Surrey is your gateway to the south east of England,
and London. The county offers some of the best countryside, hidden
secrets, excellent accommodation and good old fashioned tradition
laced with modern lifestyles.
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The list is endless from adventure parks, wild open spaces with
beautiful landscapes and views, historic houses and gardens, to
boat trips on the Thames. Surrey really is a county for everyone.
Surrey’s major towns in general still manage to retain distinctive
personalities; the southern towns of Guildford, Farnham, Dorking,
Haslemere and Reigate have county town atmospheres. Richmond, Guildford
and Woking are particularly strong on cultural pursuits and are
well supplied with the usual range of shops and retail chains. Kingston
and Croydon provide a huge choice of retailers including large department
stores, while Richmond aims to be a trendier, more exclusive shopping
experience. Guildford, Dorking, Farnham and Reigate retain a slightly
more old-fashioned approach providing more independent shops, although
Guildford has a more sophisticated edge.
Surrey is renowned for having some of the prettiest, and most photographed
villages in England, typically set around a large 'green', with
an assortment of mellow period houses often accompanied by an ancient
church. Brockham, Chiddingfold, Dunsfold, Shere, and Shamley Green
are among the most picturesque villages. In some of these villages
an old-fashioned community spirit persists however creeping suburbanisation
has ravaged many other former villages. All is not lost as vestiges
of former charms can still be seen in places such as Ewell, Carshalton,
Merstham, Godstone and Shepperton
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