#1 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Shah Jehan II Mosque
Woking
~0.80 miles from Woking city center
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Henry VIII's Royal Palace
Surrey
~1.67 miles from Woking city center
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Mercedes Benz World
London
~4.38 miles from Woking city center
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Mercedes-Benz World is just a few minutes from Junction 10 of the M25. Follow the A3 towards London taking the first exit and turn left at the roundabout onto the A245 (signposted to Weybridge). Continue along the A245 for approximately 1.5 miles. At the second roundabout turn right onto Sopwith Drive.
Continue straight over two roundabouts, you have arrived at Mercedes-Benz World.
Alternatively it is less that 1 mile from Weybridge station, on the London Waterloo and Woking Line.
Please note that the B365 Seven Hills Road will be closed from 29th March 2009 to 11th April 2010. This is the road between Cobham and Walton-on-Thames.
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Brooklands Museum
London
~4.93 miles from Woking city center
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Brooklands was a 2.75 miles (4.43 km) motor racing circuit and airfield built near Weybridge in Surrey, England. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue.[1] The circuit hosted its last race in 1939, and was also one of Britain's first airfields. Nowadays it plays host to Brooklands Museum, a major aviation and motoring museum, as well as various vintage car rallies.
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Clandon Park
Surrey
~5.04 miles from Woking city center
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Clandon Park is an 18th century Palladian mansion in West Clandon just outside Guildford, Surrey, in the United Kingdom. It has been a National Trust property since 1956.
The house was built, or perhaps thoroughly rebuilt, around 1730–33 (the latter date is on rainwater leads), designed by the Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni, replacing an Elizabethan property which was bought in 1641 by Sir Richard Onslow. The new building was commissioned by his great-grandson Thomas, 2nd Baron Onslow. Many members of the Onslow family followed political careers—three of them, including Arthur Onslow, were Speakers of the House of Commons.
Maori Meeting House in Clandon ParkClandon Park's interiors, which were finished into the 1740s, feature a two-storey Marble Hall, containing marble chimney pieces by English sculptor Michael Rysbrack. The building now houses a fine collection of 18th century furniture, porcelain, textiles and carpets, including the Ivo Forde Meissen collection of Italian comedy figures and Mortlake tapestries. The building also houses the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment Museum.
Annual Maori festival at ClandonThe gardens were designed by Lancelot Brown in 1781 and feature a parterre, grotto, sunken Dutch garden and, a later addition—a Maori meeting house named Hinemihi. This was originally situated near Rotorua in New Zealand and provided shelter to local people during the eruption of Mount Tarawera in 1886. The building was covered in ash and surrounded by lava, but its occupants survived. It remained half buried until 1892 when Lord Onslow, then Governor General of New Zealand, had it removed and shipped to England.
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
University of Surrey
Guildford
~5.17 miles from Woking city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Guildford Cathedral
Guildford
~5.46 miles from Woking city center
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The Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford is the Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England. It is claimed to be the only Anglican cathedral "to be built on a new site in the southern Province of England since the Reformation"
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Guildford House Gallery
Guildford
~5.60 miles from Woking city center
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Guildford House Gallery is one of Guildford's hidden treasures. A Grade I listed building, built around 1660 for John Childe who was a successful London Lawyer and three times Mayor of Guildford. It remained a family home until the 1800's when it became a business premises, including a restaurant famed locally for wedding receptions. Eventually in 1957 it was bought by Guildford Council. It now has a varied programme of temporary exhibitions, including touring exhibitions, local groups, and the Borough Collection, of art and craft.
Full details of the current programme are available on our website, including exhibitions, talks and workshops. School groups and societies are welcome.
There is a traditional tea room and gift shop stocked with crafts and greeting cards.
Directions
At the top of the High Street opposite Sainsburys and next to Natwest Bank.
Opening Times
Open:- Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4.45pm.
Admission
Free
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Guildford Guildhall
Guildford
~5.62 miles from Woking city center
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3 High Street
Guildford, GU1 3, United Kingdom
01483 444 035
The Guildhall in Guildford High Street is where the Mayor and Corporation of Guildford met to regulate the commerce of the Borough, and where the various Courts of Law sat in judgement.
The hall itself is Elizabethan, but very probably stands on the site of the medieval Guildhall which is known to have existed in the 1300s. It was extended at the north end in 1589, on the occasion of one of Elizabeth I's visits to the town and her Coat of Arms in stained glass was inserted in the window above the Judge's Bench.
Later the Arms of James I's Queen, Anne of Denmark, were also inserted, together with the Arms of the Borough itself. Above the Bench hangs a 16th century two-handed sword which has been carried before the Mayor in formal processions since 1922. There are paintings of Charles II, James II and William and Mary, and also one of the colour party of the Queen's Regiment commemorating the presentation of the Freedom of the Borough in 1946.
In 1683 the Guildhall was refurbished with the insertion of a Council Chamber at first floor level. This had a balcony over the street and a bell turret above. The story is told of a London Clock maker, named John Aylward, who presented the projecting clock to the Corporation in return for freedom to trade in the Borough.
Upstairs, the Council Chamber has fine wood panelling and a carved chalk fireplace which is said to have come from the demolished Stoughton Manor House at the end of the 1600s. The paintings include a portrait of Admiral Sir Richard Onslow after his victory at Camperdown, painted by John Russell RA, whose father was four times Mayor of Guildford.
Pride of place though, must go to the Borough Plate, which is kept in the Guildhall. This fine collection of beautiful silver includes pieces which form the insignia of municipal authority and items used in connection with banquets and other functions.
Guildford has the rare distinction of having two maces: the older is of silver gilt and may date from the late 1400s although it was altered in 1581. The larger mace was given by Henry Howard, High Steward, in 1633. An unusual item is the Mayor's Staff of campeachy wood or logwood, said to have been given by Elizabeth I. It bears the date of 1565 and the castle which figures in Guildford's Coat of Arms.
The Mayor's Badge and Chain are of gold, dating from 1673, and there are similar badges in gold for the Mayoress and silver for other dignitaries.
Outstanding among the silver used for municipal entertainments are the basin and ewer bequeathed in 1574 by John Parkhurst, a Guildfordian who had become Bishop of Norwich. Notable also are several fine silver tankards and table decorations. Every item in the collection has been given to the town and people of the borough.
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
City Centre Guildford
Guildford
~5.63 miles from Woking city center
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Hatchlands Park
Surrey
~5.64 miles from Woking city center
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Hatchlands Park is a red-brick country house with surrounding gardens in East Clandon, Surrey, England covering 170 hectares (430 acres). It is located near Guildford along the A246 between West Clandon and West Horsley.
The park initially belonged to the Chertsey Abbey with the park being mentioned in the Domesday Book. In 1544, after the dissolution of the monasteries, it was granted by Henry VIII to Sir Anthony Browne and his wife, Lady Elizabeth Fitzgerald (commonly known as 'The Fair Geraldine').
The first visual record of the park is shown on a John Seller map of 1693.
The park was purchased in 1750 by Admiral Boscawen who landscaped the grounds; for the house he employed the architect Stiff Leadbetter. Admiral Boscawen's widow, Fanny sold the estate in 1770 to the Sumner family of the East India Company; both father and son made further alterations to the property. The father, William Brightwell Sumner commissioned Benjamin Armitage to make alterations, and his son, George Holme Sumner asked Humphry Repton (1752 - 1818) to redesign the park and garden. Towards the end of the century, Joseph Bonomi, ARA, was commissioned to alter several rooms and to impose a frontispiece on the west front.
In 1888, the Sumner family sold the estate to Stuart, later Stuart Rendel, 1st Baron Rendel. He had extensive changes made to the fabric of the house. Rendel was mainly his own architect but he also employed his nephew by marriage, Halsey Ricardo, and commissioned Reginald Blomfield to build the Music Room. Rendel coloured and gilded Adam's ceilings, embellished the staircase with rococo decorations and switched the main entrance of the house to the east. Rendel also commissioned Gertrude Jekyll to design the gardens which contain a parterre.
Hatchlands Park was passed to the National Trust by a grandson of Lord Rendel and is open to the public, but closed in the winter months. There is a café and shop. There is a cobbled courtyard and in the grounds there is a disused ice house.
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Chertsey Abbey
London
~5.68 miles from Woking city center
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Chertsey is one of the oldest towns in England. It grew around Chertsey Abbey, founded in 666 AD by Eorcenwald, Bishop of London.
In the 9th century it was sacked by the Danes and refounded from Abingdon Abbey by King Edgar of England in 964.
Chertsey appears in the Domesday Book as Certesi. It was held partly by Chertsey Abbey and partly by Richard Sturmid from the abbey. Its domesday assets were: 5 hides, 1 mill and 1 forge at the hall, 20 ploughs, 80 hectares of meadow, woodland worth 50 hogs. It rendered £22.[2]
The Abbey grew to become one of the largest Benedictine abbeys in England, supported by large fiefs in the northwest corner of Sussex until it was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1536. The King took stone from the Abbey to construct his palace at Oatlands, the villagers also used stone for raising the streets. By the late 17th century, only some outer walls of the Abbey remained.
Today the history of the abbey is reflected in local place names and the fishponds that still fill with water after heavy rain.
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Guildford Castle
Guildford
~5.74 miles from Woking city center
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Guildford Castle is in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is thought to have been built shortly after the 1066 invasion of England by William the Conqueror . After the Battle of Hastings in 1066 William led his army to Canterbury and then sacked towns along the Pilgrims' Way, including Guildford. Later he built Guildford Castle. The Danes were still a threat at this time, and had attacked the English coast in many places, even invading inland. Presumably a base from which men could be moved easily to different locations.
First to be built at the Castle would have been the Motte (a mound) around which was a ditch and a bailey protected by a wooden palisade. The Bailey's boundary would have run along Castle Street, South Hill, what is now Racks Close and parallel with Quarry Street (although slightly to the east). Originally a wooden tower would have been built as a look-out post for the soldiers stationed there. Around the early 1100s a wall made of chalk was built around the top of the motte and then around the 1130s a keep (tower) was added, again made of chalk from nearby Godalming.
The keep had a ground and first floor with the entrance located in the first floor to aid in defense. It was most likely used as a private apartment for the King. On the first floor there was a main chamber, a chapel, and wardrobe with latrine. A second floor was added shortly afterwards containing a two-seater latrine. The roof of the building was made of lead and the inner walls were covered in plaster and then whitewashed. The tower became the headquarters of the sheriff and county jail for Surrey and Sussex in the 12th century and the King moved to better apartments located in the bailey.
The great hall is thought to have been located at the site of the two houses at the bottom of Castle Hill and was made of stone. In the 12th Century the main bailey buildings would have been completed which included the hall, apartments for the King and Queen and their chapels. Henry III made a number of improvements in the 13th century which resulted in the castle being known as a palace. The Queen's apartment was improved with large new windows and two marble columns were added. The great hall was decorated with coloured glass windows and paintings. King Henry had his room painted green with gold and silver stars and he also built a garden surrounded by marble columns. A fire damaged the hall in 1254 but the changes to the buildings continued.
Henry purchased some extra land in 1254 to extend the bailey so allow him to build a set of room for Edward, his son and heir to the throne, which were completed in 1246. The gate at Quarry Street was completed in 1256 which suggests that Henry made changes to the castle but no evidence of the previous gate (thought to have been opposite Tunsgate) remains.
The castle was mainly used for living in but did play a part in warfare. It was used as a mustering point during Edward I's foreign wars. The Castle was never attacked but was strengthened at various points. During the rebellion of Henry II's son it was strengthened and the great tower was thought to have been heightened during the civil war which took place during Stephen's reign. The castle was up to the forces supporting the barons against King John. During the rebellion of Simon de Montfort there was no fighting either. Henry III's son Edward though did capture a rebel named Adam Gurdon in a battle at Alton and brought him to Guildford Castle.
Inland castles such as Guildford were no longer required from the 14th century which resulted into it falling into disrepair. Everything had fallen down by 1379 except for the King's great chamber.
The surrounding gardens
The great tower continued to be the county jail and The sheriff had a building next to it, probably of timber, from 1247. In the 16th century the jail moved to Southwark and John Daborne was made keeper of the castle garden in 1544. His family were involved with the castle for the rest of the 16th century and is thought to have been they who added the brick windows and fireplaces. In 1611 the castle estate was granted to Francis Carter by James I[1]. The tower's roof was removed in 1630. Areas of the castle grounds were used for farming and rented out to various people. Lord Grantley of Wonersh owned a large part of the castle and in 1885 sold it to the Guildford Corporation. The tower and walls were restored and opened to the public in 1888 as pleasure gardens. In 2003-2004 the tower was conserved which revealed original crenellations and other features. A roof and floor were re-instated at first floor level, and the ground floor now houses a display on the castle.
Between April and September each year visitors are now allowed to enter the main tower for a small fee and see a number of exhibits on the history of the Castle as well as viewing a few of the rooms and walls up close. The roof of the tower is reachable by a staircase which allows views of the grounds and parts of Guildford.
The Castles old gatehouse now houses part of Guildford Museum, a Local History and Archaeology Museum with a specialist Needlework Collection.
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Painshill Park
London
~5.87 miles from Woking city center
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Thorpe Park
London
~6.65 miles from Woking city center
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Loseley House
Guildford
~7.29 miles from Woking city center
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The present house was built between 1562 and 1568 with stone brought from the ruins of Waverley Abbey. The new house replaced a smaller one which Elizabeth I declared was not 'adequate' for her to visit and requested something larger be built. The great hall is the principal room containing panelling from Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace, a minstrel's gallery, carvings by Grinling Gibbons, panels from Henry VIII's banqueting tents and a collection of royal and family portraits.
The drawing room has a gilded ceiling decorated for James I's visit and a chalk fireplace. The carvings above the library fireplace (dated 1570) commemorate one of Elizabeth I's visits. Sir More's room contain an 18th century Vauxhall mirror. Two bedrooms named the King's Room and the Queen's Room were used by James I and Elizabeth I respectively. The house contains one of the few paintings of Anne Boleyn.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Runnymede Air Forces Memorial (Runnymede Memorial)
Egham
~7.93 miles from Woking city center
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
City Centre Farnborough
Farnborough
~8.64 miles from Woking city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Copper Horse
~9.24 miles from Woking city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Look Out Discovery Centre
Bracknell
~9.26 miles from Woking city center
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Attraction type: Science museum
http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/lookout
thelookout@bracknell-forest.gov.uk
Address: Nine Mile Ride Bracknell RG12 7QW
England
Tel: 01344 354400
Fax: 01344 354422
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Windsor Great Park
~9.80 miles from Woking city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
South Hill Park
Bracknell
~9.85 miles from Woking city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington
~10.79 miles from Woking city center
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Chessington World of Adventures is a theme park and zoo in south-west London, England. It lies 12 miles from Central London, close to the A3 and M25 (junction 9 or 10). Historically opening as a zoo, a theme park was developed alongside it, opening in 1987.
The park has a selection of attractions, ranging from the Dragon's Fury roller coaster, to family-oriented rides such as the Bubbleworks. It also has animals, many of which can be seen from the Safari Skyway, an elevated monorail around the zoo. Since 1998 Chessington has been in the same ownership as nearby Thorpe Park, and since 2007, Legoland Windsor.[1] Recent changes in direction have stunted the growth of the park; however, infrastructure is currently being fully refurbished to prepare for relaunch in 2010
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
City Centre Bracknell
Bracknell
~10.81 miles from Woking city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Frogmore House
~11.05 miles from Woking city center
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Frogmore House is a 17th-century country house standing at the centre of the Frogmore Estate, amongst beautiful gardens, about a kilometre south of Windsor Castle in the Home Park at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is a Grade I listed building.
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Hampton Court Palace
London
~11.23 miles from Woking city center
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Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London; it has not been lived in by the British royal family since the 18th century. The palace is located 11.7 miles (18.8 km) south west of Charing Cross and upstream of Central London on the River Thames. It was originally built for Cardinal Wolsey, a favourite of King Henry VIII, circa 1514; in 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the palace was passed to the King, who enlarged it.
The following century, William III's massive rebuilding and expansion project intended to rival Versailles was begun. Work halted in 1694, leaving the palace in two distinct contrasting architectural styles, domestic Tudor and Baroque. While the palace's styles are an accident of fate, a unity exists due to the use of pink bricks and an, albeit vague, symmetrical balancing of successive low wings.
Today, the palace is open to the public, and is a major tourist attraction. It is cared for by an independent charity, Historic Royal Palaces which receives no funding from the Government or the Crown.
The palace's Home Park is the site of the annual Hampton Court Palace Festival and Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. Along with St. James's Palace, it is one of only two surviving palaces out of the many owned by Henry VIII.
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Windsor Guildhall
Windsor
~11.57 miles from Woking city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Windsor Parish Church
Eton
~11.60 miles from Woking city center
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
Waverley Abbey
~11.60 miles from Woking city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Woking
City Centre Windsor
Eton
~11.63 miles from Woking city center
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