What’s on in Guildford this June

Welcome to our monthly roundup of what’s on in our glorious town as we enter late spring and head into summer. We will begin as always with the two behemoths of live entertainment in Guildford, the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, and G Live. On June 7th the remarkable Alistair...

Are new carpets really something to shout about?

I think so. Of the tens of thousands of guests, conference delegates, party goers and diners that will visit Mandolay this year, I doubt that very many will mention the carpets, it’s just carpet after all. But there’s more to it than fitting a new floor covering....

Our A-Z of Guildford

It’s fair to say that we love Guildford, our beautiful town is often referred to as ‘the jewel of the south east’, and it’s easy to see why. Surrounded by glorious countryside and nestled peacefully in the Wey Valley just over half an hour from London and a tiny bit...

Trees

When we heard someone on TV recently say that Surrey was the most treed county in England, we must confess that our first thought was ‘is treed a word?’ Well, indeed it is, and indeed we are. Depending upon which statistics you use, up to a staggering 31% of our...

What we love this month

We can think of no better place to start than with the exciting news that Guildford is bidding to be the UK’s first Town of Culture 2028. We love the confidence shown by Guildford Borough Council who along with partners such as Experience Guildford and the University...