Reigate
Nestled at the foot of the North Downs, Reigate is a historic, medieval market town with a wealth of amenities set amidst glorious countryside including local beauty spots such as the Castle Grounds, Priory Park, and the adjoining Reigate Park with almost 200 acres of open space and woodland, a super children’s playground and modern pavilion café. Reigate Hill and Gatton Park stretch across the North Downs with flower-sprinkled grasslands and quiet shady woods and the open spaces of Reigate...
Redhill
Redhill, like Reigate, enjoys a prime setting along the North Downs Way. It has excellent rail links to London making it a very popular location for commuters. In recent times it has gained significantly in popularity with investment funding regeneration and ongoing plans for future redevelopment. The town centre offers a thriving range of shops, cafes and restaurants plus a library, a theatre and a Memorial Park whilst the wonderful surrounding countryside provides a varied wooded landscape...
Bletchingley
Bletchingley has medieval origins and was once a borough and market town. From 1294 it had two members of Parliament. Amongst the last representatives were Lord Palmerston and Lord Melbourne. The central part of the village is a conservation area and contains numerous impressive and attractive listed buildings, some of which are timber-framed. The broad High Street has its origins as a market square centuries ago. Footpaths run approximately parallel to the High Street and allow the village...
South Nutfield & Nutfield
South Nutfield & Nutfield are located in the Weald to the south of the Greensand Ridge. There is access to wonderful green belt countryside for walking, cycling and horse riding, a local community wood and dog walking fields, a pleasant park and a children's playground. The nearby Mercers Country Park in Nutfield Marsh is a watersports park and picnic destination. Nutfield has a railway station on the Redhill to Tonbridge Line. The Local Property Market Reigate, East Grinstead and the...
Merstham
Merstham is a North Downs village of ancient origin with an early medieval church. It is conveniently located in a gap of the North Downs on the London to Brighton veteran car and cycle route. There is a cricket pitch, Mercer's Lake and splendid views from the Pilgrims'/North Downs Way southwards over the Greensands Ridge to the South Downs on the horizon. The surrounding Surrey Hills and greenbelt countryside and local Conservation Areas help to maintain the delightful semi-rural character...
Godstone
Godstone is a pretty village consisting of two centres, Church Town and Godstone Green. Both are now conservation areas. Church Town has numerous old timber-framed buildings plus many pretty brick-built houses such as the row in the High Street. Godstone Green has a picturesque green with a duck pond. It became a busy centre with the growth of wheeled traffic in the 16th century and was once a stopping-off point for the ‘well to do’ on the journey from London to the south coast. The Blindley...
Edenbridge
History Edenbridge is located on the border of Kent and Surrey. It lies at the historic heart of the Eden valley, between the High Weald and the North Downs. It was the building of “Eadenhelms bridge” in the tenth century that gave both the town and the valley their names. The town was an important centre for traditional industry, such as iron smelting and tanning. There are some traditional medieval buildings, a church, coaching inns and courtyards which, along with the Eden Valley Museum...
Leigh
Leigh village and the surrounding localities of Dawesgreen, Bunce Common, Shellwood Cross and Nalderswood are set amidst wonderful countryside offering excellent walking, cycling and horse riding opportunities. Leigh has a pretty village green, a play area for younger children (much of which is constructed from natural materials) and two lovely traditional country pubs and another at the nearby hamlet of Norwood Hill. The nearest railway station is Horley with services to London Victoria and...
Crawley
History Originally a market town, Crawley is principally located in West Sussex but the northern portion is within the historic county of Surrey. Crawley offers a great balance between countryside and city living. Located about midway between Brighton and London, Crawley is close to woodland and green spaces and several parks and is ideally placed for Gatwick Airport. There are plenty of pubs, shops, and restaurants plus comprehensive shopping options at the Crawley Market and County Mall...
Lingfield
History Lingfield is an ancient parish recorded in a will made in around 960 during the reign of King Edgar as part of a gift to the Abbey of Hyde, near Winchester. The village is set amidst wonderful countryside with the Vanguard Way walking trail passing by just a few miles to the east. Other nearby attractions include Hever Castle, the British Wildlife Centre and Lingfield Park Racecourse. There are local shopping amenities and some lovely old buildings within the village including a...
Chiddingstone
History The beautiful Chiddingstone village in Kent is located within a wonderful rural setting on the River Eden between Tonbridge and Edenbridge. It is mostly owned by The National Trust - aside from the school, castle and church. It is a beautiful example of a Tudor one-street village featuring houses with half-timbered sides, gables and stone-hung red-tiled roofs. Over two thirds of the buildings in Chiddingstone are more than 200 years old. The large sandstone outcrop in the village...
Cowden
History Cowden is a charming rural village with a Grade I listed church located on the northern slopes of the Weald. The old High Street has Grade II listed cottages and village houses, and there is a delightful inn called The Fountain. Glorious surrounding countryside offers a myriad of opportunities for walking, cycling and equestrian pursuits. Cowden railway station provides commuter trains, including services to London Bridge and Uckfield. The Local Property Market Transport Reigate,...
Crockham Hill
Crockham Hill is a pretty village to the south of Westerham, close to Chartwell and other local national Trust properties. The village has a church, village hall, tennis court, recreation grounds and the Royal Oak pub. Initially a cider house and inn, the Royal Oak has buildings that are thought to be at least 500 years old and had a 35-foot well, reputedly used by pilgrims on their way to Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket's tomb at Canterbury Cathedral.Location The nearest train station...
Hever, Four Elms & Markbeech
History Hever, Four Elms & Markbeech are a delightful cluster of villages with shared church services. Hever village is tucked away between Penshurst and Edenbridge with the King Henry VIII pub, a church and the famous Hever Castle, started in 1272 when permission was granted for the manor house to be converted into a castle. Four Elms village is located on a crossroads between Edenbridge and Sevenoaks with a church and a lovely pub, The Four Elms Inn, Markbeech (or Mark Beech) village...
Outwood
Outwood is a village in the Surrey Weald. It is home to Outwood Mill, a Grade I listed post mill built in 1665. Outwood is also home to three pubs and the area offers numerous countryside walking opportunities. There are several miles of public, National Trust footpaths and bridleways as well as Outwood Common. Paths cross open common, woodland and fields providing changing backdrops through the passing of the season to include a wonderful display of springtime bluebells. Large parts of the...
East Grinstead
History East Grinstead is in West Sussex, near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. The town is on the Greenwich Meridian and has many historic buildings and is close to the glorious countryside of The Weald and Ashdown Forest plus the Forest Way and Worth Way linear Country Parks which follow disused railway lines and are part of the Sustrans national cycle network. Ashplats Wood is a tranquil spot with a cluster of tree-lined paths that into the grounds of East Court Mansion, the home...