Hotels, Guest houses and bed & breakfast in around near Guildford, Surrey |
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Guildford is the county town of Surrey, England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region. Surrey County Council, however, has its administrative base in Kingston upon Thames which, although formerly in Surrey, is now in Greater London.
There is a small museum in the town centre and the University of Surrey is situated to the north-west of the town centre, about ten minutes' walk from Guildford main line train station. Guildford Cathedral is adjacent to the university's main campus and the Royal Surrey County Hospital is nearby. Guildford's Spectrum Leisure Centre is a national prizewinning sports centre that includes a variety of pools (for leisure and for serious swimming), Ten-pin bowling, a small inflatable Laser tag arena called Ice Station Zero (there is a full sized Laser Quest in the town centre), an ice rink (discos every weekend) and an athletics track, as well as general halls used for indoor sports including gymnastics and trampolining. The Spectrum, in Stoke Park, is home to several local sports teams, including the Guildford Flames of the English Premier Ice Hockey League. Guildford is also home to Guildford United of the Combined Counties Football League, Guildford International of the National Volleyball League and the Guildford Heat of the British Basketball League who are the current League champions and holders of the BBL Cup. Transport Links Guildford is approximately 30 miles from Richmond by car. Rail There are two railway stations in Guildford: The main station, entitled Guildford, is located near the original town bridge on the west side of the River Wey and serves the main line between London Waterloo and Portsmouth. There are also lines to Reading, Epsom, Gatwick airport, London Bridge and long distance services, operated by Virgin Trains, connect Guildford with Birmingham and Manchester. London Road station is on the other side of the town centre to the main station. It serves stopping services running between the main station and Waterloo and London Bridge stations. Road The A3 links Guildford to Portsmouth, London and the M25. As well as town centre parking there are a number of 'Park and Ride' services. Bus Bus services in Guildford are primarily operated by Arriva with some additional services provided by Safeguard and Stagecoach. Most routes are centred on the bus station which is attached to the Friary shopping centre. Many internal bus services within Guildford are loop shaped (starting and ending at the bus station) with different numbers for the clockwise and anticlockwise services. There are also services to many surrounding towns and villages including Woking and Aldershot. There are also national bus services to London and Portsmouth. Due to the location of the main railway station on the other side of the river from the bus station, only a small proportion of bus services stop at the railway station leading to poor integration between bus and rail services. |
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London Hotels | Guildford, GU1 / GU8 / GU14
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