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Recommended Towns & Villages near Thursley

The old tree

Godalming (47 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction NE)

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 (5.9 miles, 9.5 km, direction E)

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...

Caesar's Camp

Farnham (35 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NW)

It was King Caedwalla of Wessex who, in 688 bestowed the Manor of Farnham on the Bishop's of Winchester...

Wonersh Church

Wonersh (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (7.8 miles, 12.5 km, direction NE)

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...

Guildford

Guildford (173 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction NE)

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...

At the air show

Farnborough (63 Pictures)

in the county of Hampshire (9.7 miles, 15.7 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...

Cranleigh Town Centre

Cranleigh (19 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (9.8 miles, 15.7 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...

A nice bar 'The Wheatsheaf', Midhurst, West Sussex

Midhurst (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Sussex (11.3 miles, 18.1 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...

Village Church

Shere (33 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction NE)

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

Peace and quiet

Petworth (25 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of West Sussex (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction S)

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...

Jane Austen's house, Chawton

Chawton (37 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

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

Church of St. John the Baptist, St. Johns. Woking, Surrey

Woking (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction NE)

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

Lovely Cottage, South Harting

South Harting (8 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (14.6 miles, 23.4 km, direction SW)

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...

Box Hill

Dorking (68 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction E)

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...

Horsham

Horsham (54 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (17.6 miles, 28.4 km, direction E)

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...

East Meon Village

East Meon (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Hampshire (17.9 miles, 28.8 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 (17.9 miles, 28.9 km, direction NE)

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

The cottage

Amberley (52 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of West Sussex (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction SE)

Amberley is a pretty little village on the edge of the South Downs, near to the Cathedral town of Arundel...

Stoughton in West Sussex, England.

Stoughton (4 Pictures)

in the county of West Sussex (19.0 miles, 30.5 km, direction S)

This is a pleasant rural village lying between Chichesters' old harbour and the footpaths of the South Down's Way...

The Shell Bridge

Leatherhead (108 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction NE)

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

Recommended attractions near Thursley

Punchbowl from top

Devils Punchbowl (6 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.3 km, direction SW)

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

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

Hog's Back (2 Pictures)

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N)

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Winkworth Arboretum in Surrey

Winkworth Arboretum (31 Pictures)

(5.7 miles, 9.1 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.....

Scene in the walled garden

Loseley House (14 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction NE)

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)

(8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction NE)

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.....

From a distance (Guildford Castle)

Guildford Castle (27 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)

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)

(9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction NE)

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St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

St Michael's Abbey (2 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.7 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.....

Cowdray House, Midhurst, West Sussex

Cowdray House (24 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction S)

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

Display in Shere Museum

Shere Museum (1 Pictures)

(11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction NE)

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

Petworth House & Park (70 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction S)

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

Jane Austen's House - Chawton

Jane Austen's House (16 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction W)

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THE TOWER

Leith Hill (23 Pictures)

(14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction E)

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

The view

The South Downs (54 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 23.9 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.....

Uppark, West Sussex

Uppark (32 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SW)

A tranquil and intimate 18th-century house...

Polesden Lacy June 2011

Polesden Lacey (127 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction NE)

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

Weald and Downland Museum, Singleton

Weald & Downland Open Air Museum (37 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction S)

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Grape picking in Denbies Vineyard near Dorking in Surrey

Denbies Wine Estate (10 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction NE)

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

Brooklands Motor Museum

Brooklands Museum (43 Pictures)

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction NE)

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

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Butser Ancient Farm

(17.7 miles, 28.5 km, direction SW)

For anyone wishing to learn more about the everyday life of the Celts and the Romans, how they lived in their thatched.....


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