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Recommended Towns & Villages near Farnham

At the air show

Farnborough (63 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction N)

This town is listed in the Doomsday Book of 1086, then it was a mere settlement which over the passing centuries developed into a village...

Path beside the river

Godalming (47 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction E)

A feature of the town is its long narrow streets, these stretch out from the River Wey and are lined with several gracious historic properties...

Jane Austen's House

Chawton (37 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (10.0 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

In Chawton is the unassuming 18th-century cottage where Jane Austen once lived...

Guildford Cathedral. Guildford, Surrey

Guildford (173 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction E)

It has a High Street of mellow Georgian buildings, and despite changing times Guildford is a town that has managed to maintain its charm and character...

Hascombe, Surrey

Hascombe (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction SE)

Part of the charm of Hascombe, are the several delightful gardens in the area, designed by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) celebrated landscape designer of the 19th and 20th-century...

Wonersh Church

Wonersh (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction E)

Picturesque village on the road from Guildford to Cranleigh. Here visitors will find a wealth of timber-frame black and white properties dominating the narrow village streets, thus the village retains a lovely timeless atmosphere...

' Pegasus. '

Woking (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction NE)

In the 17th-century the old part of Woking was a thriving market town with a lively population...

Village Church

Shere (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

This lovely tranquil village on the picturesque Tillingbourne, nestles beneath the rolling countryside of the North Downs...

Cranleigh, Surrey

Cranleigh (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction E)

The church is perhaps one of Cranleigh's most interesting features, in the south transept carved on an arch visitors can see the head of a grinning cat, this is believed to have been the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat...

Cowdray Ruins, Midhurst, West Sussex

Midhurst (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Sussex (15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction S)

Popular small market resort town whose beautiful 19th-century church stands close to the banks of the River Rother, on which the town stands...

Bridge over the River Loddon in Woodley

Woodley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (17.1 miles, 27.6 km, direction N)

There is much to do with England's great aviation history in the County of Berkshire, and at Woodley visitors will find the interesting Museum of Aviation which is appropriately.....

Lovely Cottage, South Harting

South Harting (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction S)

The main village street is thronged with exquisite old properties, some of brick, some tile hung, and some are built of Sussex clunch - a beautiful building material of soft limestone...

Petworth, West Sussex

Petworth (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Sussex (17.8 miles, 28.6 km, direction SE)

Petworth is an atmospheric place, it has a wealth of historic visitor attractions nearby and its close proximity to the attractive town of Chichester and its famous harbour...

Alresford

Alresford (71 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Hampshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction SW)

Alresford is a market town in Hampshire, just north-east of the City of Winchester and south-west of the town of Alton, which it is linked to by the Mid Hants Watercress Railway.....

Prospect Park

Reading (227 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (18.1 miles, 29.2 km, direction NW)

This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea...

A two horse town!

East Meon (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction SW)

A picturesque village surrounded by the South Downs National Park, and with a rich history..

Cobham, Surrey

Cobham (40 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (18.6 miles, 30.0 km, direction NE)

Cobham Mill rests on a picturesque stretch of the river surrounded by dipping weeping willows and graceful swans...

THE RIVER AT SONNING

Sonning on Thames (14 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Berkshire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction N)

"the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". - Jerome K. Jerome..

Post, Littleton Sailing Club

Shepperton (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction NE)

The charming village of Shepperton was once the haunt of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin who is said to have visited the village's 400 year hostelry - the atmospheric Anchor Hotel overlooking Church Square...

The Castle

Windsor (232 Pictures)

in the county of Berkshire (20.1 miles, 32.4 km, direction N)

Windsor, or rather Royal Windsor, is a seductive mix of history and romance with a unique atmosphere. It is a place where the sense of history is never far away, it is a town.....

Recommended attractions near Farnham

View from the Hog's Back, Near Guildford, Surrey

Hog's Back (2 Pictures)

(4.0 miles, 6.5 km, direction E)

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St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

St Michael's Abbey (2 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction N)

ST. Michael's Abbey is a beautiful Abbey Church built in the peace and tranquillity of the English countryside by the French.....

Punchbowl from top

Devils Punchbowl (6 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction SE)

The Devils Punchbowl is situated in the east of Hindhead, the whole area is the largest open space in surrey. It is the gateway.....

Scene in the walled garden

Loseley House (14 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction E)

This lovely gabled Elizabethan house, built of a greenish-grey ragstone from the ruins of nearby Waverley Abbey, was built around.....

Guildford Cathedral. Guildford, Surrey

Guildford Cathedral (6 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction E)

This great Surrey cathedral is one of the few churches to come out of the 20th-century. Its design by Sir Edward Maufe had been.....

Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey

Winkworth Arboretum (31 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction E)

The magnificent landscape of Winkworth was begun in 1937 when Dr.Wilfred Fox took the opportunity to acquire a parcel of land.....

Jane Austen's House - Chawton

Jane Austen's House (16 Pictures)

(10.1 miles, 16.3 km, direction SW)

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From a distance (Guildford Castle)

Guildford Castle (27 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 km, direction E)

This is one of the few castles that the French did manage to capture. It was one of three English castle's taken by the Dauphin.....

Chilworth Manor, Near Guildford, Surrey

Chilworth Manor (1 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction E)

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Wellington Country Park, Hampshire

Wellington Country Park (1 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.2 km, direction NW)

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The Summer house

The Vyne (17 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.5 km, direction NW)

This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very.....

Display in Shere Museum

Shere Museum (1 Pictures)

(14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction E)

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Cowdray House, Midhurst, West Sussex

Cowdray House (24 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction S)

Today we associate Cowdray with the famous Polo Club, but the stark ruins sitting above the genteel town of Midhurst stand.....

Virginia Water Lake, Virginia Water, Surrey.

Virginia Water Lake (16 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction NE)

Originally little more than a stream, Virginia Water Lake was begun in 1746 by William, Duke of Cumberland who was then Ranger of.....

Punch Bowl...in Valley Gardens...walk around Virginia Water Lake

Valley Gardens (4 Pictures)

(16.4 miles, 26.5 km, direction NE)

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Brooklands Motor Museum

Brooklands Museum (43 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.1 km, direction NE)

This is a thrilling museum, where now that Concorde is retired, visitors can get the full Concorde experience without a costly.....

Petworth Park with Petworth House in the background, West Sussex.

Petworth House & Park (70 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction SE)

This fantastic mansion basks in the glory of grounds created by Capability Brown, they are said to be his true "masterpiece".....

A picture of Mid Hants Railway

Mid Hants Railway (20 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction SW)

The Mid-Hants Railway is a preserved heritage steam railway, operating in Hampshire, between Alresford and Alton...

The view

The South Downs (54 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction S)

One of the glories of the South Downs are the many rivers that carve through its beautiful towns and peaceful villages as they.....

Legoland, Windsor

Legoland, Windsor (58 Pictures)

(18.3 miles, 29.5 km, direction N)

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