Places of Interest - Further Afield

The Priory is built on the site of an Augustinian priory founded in about 1235. Very little of the medieval foundation survives, and it is only visible from inside the building. After the dissolution of the monasteries the property was granted to Lord Howard of Effingham in 1541, who erected a house on the site. The house assumed much of its present appearance during extensive rebuilding in about 1770. Edward VII and his mistress were frequent visitors to the Priory in the early 1900s. During 2007/2008 Priory Park was extensively re-modelled, and also maintenance work has been undertaken on the Priory itself.

Places of Interest - Further Afield

Parks and Open Spaces

Box Hill Dorking.

Newlands Corner, Albury

Nonsuch Park between Stoneleigh, North Cheam, Cheam, and Ewell

Tilgate Park, Crawley

Worth Park Gardens, Crawley

Buchan Country Park, Crawley

Horton Country Park, Epsom

Betchworth Castle ruins, Betchworth. Park at Haskins Garden Centre on the A25. Carefully cross over the A25 towards the golf course and take the path to the left

Deepdene Park, Dorking

National Trust

Polesden Lacy, Great Bookham

Hatchlands Park, East Clandon

Clandon Park, West Clandon

Claremont Gardens, Esher

Standen, East Grinstead

Quebec House, Westerham

Chartwell, Near Westerham

Emmetts, near Sevenoaks

Nymans, Handcross

Quebec House, Westerham

Dapdune Wharf, Guildford

Other non-free places

Royal Horticultural Society Wisley Gardens, Wisley

Painshill Park, Cobham.

Tilgate Park Nature Centre, Crawley

Watts Gallery, near Guildford

Long Distance Paths

North Downs Way

Greensand Way

Transport

Bluebell Railway, East Grinstead to Sheffield Park

Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells to Eridge

Brooklands Museum, Weybridge

Mid Hants Railway (Watercress Line), Alton to Alresford

Lavender Line, Isfield near Uckfield