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There’s now a fantastic cafe at the boat house, open Tuesday to Sunday, amazing coffee and sandwiches which can be enjoyed by the river, inside the cafe or to takeaway.

A little unique feature within the Surrey Hills the area is littered with reminders of the war.

Flat and fast rolling (mostly)!

look out for the famous clock, The Guildford Guildhall Historic Clock, which projects over the High Street from the Guildhall, and which has regularly appeared on television.

Guildford Castle is a hidden part of the city which is easy to miss if you run along the river or to the picturesque high street. It dates from the early Norman times and is always surrounded by beautiful flower displays in its grounds.

The River Wey is a great place to run along as it winds south from Guildford towards Shalford. It is very green and picturesque and has lots of places where you can go wild swimming.

This highlight has notable historical significance. It shows the place where the old Wey and Arun Canal started from on the River Wey. For several decades in the 19th century the Wey and Arun Canal was a vital trade link between the south coast and the River Thames and London. The Canal was 23-miles long and linked the rivers Wey and Arun between Shalford in Surrey and Pallingham in Sussex. Commercial trade on the Wey and Arun Canal reached a peak of 23,000 tons in 1839. However, with the establishment of the railways canal trade traffic started to decrease and had virtually stopped by 1868. Although no longer looking at its best the start of the old Canal is still evident 150 years after most canal traffic ceased. Restoration of the Wey and Arun Canal is underway and it is planned that “London’s lost route to the sea” will eventually be reopened.

Farncombe Boat House at Godalming is situated next to Catteshall Lock on an ‘island’ between the River Wey Navigation and the River Wey. The scenic Boat House offers narrowboat hires between March and the end of October for cruising on the River Wey and upstream on the River Thames. Narrowboats are a great way to explore the surprisingly rural and stunning Surrey landscape along the River Wey. If you are hiking, cycling or running it is always a delight to see these brightly-coloured boats cruising along the Wey and to observe them negotiating the beautiful river locks!