham Castle for your wedding, event or conference. Guided Tours of Farnham Castle are available on select Wednesday afternoons. Pre-booking tickets is mandatory and ticket sales are available directly via the Farnham Castle website.
Reviewed By Daveattrip - Godalming, United Kingdom
The Bishops Palace,Farnham Castle . Having booked on line to visit the palace for 2Pm tour of The Bishops Palace on a wet afternoon and arriving early we were pleased to receive a very cheerful greeting and invited to sit inside until the tour Started . We could only agree with the enthusiastic guide wha describe it as the hidden gem of Farnham . A very interesting tour and well worth the £5.00 for the hour and bit tour, afterwards you can visit the castle keep, museum & grounds .
5. Farnham Maltings
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4.0 based on 139 reviews
Both a community arts & entertainment venue and a creative organisation, the Farnham Maltings produces, commissions and tours national theatre and supports creative businesses, artists and artisans. So whether you are a creative business or an individual, or would simply like to discover more about our varied programme of comedy, music, theatre, film and festivals, visit our website to discover more.
Reviewed By M4957QPsuem - Hampshire, United Kingdom
The Christmas fayre was on today but a couple of us were just meeting for coffee in the cafe.We still had to pay a £1 to get in.We explained at the door that we weren’t going to the fayre,just the cafe,but no,we still had to pay.The cafe door that is usually open had a notice,NO ENTRY.surely this could be better organised.
