More About the Guildford Area

The University of Surrey opened a world class state of the art sports facility during 2010 which is open to public and used for training by Olympic athletes and Harlequin Rugby Club. Currently there are numerous leisure centres in the local area in Cranleigh, Godalming, and Guildford.
The Spectrum in Guildford is the largest of these and is host to a local ice hockey team competing in the country’s premier league. This is located opposite a main park area Stoke Park which is used by many local rugby and football clubs. The local cricket team play in the Surrey Championship Premier division and most years host a first class county game at their ground.

Guildford has a 2 theatres in the town centre and a large multiplex cinema. There are many restaurants in and around the towns, covering all tastes.
The borough is within the Surrey hills (area of natural beauty) on the North Downs which encourages walking tourists. The main supermarkets are Waitrose in the town centre, an out of town Tesco’s near the university and research park, plus a Sainsbury’s in Burpham to the north of the town.

Nearby, about 3-4 miles away, Godalming hosts a Waitrose and a Sainsbury’s, and Cranleigh hosts a Sainsbury’s. The local schools throughout the borough are of a high standard which does create a desire for many residents to move into specific catchment areas.