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Adventure
Balloons Ltd
Champagne
hot air Balloon flights over Berkshire,
Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Oxford,
Surrey and London
A
Champagne Balloon Flight is the perfect
surprise gift for that special occasion
- Birthday Presents, Valentine Surprises,
Wedding Lists, or Christmas Gifts!
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Arts
& Crafts - Manor Farm Craft
Centre
Housed in picturesque old farm buildings
in the centre of Seale Village,
the Craft Centre demonstrates and
sells a wide variety of crafts.
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Electric
Theatre
Visit The Electric Theatre for some
of the best entertainment in town!
Our Café Bar & Riverside
Terrace remains the perfect place
in Guildford to enjoy a morning
coffee, lunch, evening meal or interval
drink, especially during the spring
and summer months.
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Farnborough
Airshow 2006
Farnborough is the oldest active
airfield in the UK. In 1905 the
British Army's Balloon School was
formed here. In World War 1 a number
of RFC and RNAS aircraft, airship,
and balloon squadrons were based
here. The Royal Aircraft Factory
was also based here which engaged
in design and construction of aircraft
for the War Office.
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Guildford
Castle
Guildford Castle started out as
a Norman motte and bailey castle,
built soon after 1066. The wooden
defences were replaced by stone
ones during the 12th century, and
the motte acquired first a shell
keep and then the strong but not
very large tower keep that survives
today.
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Guildford
Cathedral
Guildford is the only cathedral
to be built on a new site in southern
England since the Reformation. It
struggled into being through the
depression of the 1930s, the Second
World War and the austerity of the
1950s before finally being consecrated
in 1961.
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Guildford
House Gallery
Guildford House is a fascinating
17th century town house at the top
of Guildford High Street - opposite
Sainsbury's. It is now Guildford
Borough Council's art gallery showing
selections from the Borough's Collection
and varied temporary exhibitions.
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Guildford
Philharmonic Orchestra
Enjoy a huge variety of music from
16th century to the present day
with Guildford Philharmonic. Venues
range from a country garden in East
Clandon to the cool interior beauty
of Guildford Cathedral.
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Guildford
Spectrum
The
most exciting leisure complex in the
UK has many facilities available for
everyone to enjoy. Facilities include:
4 swimming pools including a great
leisure pool, an Olympic sized ice
rink and a 32-lane Tenpin Bowling
Centre. For younger ones we have a
soft play area providing a challenging
and fun filled environment.
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Loseley
Park and Gardens
Historic
and beautiful Loseley Park has become
a highly regarded venue for wedding
ceremonies, wedding receptions,
banquets, dinners, corporate events
and shows.
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Odeon
Cinema in
Guildford
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River
Cruises - Guildford Boathouse
There has been "Boating on
the River Wey" from Guildford
for over 100 years now and in all
that time Guildford Boat House has
been a family business. Since 1974
it has been in the capable hands
of the Chase family - Ann, Bob and
sons Russell and Richard.
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Shopping
Tunsgate
Square
In the heart of Guildford, Surrey's
most attractive shopping town, you
will discover Tunsgate Square Shopping
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Surrey
Hills
The Surrey Hills stretches across
a quarter of the county to include
the chalk slopes of the North Downs,
from Farnham in the west to Oxted
in the east and extending south to
the deeply wooded Greensand Hills
which rise in Haslemere. This treasured
landscape of beautiful countryside
is rich in wildlife, woodland and
attractive market towns and villages
and provides some of the best walking
in the whole of Southern England.
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The
Ghost Tour of Guildford
The Ghost Tour Of Guildford was
founded in 2001 and runs every Friday
night from March to November (including
October 31st) in Guildford town
centre. It is the only independent
tourist attraction in the town.
Tours begin in Guildford High Street
on the pavement by the central steps
outside Holy Trinity Church (which
is on the right near the top of
the street a short way beyond Sainsburys)
at 8.00pm.
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The
Loseley Medieval Festival
2007
The finest Medieval Festival in
Surrey, a fantastic Day Out for
all the Family, complete with Jousting
by Destrier.
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The
Pranksters Theatre Company
The Pranksters Theatre Company is
known for its innovative and imaginative
staging of a wide range of plays
from Shakespeare to modern, comedy
to tragedy
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Yvonne
Arnaud Theatre
Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
opened its doors in 1965 as a proud
memorial to the much loved French
actress who had made her home in
Effingham Common, and whose warmth,
humour and talent gave her an unrivalled
position on the English stage for
nearly fifty years.
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