Waverley Abbey Ruins
Ruins · The ruined arches of England's first Cistercian abbey, set beside Waverley Abbey House.
Farnham
A Surrey market town of historic streets below a Norman castle, with abbey ruins and forest trails close by.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 1 h 25 min by train · 1 h 42 min by car
Travel times by TravelTime
Time there: 2.5–4.5 h to see all 4 places
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Must-see places
Farnham Castle
Castle · A bishop's castle above the town, its shell keep standing on a great mound.
Castle Street
Old streets · A street of listed houses running up from the town centre towards the castle, from timber-framed to Georgian brick.
Farnham Museum
Museum · A Grade I Georgian townhouse holding Farnham's local history, with a walled garden, free to enter.
Quick facts
Farnham Castle, founded in 1138 by a bishop who was William the Conqueror's grandson, looks down over the town from its hill.
Castle Street and West Street are lined with historic houses, from timber-framed to Georgian brick, including the Grade I listed Willmer House.
A few miles out are the ruins of Waverley Abbey, the first Cistercian abbey in England, and Alice Holt Forest with its waymarked trails and treetop courses.
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