Surrey

Ensconce yourself at one of our special places to stay and hike the Surrey Hills AONB to work up an appetite for the fine restaurants and gastropubs that dot the leafy refuge beloved by London escapees. Pretty Farnham has much going for it, a vast deer park, a Rural Life Centre documenting the town’s history, and the ruins of Waverley Abbey, the first Cisterian monastery founded in Britain. Visit Guildford for an Olympic-sized Lido, annual Fringe Festival and an immaculate castle with views, plus you can take boat trips or canoe the river Wey from here. RHS Garden Wisley is a must-visit for any keen horticulturist.

The Dovecote at Greenaway
Chiddingfold, Surrey
From £155 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

3 rooms for 2
A warm and inviting home with a host to match. Come for plump comfy beds, gorgeous gardens and countryside and walks on the Greensand Way

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The Stag on the River
Eashing, Surrey
From £85 p/n

Inn

7 rooms for 2 - 4
Historic pub with immaculate new bedrooms and a happy atmosphere. A waterside terrace for summer, blazing open fires for winter

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The Kings Arms
Egham, Surrey
From £125 p/n

Inn

6 rooms for 2
A lavish makeover for this roadside pub, now a boutique inn with clever design, delicious food and supremely comfortable bedrooms

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Blackbrook House
Dorking, Surrey
From £115 p/n

Bed & Breakfast

2 rooms for 2
Peaceful, traditional country house just 2 miles from central Dorking. Relaxed hosts, good food, beautiful gardens, walks galore - a retreat

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The Merry Harriers
Hambledon, Surrey
From £140 p/n

Inn

14 rooms for 2
A humdinger of a pub, hidden in a sleepy village in the Surrey Hills, oozing character and charm and with delicious food and comfy bedrooms

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