Farnham
Farnham is a market town in Surrey, the largest in its borough, Waverley. It is of historic interest, with many old buildings, including a number of Georgian houses and is overlooked by Farnham Castle. The town has a number of attractive houses from various periods and many passages which reveal hidden parts of the town including: old workshops, historic cottages and hidden gardens.
Local amenities
Farnham is a market town with many shops running through West Street, The Borough and East Street. The town has a significant number of independent retailers, some of which have been in business since the nineteenth century. There are also branches of national retailers including Waitrose, Sainsbury’s and Lidl. Once a month a farmers’ market is held in the central car park where produce from farms in Farnham and the surrounding area is sold. The Farnham Maltings hosts a monthly market selling arts, crafts and antiques with specialist fairs and festivals held there on a less regular basis.
Farnham offers many local amenities including: Farnham Park and Gostrey Meadow, a skate park, leisure centre, many local schools, Farnham Hospital and Farnham Library. The town Museum is located at Willmer House: an eighteenth-century town house which houses an extensive collection of artefacts spanning several periods of the town’s history and prehistory.
Transport links
Farnham railway station is served by South West Trains services between Alton and Waterloo.
The A31 Farnham bypass links the town by road to Winchester, Alton and Guildford; the A325 links the town to Farnborough and to the A3 (London-Portsmouth). The A287 links Farnham to the M3 at Hook and the A3 at Hindhead. The nearest major airport is London Heathrow Airport which is 31 miles by road. Gatwick Airport and Southampton Airport are each about 43 miles away.
Farnham is served by several bus routes, the majority of bus services originate from Aldershot bus station and are run by Stagecoach. The Waverley Hoppa service run a scheduled journey from Farnham Station as well as demand-responsive travel within the area.
