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Recommended Towns & Villages near Great Bookham

Bridge over the River Mole at Leatherhead

Leatherhead (108 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (2.3 miles, 3.7 km, direction NE)

This is an ancient town, where the parish church of St.Mary and St.Nicholas has existed since Anglo-Saxon times...

Leith Hill Tower, Surrey

Dorking (68 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (3.6 miles, 5.7 km, direction SE)

It is here that romantically Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton said their good byes before Nelson departed for the Battle of Trafalgar in the year 1805...

Cobham Mill, Cobham, Surrey

Cobham (40 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction NW)

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

Village Church

Shere (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction SW)

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

A picture of Epsom

Epsom (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (6.2 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

Epsom, is known world-wide for what is perhaps the most famous horse race of all time - The Derby...

Green and pleasant land

Reigate (19 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction E)

This is a bustling part of the Surrey landscape, it is easily reached via the M25 from London and is right on the North Downs Way...

Hampton Court Way Bridge (Hampton Court Palace is just across the river to the right)

East Molesey (84 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (8.5 miles, 13.7 km, direction N)

This picturesque pleasant place is fortunate to lie between the waters of the historic River Thames and the River Mole. It is perhaps best known for Hampton Court Palace, the building started by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514...

H.G Wells

Woking (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction W)

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

Littleton Lake

Shepperton (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NW)

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...

Dapdune Wharf, Guildford, Surrey.

Guildford (173 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction W)

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...

Wonersh Church

Wonersh (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)

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...

Cranleigh Town Centre

Cranleigh (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction SW)

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...

The Parish Church

Godalming (47 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction SW)

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...

Hascombe, Surrey

Hascombe (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (12.2 miles, 19.7 km, direction SW)

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...

Kew Gardens Railway Station

Kew (115 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction N)

Kew is just downstream from the delights of Richmond, and is best known for the Royal Botanic Gardens, or as they are more popularly known 'Kew Gardens'...

Horsham, West Sussex - West Street

Horsham (54 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction S)

A feature of the town is St.Mark's Church in North Street, this was built in 1839 but was considerably altered during restoration work of around 1869...

Fulham Football Club

Fulham (53 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (15.4 miles, 24.8 km, direction NE)

It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets...

Hammersmith Bridge, Hammersmith, London

Hammersmith (18 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction N)

Hammersmith developed around the River Thames, which is crossed via a graceful suspension bridge designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette...

Titsey Place

Oxted (14 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (16.2 miles, 26.0 km, direction E)

A walk around the village reveals a riot of attractive 17th and 18th century cottages all standing on a rise surrounded by pretty flower-filled gardens...

At the air show

Farnborough (63 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

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...

Recommended attractions near Great Bookham

Polesden Lacy June 2011

Polesden Lacey (127 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.1 km, direction S)

Regency country house with renowned Edwardian interiors and gardens, set in beautiful downland countryside...

Mickleham Priory, dates back to 10th century

Mickleham Priory (1 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)

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Grape picking in Denbies Vineyard near Dorking in Surrey

Denbies Wine Estate (10 Pictures)

(2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction SE)

England's largest vineyard. Enjoy a hearty lunch with excellent atmosphere and spectacular views. "Indoor Wine Experience" tours.....

It's a 'Topsy Turvey' world

Box Hill Country Park (22 Pictures)

(3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction SE)

Box Hill lies in an area of exceptional beauty, it covers beautiful woodland and an outstanding area of chalk downland. It.....

Display in Shere Museum

Shere Museum (1 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 km, direction SW)

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Brooklands Motor Museum

Brooklands Museum (43 Pictures)

(6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW)

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

Colley Hill, Reigate, Surrey.

Reigate & Colley Hill (8 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction E)

This area is one of Surrey's countryside gems. It mostly comprises of mature grassland and woodland where visitors may wander.....

THE TOWER

Leith Hill (23 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction S)

Woodland, parkland, farmland and open heath with Leith Hill Tower commanding extensive views...

Chilworth Manor, Near Guildford, Surrey

Chilworth Manor (1 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction SW)

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From a distance (Guildford Castle)

Guildford Castle (27 Pictures)

(8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

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.....

Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace & Gardens (328 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

These beautiful gardens set around an illustrious castle given by Henry IV to Rowland Leinthall, who was later knighted by Henry.....

Bushy Park, London

Bushey Park (27 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.5 km, direction N)

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Guildford Cathedral. Guildford, Surrey

Guildford Cathedral (6 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction W)

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.....

Scene in the walled garden

Loseley House (14 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SW)

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

Morden Hall Park

Morden Hall Park (26 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

Morden Hall Park is a flourishing historic site with a wealth of wildlife habitats amongst its quiet watermeadows, wetlands and.....

Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey

Winkworth Arboretum (31 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

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

Twickenham Rugby Ground

Twickenham (1 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction N)

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

Valley Gardens (4 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction NW)

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Virginia Water Lake, Virginia Water, Surrey.

Virginia Water Lake (16 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction NW)

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

London River Thames. Syon Park and house from the towpath by Kew Gardens.

Syon House (5 Pictures)

(13.9 miles, 22.4 km, direction N)

This is the magnificent house that made Robert Adams. At only twenty nine years of age he was commissioned to decorate Syon.....


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