Guildford
town centre deserves to be allotted a full day to itself. In
the streets and lanes around the cobbled High
Street there is a wealth of history to discover. During the
summer months take advantage of free
guided walks with a volunteer guide for an insight into the
fascinating history of the town.
The walk begins at Tunsgate
Arch , the site of the former corn market, and takes in the Guildhall
with is famous projecting clock and Abbot's Hospital, a gift
from one of the town's most successful sons who became Archbishop
of Canterbury. the tour moves on to the castle
built by William the Conqueror. Now all that remains of Surrey's
only Royal castle is the ruined keep. the land around the keep
has been transformed into a spectacular garden which is a riot
of colour throughout the spring and summer. Nearby is The Chestnuts,
where Lewis Carroll often stayed whilst visiting his sisters.
The Chestnuts is privately owned but you may visit Lewis Carroll's
grave in the Mount Cemetery. Back in the High Street the walking
tour visits one of two mediaeval undercrofts (the other forms
the restaurant to the Angel posting
house, shown above) This was originally a shop beneath a
shop and now houses an exhibition.