Farnham, United Kingdom Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Tucked into Surrey's southwestern corner, ten miles west of Guildford along the exposed ridgetop of the Hog's Back, lies FARNHAM . Smaller and, in parts, more charming than Guildford, Farnham moves at a slower pace. Despite its thousand-year history, the majority of Farnham's architecture dates from the eighteenth century, when the town enjoyed a boom period based on hop farming. Farnham is home to Surrey's only intact castle , built around 1160 by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, as a convenient residence halfway between his diocese and London. The castle was continuously occupied … more »