By train

Woking railway station is served by fast trains from London Waterloo (26 minutes from London Waterloo direct service) and is on the line to Waterloo from Southampton and Portsmouth. The line divides at Salisbury and serves all stations to Exeter St Davids

By car

Woking is situated about six miles (9.6 km) off the M25 (Junction 11/ Wisley Interchange) and the same distance from the A3. Travelling northbound on the A3, turn off at either Painshill and follow the signs through Byfleet and West Byfleet, Burnt Common near Ripley and follow the signs through Send and Old Woking or further south at Burpham or Stoke both in Guildford.

By plane

Woking is well connected to both Gatwick and Heathrow airports: Woking Station runs a twice hourly RailAir coaches from the Main entrance (on the non- town side) to Heathrow taking between 45 to 50 minutes depending on traffic. Gatwick airport can be reached via the Gatwick express; however this requires travel to London Victoria station which can be reached by changing at Clapham Junction. Trains leave London Victoria every 15 minutes reaching Gatwick in under 45 minutes.

Henry VIII's Royal Palace

off Carter's Lane no vehicle access Very interesting for the history. Henry VIII's grandmother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother to Henry VII, lived at Woking Palace, during the reign on Henry VII, though it stopped being a royal palace in 1620, when ownership passed from James I of England and VI of Scotland to Sir Edward Zouch.

The Shah Jehan II Mosque

in Maybury was the first mosque to be constructed in the UK. Invested by the Begum of Bhopal, one of Bhopal's few female rulers in the late 1890's, it was in fact built by British architects who collaborated with the Oriental Institute to design the first religious building of its kind. The call to prayer can be heard in the surrounding areas of Maybury and Sheerwater, both of which have high numbers of Muslim families, mostly from the Indian subcontinent.

The Lightbox

Modern art gallery with restaurant. Has permanent 'History of Woking' exhibition (free) as well as changing exhibitions, mostly.

Basingstoke Canal

The 32 mile (52 km) long canal goes the heart of Woking and as well as the obvious option of boat rides activities such as cycling, camping and fishing are well practiced. There are also a wide range of pubs located along the canal and it connects up to River Wey Navagiation adding further scope for journeys.

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