The small Surrey town of Esher retains a timeless village feel despite being just off the A3 within the M25 London ring road and only a 25 minute train ride to London Waterloo. Its pleasant green with Victorian cottages and a gothic Victorian church, add to the village feel, plus the town is bordered by wooded commons and the River Mole. Whilst walking round the town keep an eye open for lots of interesting little features like the tiny church made from corrugated iron, the Œwhite lady‚ milestone, the old village pump, and a gothic tumbledown folly-like structure known as the Traveller‚s Rest. Above the shop fronts much of the High Street is 17th - 18th century, with old coaching inns remaining from when Esher was a stage coach stop and some buildings dating from as early as Tudor times. Esher‚s oldest public building is St.George‚s church, a lovely 16th century Tudor church made from chequered stone with the original wooden bell tower plus a nicely restored Georgian interior. Local attractions include Sandown Park racecourse and Claremont landscape garden with its grotto, lake and grassed amphitheatre amidst what is believed to be one of the earliest surviving examples of an English landscape garden.
Attraction
Care Home
Arbrook House Nursing Home
Sunrise of Esher
Cinema
Council
Estate Agent
Golf Club
Moore Place
Sandown Park Golf Club
Thames Ditton & Esher Golf Club
Pub and Bar
Racecourse
Restaurant
George Restaurant
Sherpa Kitchen
School
Self-Catering
Roomspace Serviced Apartments - Orchard Place
Solicitor
Taxi
A 2 B Car Service
Claremont Car Services
Sandown Cars
Vet
Sports Clubs
Kingston Warriors ARLFC (Rugby League)
Shops
B2G Lingerie
Boots
Kestrel Networks
Floral Nurseries
Seventeen The Opticians
Ricard
Roco Women
Bernard of Esher
Buds & Blooms
The White Orchid
Hair Associates
Chameleon Interiors
Antiques
Activities
Sandown Active Sports(Snow Sports)
Places to Stay near Esher
The Albert Mews Hotel (0.21 miles)
Rosemead Guest House (0.82 miles)
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Innkeepers Lodge (2.14 miles)
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Raintree Bed & Breakfast (2.15 miles)
All the rooms are of high quality, designed interiors, well maintained and serviced - charming & contemporary. We provide adding a touch of homeliness to our guests and provide a service second to none. Raintree ... More | visit website
Holiday Inn London-Kingston South (2.34 miles)
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Carlton Mitre (2.46 miles)
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The Don Pepe Charlton Hotel (2.49 miles)
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Ditton Lodge (2.51 miles)
Ditton Lodge is an elegant family run Edwardian bed and breakfast hotel with lots of character and original features. It has been recently extended and renovated providing luxurious rooms and ... More
Premier Inn Cobham (2.61 miles)
Ideally located within easy reach of the A307 and M25. Local attractions include a driving range next door, Sandown racecourse, Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park and Hampton Court Palace and Gardens. For shops and ... More | visit websiteSeething Wells Hall (2.62 miles)
Situated in a gated cul-de-sac, Seething Wells Hall of Residence on the Portsmouth Road in Surbiton has 24 hour security and provides up to 100 ensuite bedrooms arranged in flats of four or five with ... More | visit website
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