'''Godalming''' is an ancient English market town sitting on the ''River Wey'', in Surrey, England.
Godalming has existed since Saxon times. It was a wool manufacturing and trading center in medieval times, later followed by a substantial pioneering phase in tanning, leatherworking and related industries. There are still a number of light industries in the town, which also houses the UK headquarters of the World Wide Fund for Nature, formerly the World Wildlife Fund.
Get in
Godalming is served by South-West Trains on the London (Waterloo) to Portsmouth Line. There is a relatively frequent service throughout the day. Journey time is around 45 minutes to Waterloo on the stopping service. Godalming is two stations from Guildford, where you can get an express to Waterloo in around 30 minutes. You can check connections and fares on thetrainline.com
From Guildford - 2 stations away - you can get a direct train to Gatwick airport in about 50 min.
From Woking - 4 stations away - you can get a bus to Heathrow (50 min), and a direct train to Southampton Airport Parkway station (50 min).
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Learn
'''Charterhouse''', famed private boarding school. Pupils have included:
:Robert Baden-Powell (founder of the scout movement), William Beveridge (economist and social reformer), Anthony Caro (sculptor), David Dimbleby (TV presenter)' Peter Gabriel (rock musician, Genesis), Robert Graves (poet), Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (Prime Minister), William Makepeace Thackeray (novelist),
:Ralph Vaughan Williams (composer), John Wesley (founder of the Methodist church)
Eat
There are various small restaurants in around the High Street.
Drink
Sleep
Heath House. lldens Lane, Godalming GU8 4AP. ww.heathhouse.eu. 1483-416961. rom __40. Situated in a quiet lane, surrounded by beautiful countryside, Heath House offers spacious and comfortable accommodation in a tranquil setting. Individually decorated bedrooms are provided with en suite or private bathrooms. Freeview TV and complimentary WiFi access. Our breakfast menu is varied and interesting & all dishes are freshly prepared using locally grown organic produce wherever possible. Breakfast is served in the Garden Room overlooking attractive grounds. Here you can relax, enjoy the garden and help yourselves to tea, coffee and other light refreshments. ROOMS: 2 doubles, 1 twin. Rated 5 stars.
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