It was King Caedwalla of Wessex who, in 688 bestowed the Manor of Farnham on the Bishop's of Winchester...
In the 17th-century the old part of Woking was a thriving market town with a lively population...
It has a High Street of mellow Georgian buildings, and despite changing times Guildford is a town that has managed to maintain its charm and character...
A feature of the town is its long narrow streets, these stretch out from the River Wey and are lined with several gracious historic properties...
Picturesque village on the road from Guildford to Cranleigh. Here visitors will find a wealth of timber-frame black and white properties dominating the narrow village streets, thus the village retains a lovely timeless atmosphere...
Part of the charm of Hascombe, are the several delightful gardens in the area, designed by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) celebrated landscape designer of the 19th and 20th-century...
There is much to do with England's great aviation history in the County of Berkshire, and at Woodley visitors will find the interesting Museum of Aviation which is appropriately.....
This lovely tranquil village on the picturesque Tillingbourne, nestles beneath the rolling countryside of the North Downs...
"the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". - Jerome K. Jerome..
In Chawton is the unassuming 18th-century cottage where Jane Austen once lived...
Windsor, or rather Royal Windsor, is a seductive mix of history and romance with a unique atmosphere. It is a place where the sense of history is never far away, it is a town.....
The charming village of Shepperton was once the haunt of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin who is said to have visited the village's 400 year hostelry - the atmospheric Anchor Hotel overlooking Church Square...
This town lies on the extremities of the Berkshire Downs and the Chiltern Hills at a point where the waters of the rivers Thames and Kennet meet making the River Thames a major river for the rest of its journey to the sea...
Cobham Mill rests on a picturesque stretch of the river surrounded by dipping weeping willows and graceful swans...
Situated just over the river Thames from Windsor, Eton is best known for its world famous ancient public school, which was attended by both Prince Harry and William, and many.....
The church is perhaps one of Cranleigh's most interesting features, in the south transept carved on an arch visitors can see the head of a grinning cat, this is believed to have been the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Cheshire Cat...
Bray is a pretty place lying on a bend of the Thames a short distance from Monkey Island where there was once a fishing lodge belonging to the Dukes of Marlborough...
..
Henley held the very first regatta in 1839 and in the year 1851 Prince Albert became Patron of the Regatta, thus giving the event the pretigious title of Royal Henley Regatta...
This is an ancient town, where the parish church of St.Mary and St.Nicholas has existed since Anglo-Saxon times...
ST. Michael's Abbey is a beautiful Abbey Church built in the peace and tranquillity of the English countryside by the French.....
..
This great Surrey cathedral is one of the few churches to come out of the 20th-century. Its design by Sir Edward Maufe had been.....
This lovely gabled Elizabethan house, built of a greenish-grey ragstone from the ruins of nearby Waverley Abbey, was built around.....
This is one of the few castles that the French did manage to capture. It was one of three English castle's taken by the Dauphin.....
..
..
Originally little more than a stream, Virginia Water Lake was begun in 1746 by William, Duke of Cumberland who was then Ranger of.....
..
The magnificent landscape of Winkworth was begun in 1937 when Dr.Wilfred Fox took the opportunity to acquire a parcel of land.....
The Devils Punchbowl is situated in the east of Hindhead, the whole area is the largest open space in surrey. It is the gateway.....
..
This is a thrilling museum, where now that Concorde is retired, visitors can get the full Concorde experience without a costly.....
..
This house stands on a spot where once there may have been a Roman inn or villa. The name means "house of wine" which is a very.....
..
Apart from being the largest inhabited castle in the world, Windsor is arguably the best known, and on any visit to the town, it.....
Dorney Court is unusual in that it has passed by direct descent, father to son, through 13 generations of the Palmer family in.....
Regency country house with renowned Edwardian interiors and gardens, set in beautiful downland countryside...
Woodland, parkland, farmland and open heath with Leith Hill Tower commanding extensive views...
Follow PicturesOfEngland.com on social media and help share the beauty of England....
