Events Around Surrey

Heritage Open Day: Our little jewel of a museum is in 17th Century Hampton Cottage. This has recently had life-extending essential structural repairs and has been refurbished. New displays include the life and work of local artist Anthony Hill.

Visit Polesden Lacey and help create our autumn art installations, inspired by the landscape and wildlife at Polesden Lacey. These stunning, interactive sculptures will come to life as our visitors help create them using fallen leaves. A fun event for all ages.

Heritage Open Day: Visit St Andrew’s Church, a Grade I Listed Building built on what is thought to be the site of an earlier Saxon church.

Heritage Open Day: The stables that trained four Derby winners and the classic Indoor Riding School of a horse-mad Victorian Prime Minister. A rare chance to visit the historic racing stables of Lord Rosebery, the racing Prime Minister, used as a stud from 1874 until his death in 1929.

Heritage Open Day: Visit Goldsmiths jewellers shop in the 16th century Lion and Lamb House This 16th century building has a long and chequered history. In the 16th and 17th centuries it was an inn called The White Hart, which became the Lion and Lamb in the early 18th century and was divided into tenements.

Heritage Open Day: Visit the New Ashgate Gallery The New Ashgate Gallery is a fine arts and crafts gallery showing work of an exceptionally high standard. It is run by a not-for-profit trust, and cultivates the pursuit of excellence in a marketplace environment.

Heritage Open Day: You can see the shop where Mullins used to make the shoes, the original stairs to the flat above ( not accessible), original fireplace and wall.

Heritage Open Day: Visit Guitar Village in one of Farnham’s oldest buildings. Recent tree ring dating of timbers in this house reveals that it is one of Farnham’s oldest buildings, built in 1467. It was a ’Wealden’ house, a spectacular form of medieval open hall house.

Heritage Open Day: Visit the Magnificent Brookwood Cemetery one of the most significant heritage assets in the Borough of Woking. It is a Grade I listed Park and Garden, set in 220 acres of landscaped grounds, rich in architecture, ecology, horticulture and history.

Heritage Open Day: An unexpected gem in the urban environment of Guildford where you can experience a boat trip, climb aboard a restored barge, or enjoy a scenic walk. A visit to Dapdune Wharf brings to life the stories of this historical waterway.

Watts Contemporary Gallery launches its first show of present-day ceramics: a craft with a rich history at Watts Gallery - Artists’ Village.

This interactive exhibition brings to life the stories of people who lived and worked at Polesden over the last century, using new research.

We share the stories of people who have lived and worked at Polesden over the last century, using new research from our archives and reminiscences from the people themselves .

Heritage Open Day: Explore the Farnham Maltings, an old maltings and tannery, now a thriving arts and community centre In 1969 Farnham Maltings, an old Maltings and Tannery, was about to be demolished but was saved by the people of Farnham who raised £30,000 to buy it from the owners Courages.

Heritage Open Day: A chance to visit a fine example of a listed mid-Victorian church (1875) with a 173’ (53m) spire and an oak roof 61’ (18.6m) high constructed in a style almost unique in the South East of England.

Heritage Open Day: Visit Hone’s Yard off Downing Street, site of an old farm. Site of an old farm and a fascinating glimpse of the local hop industry with 17th century barns and a 19th century hop kiln.

Heritage Open Day: Ruby La La is new to Farnham and opened in June. This dramatic building at the eastern end of the colonnade has an unusual and puzzling history. The exact date when it was first built is not known but 1537 or 1566 have been suggested although it could have been later, around 1657.

Heritage Open Day: An exhibition by the Leatherhead Art Club Leatherhead Art Club will exhibit a colourful range of paintings of local scenes by local artists, well and truly putting Mole Valley on the Map. All the paintings have a local theme and will be in a wide range of techniques and styles.

Heritage Open Day: This exhibition will focus on maps of the Leatherhead, Ashtead, Fetcham & Bookham area through the past three centuries. We will link to the maps with prints, photographs and text to reveal how the area has evolved as wealth has spread and man has become more curious and inventive.

Heritage Open Day: Visit a complete eighteenth century windmill and enjoy a guided tour and small exhibition about the restoration. Visitors are free to enjoy the grounds and even bring a picnic. Note though that there are no toilets on site. Lowfield Heath Windmill is a Grade II listed building.

Heritage Open Day: Take this opportunity to visit Milton Court, a stunning Jacobean Manor House overlooking a lake and surrounded by beautiful countryside. Enjoy refreshments on the front lawn, view parts of the mansion on a guided tour or stroll around the grounds.

Heritage Open Day: A very unusual, recently restored building containing an interesting and new historical exhibition. A unique and remarkable nonconformist chapel in an American colonial style, with veranda and charming interior.

Heritage Open Day: Visit the only consecrated windmill in the UK. The Mill Church at Reigate Heath is a post mill built around 1765. In 1880, the Roundhouse was converted into a chapel - named St. Cross Chapel. It is still used for services and prayer. Believed to be the only consecrated windmill in the UK.

Heritage Open Day: The church is Gothic in style, designed by Benjamin Ferrey in 1846. The interesting memorials include The Elyot Brass (1509) and one to HH Godwin-Austin who discovered K2, as well as some excellent examples of 15 century English stained glass.

Take a trip into Dorking’s history with a guided walk of the town’s many attractions. The Museum’s Walking in Dorking team offer a choice of special guided walks for Heritage Open Days: Deepdene Trail or Dorking Women’s Fight for the Vote walks on 15th September, Betchworth Castle guided tour on 21st September,...