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Parks and the outdoors in Guildford

14 parks, gardens, beaches and walks in and around Guildford.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.

Parks and the outdoors in Guildford

  1. See

    Guildford Castle and Grounds

    Medieval castle built to protect the town in the 1400s and one of Henry III's most luxurious residences. Conservation work revealed a 12th century first floor chamber which is now open to the public.

    Gardens open all year dawn - dusk, castle closed in winter, weekends only in spring & autumn, summer: daily 10AM-5PMFree entry into gardens, castle Adult £3

  2. See

    RHS Garden Wisley

    The Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS) flagship garden is one of the world's great horticultural gardens, with thousands of plants from every continent across dozens of themed areas including formal gardens, borders, arboreta, rockeries, orchards and glasshouses.

    Mar–late Oct: Mon–Fri 10AM–6PM; Sat Sun bank holidays 9AM–6PM; late Oct–Mar: Mon–Fri 10AM–4:30PM; Sat Sun bank holidays 9AM–4:30PM. Closed 25 Dec.Adult £14, children 5-16 £7, free for RHS members

  3. See

    St Catherine's Chapel

    Ruined chapel a short walk along the river wey from Guildford town centre.

  4. Drink

    The Britannia

    Previously called Scruffy Murphys, there is a deck on the front of the pub which overlooks the river.

  5. Drink

    The Weyside

    Boatman

    Nice outside deck which stretches right out next to the river (railings are now placed at the edge for safety).

  6. Drink

    The White House

    Nice outside terrace close to the river, very nice to relax on a summer's day or night.

  7. See Not mapped

    The Wey Navigation

    This canal winds its way through Guildford until it reaches the River Thames in Weybridge. Of particular interest is the HQ at Dapdune Wharf, but just sitting down by the locks near the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre watching canal boats is very peaceful and gives one an insight into what the Wey once was - a busy industrial thoroughfare connecting Guildford and Surrey's industries with the rest of the country - and you might even get to help open the locks for the boat!

  8. See

    Clandon Park

    West Clandon, GU4 7RQ

  9. See

    Hatchlands Park

    East Clandon, GU4 7RT

  10. See

    Loseley Park

    GU3 1HS

  11. See

    Painshill Landscape Gardens

  12. Drink

    The Rowbarge

    Outside deck looks over the river

  13. Buy

    The White Lion Walk

    40 Friary St, GU1 3DW

  14. Drink Not mapped

    The Guildford Tup

    Close to York Road Car Park. Expensive beer.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Guildford (CC BY-SA 4.0).