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We were delighted to welcome back Covid safe audiences to our venue from 24th August. Please visit our website for more information on all safety measures we have in place. Sign up to our mailing list via the website or follow us on social media to be the first to hear about new additions to the ...

Photos by Users on AllTrails Box Hill is a summit of the North Downs, within the Surrey Hills AONB. The hill is named for the ancient box woodland found on the west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole. This is an outstanding area of woodland and chalk downland managed by The National ...

Winner of the Blue Peter Prize for Best Story 2021. A Kind of Spark tells the story of 11-year-old Addie as she fights for a memorial in remembrance of the witch trials that happened in her Scottish hometown. Addie is certain there’s more to the story of these 'witches', exactly like there is more ...

A Message From Mary Thank you so much for your support in publicising our Open Garden earlier last month in aid of research into finding a cure for Motor Neurone Disease, and supporting those who have it. I am happy to announce that we raised an amazing £2065, a record amount for us, and ...

Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) As the leaves fall and the changing season’s reds, oranges and gold emerge around us I am keeping my eyes peeled for some tiny busy visitors. They always pop in at this time of the year and will be stopping off in our gardens over the next few weeks to ...

The Lusitania at New York in 1907 On May 17th 1915, The Times carried this death notice: ‘On the 7th May, by the sinking of the SS Lusitania, Frank Gustavus Naumann, of ‘Redhurst’, Cranleigh, aged 61 years. Burial service on Tuesday, 18th May, at St Nicholas Church, Cranleigh at 2.45. No ...