I was a founder pupil at George Abbot School in 1959, commuting from my parents home in Farnham. Stag Hill motors (No longer exists) was on the Guildford bypass close to the junction with the A31 "Hogs Back" road It was a Jaguar dealership owned by Michael Collins, No, not the one that went to the moon, but team mate of Mike Hawthorn the F1 world champion. Mike owned the Jaguar dealers in Farnham and was an Honourary govourener of the Weydon Lane school in Farnham.
Thanks Richard. Our family is new comer to Guildford from Hong Kong. We love Guildford. And your video does help us to know this town in greater depth.
That’s such a lovely and accurate presentation of the town, by comparison to other you tubers. It is amazing how Andersons resisted open thought such a struggle that we all know. As living in Kingston at the moment, I admit I would move there the soonest. Thank you!
Thanks Richard for making this video. Just been in Guildford last week as my elder boy is joining the Uni of Surrey. We are planning to move to Guildford this coming summer. Love this place.
i have been looking at Guildford in surrey or Beaconsfield in buckinghampshire but everytime I search anything about guildford I get the surrey times website in bold letters saying guildford is surreys most dangerous area are you able to give any insight into this I don't want to be somewhere with groups of chavs hanging around and I don't mean kids in nike tracksuits i mean the kind that will rob you if you where a nice watch or selling drugs in the town center or gangs and being attacked if your out past 7pm type area I'm moving from manchester where crime like this happens everyday only 2 month ago someone was stabbed to death on my street for owing 5 pounds debt
Thank you so much Richard. It is a very helpful and good presentation video that covers almost all the important topics about Guildford and presents them one by one in a very nice order.
I was born there in St. Luke's hospital, always remember the smell of the coffee shop on the high street. Later when I joined the army I came back and was part of the troop that built the bridge over the by-pass for the County show. My granddad worked in the Dennis special vehicles factory and my mum was a nanny for the radio presenter David Dunhill living in Burpham whose uncle was Alfred Dunhill of the Dunhill cigarettes. My grandparents had moved down from Yorkshire to Deal in Kent to my Great Uncle who was a coal merchant, my grandad didn't like it so got a job in the Dennis factory moved to Guildford. A few years later when my dad came back from India after partition he met my mum and they got married in 1953. During my school days at Ewell Castle School in Ewell near Epsom, we went on a trip to see still being constructed Guildford Cathedral around 1964 and I paid for a brick at 2s/6d while I was there for finishing the building works that went on well until 1965. I have not been down to Guildford since I was in the army and now live in Chester.
Thank you so much Mr Richard for this video ! I am about to plan visiting Guilford next May.I am from Argentina ( sorry for my awful english ) and I am very fond of England,specially towns and small villages too ( I had the privilege of visiting The Cotswolds,Chentelham,Winchester,Oxford,Bath,Salisbury,Gloucester...,York !! The next would be my seventh visit to your amazing country ! Alejandra (dreaming again !)
Hi Richard, Even though I've lived in the Guildford area all my life, now living in Godalming it's nice to be reminded what a beautiful,Interesting town Guildford is also sadly Piers Morgan was born in Mount Alvernia in 1965 but I can see why you left him out.......Cheers!
My daughter just started at Surrey Uni. so we have been going down each weekend. We love the place. Fab town , Lots of Pubs and Restaurants, cafe's. Surround countryside is Beautiful and a great shopping centre.
Born in Mount Alvernia nursing home. Attended Holy Trinity primary, then RGS. Lived in Bushy Hill Drive. Played up on Merrow Downs and fished near Burpham Lock. Played a few games with Merrow Cricket Club. For a summertime treat our family would walk to the beer garden of the Horse and Groom in the evening. Father would have a brown ale, mother would have a bitter lemon sofa, and we kids would have a lemon squash. Emigrated to 🇦🇺in September 1965. Hope to visit before my times up.
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford yes! I miss the area. In the US now. I remember the model boating pond, High Street clock, the castle, among other things. A privilege to have lived there!
Richard, thanks so much. My wife and are researching which towns would be good for an active retirement and your video confirmed that Guilford should be on our short list. We'll be checking it out next month!
@2:35- Weybrook Park and Weylea Farm were built mid 80’s I think. Around 84 / 85 and at the same time Sainsbury’s was built in Burpham. I remember they were still building them when I started going to George Abbot. By the way - nice snapshot of what life is like in Guildford in the 2020’s 👍. This will be one of those videos people will look back on in 50 years time and say “I remember that!”
Thank you for the great video Richard! Me and my wife are moving in may to Guildford, for a six months staying. Do you have any suggestion for accomodation that can accept short times periods ?
Awesome video! We are house hunting in Guildford at the moment. Which are the top areas to live in for a family do you think, that is walking distance to the train station?
Fantastic video Richard , I'm simply planning on coming down from London to spend a nice two days exploring Guildford , do you have any good recommendations for restaurants and hotels to stay in
Thanks. Many restaurants in Chapel St. Olivios in Quarry St is popular. The best hotel is the Angel, in the High St. It's a very old coaching inn, used by travellers from London to Portsmouth as a half way rest stop for their horses. The stables are now quaint shops. Look out for the Fallen Angel, at the hotel too!
Hi Richard my boyfriend work for irhythm company and they have office in Surrey we live in Turlock, California how will looks like if we move there ? Rental prices buses trains owing property is expensive or rent a flat ?
Hi Richard! I am planning to join University of Surrey. But accommodation is turning out to be a big obstacle in accepting the offer. Could you please help me find accommodation as you know Guildford pretty well it seems? It would be a great help, thanks.
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford Hi Sir, We are looking for a property, basically a house, with a reasonable rent which can accommodate 4-5 people, as I have a group 5 people who are aiming to join Uni of Surrey. We are struggling alot to find such property. It would be a great help.
You could approach landlords direct. You can apply for a list of HMO landlords from the Guildford Borough Council website. Expect to pay around £2,500 for a house to accommodate 5 people.
The main thing you forget to told about is that it's only 30 mins away from london which is a great benefit for the residents and people living in guildford.
Thanks for your comment. There is a section about location including a statement that Guildford is between London and Portsmouth. There is a shot of train times both departure and arrival, on the timeboards at Guildford station. Travel time to London Waterloo is typically 38 minutes on the fastest trains travelling via Woking.
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford Yes. I'm Farnham born, Guildford educated, Founder pupil at George Abbot school in 1959. Sadly it's out of my price range now.
Thanks Richard! I'm coming to Guildford for university and I'm happy that it's quiet and peaceful just like my old area
I was a founder pupil at George Abbot School in 1959, commuting from my parents home in Farnham.
Stag Hill motors (No longer exists) was on the Guildford bypass close to the junction with the A31 "Hogs Back" road It was a Jaguar dealership owned by Michael Collins, No, not the one that went to the moon, but team mate of Mike Hawthorn the F1 world champion. Mike owned the Jaguar dealers in Farnham and was an Honourary govourener of the Weydon Lane school in Farnham.
Thanks Richard. Our family is new comer to Guildford from Hong Kong. We love Guildford. And your video does help us to know this town in greater depth.
So helpful! Thank you for sharing such detailed information about this beautiful place
That’s such a lovely and accurate presentation of the town, by comparison to other you tubers. It is amazing how Andersons resisted open thought such a struggle that we all know. As living in Kingston at the moment, I admit I would move there the soonest. Thank you!
Thanks Richard for making this video. Just been in Guildford last week as my elder boy is joining the Uni of Surrey. We are planning to move to Guildford this coming summer. Love this place.
Glad you like the video and Guildford. Wishing your Son every success with his studies.
i have been looking at Guildford in surrey or Beaconsfield in buckinghampshire but everytime I search anything about guildford I get the surrey times website in bold letters saying guildford is surreys most dangerous area are you able to give any insight into this I don't want to be somewhere with groups of chavs hanging around and I don't mean kids in nike tracksuits i mean the kind that will rob you if you where a nice watch or selling drugs in the town center or gangs and being attacked if your out past 7pm type area I'm moving from manchester where crime like this happens everyday only 2 month ago someone was stabbed to death on my street for owing 5 pounds debt
Thank you so much Richard. It is a very helpful and good presentation video that covers almost all the important topics about Guildford and presents them one by one in a very nice order.
Thank you for your kind comments.
I was born there in St. Luke's hospital, always remember the smell of the coffee shop on the high street. Later when I joined the army I came back and was part of the troop that built the bridge over the by-pass for the County show. My granddad worked in the Dennis special vehicles factory and my mum was a nanny for the radio presenter David Dunhill living in Burpham whose uncle was Alfred Dunhill of the Dunhill cigarettes.
My grandparents had moved down from Yorkshire to Deal in Kent to my Great Uncle who was a coal merchant, my grandad didn't like it so got a job in the Dennis factory moved to Guildford. A few years later when my dad came back from India after partition he met my mum and they got married in 1953.
During my school days at Ewell Castle School in Ewell near Epsom, we went on a trip to see still being constructed Guildford Cathedral around 1964 and I paid for a brick at 2s/6d while I was there for finishing the building works that went on well until 1965.
I have not been down to Guildford since I was in the army and now live in Chester.
What a wonderful commentary on your connection with Guildford. Happy times! My Mother worked as PA for one of the Dunhill directors.
Wonderful video Richard! thanks for the insight, this has been relatively helpful for me. Cheers
Thanks
Thanks for sharing and it’s Very informative.. Guildford is really a good place to stay, see you soon in Guildford :)
Very helpful! Thanks!
The video is very informative and useful to get to know Guildford - an attractive town to move in. Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure.
@Jorge Ituarte not to my knowledge. Whatever gave you that impression? Let's see your evidence.
Great video thanks 🙏 😊❤
Stunning,thank you for the video.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thank you! This video was incredibly helpful!
Glad you found it helpful. I certainly enjoyed making it.
Thank you so much Mr Richard for this video ! I am about to plan visiting Guilford next May.I am from Argentina ( sorry for my awful english ) and I am very fond of England,specially towns and small villages too ( I had the privilege of visiting The Cotswolds,Chentelham,Winchester,Oxford,Bath,Salisbury,Gloucester...,York !! The next would be my seventh visit to your amazing country !
Alejandra (dreaming again !)
Glad you like the UK.
Love Guildford, awesome video
Nice video enjoyable sights about and around Guildford town centre Surrey England 🏴
Thanks
Great video! Super informative
Thanks. Have you visited Guildford?
Moving to Guildford next year, this video is so helpful. Thanks.
That's great news Tina. Please let me know if I can help by answering any questions that you might have.
Tina,from where are you?
I enjoyed your video. Thankyou. I was born in the old st lukes hospital.
Great video, thanks so much!
My pleasure, Alyssa
Hi Richard, Even though I've lived in the Guildford area all my life, now living in Godalming it's nice to be reminded what a beautiful,Interesting town Guildford is also sadly Piers Morgan was born in Mount Alvernia in 1965 but I can see why you left him out.......Cheers!
... and he soon moved away, to Suffolk I believe. Thanks.
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford Newick, East Sussex apparently according to Wikipedia
Great fan of your work.
Love Guildford x thank you for this x
My pleasure Christine. Glad you love Guildford too. x
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford There is nowhere like it x
Really nice and helpful video. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure. What did you find helpful about it?
Thank you. The different things that i could see there and all the necessary data that somebody should know about this area
Thank you very very much , your video is very useful, probably I will drop some questions for you, thank again
My daughter just started at Surrey Uni. so we have been going down each weekend. We love the place. Fab town , Lots of Pubs and Restaurants, cafe's. Surround countryside is Beautiful and a great shopping centre.
any chavs violence or the smell of weed?
Born in Mount Alvernia nursing home. Attended Holy Trinity primary, then RGS. Lived in Bushy Hill Drive. Played up on Merrow Downs and fished near Burpham Lock. Played a few games with Merrow Cricket Club. For a summertime treat our family would walk to the beer garden of the Horse and Groom in the evening. Father would have a brown ale, mother would have a bitter lemon sofa, and we kids would have a lemon squash. Emigrated to 🇦🇺in September 1965. Hope to visit before my times up.
Great memories!
Excellent ..
Thank you, Norma
I lived here in the late 70s as a child. I remember this place well.
I hope your memories were happy ones.
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford yes! I miss the area. In the US now. I remember the model boating pond, High Street clock, the castle, among other things. A privilege to have lived there!
Richard, thanks so much. My wife and are researching which towns would be good for an active retirement and your video confirmed that Guilford should be on our short list. We'll be checking it out next month!
Enjoy your retirement wherever you decide to live.
@2:35- Weybrook Park and Weylea Farm were built mid 80’s I think. Around 84 / 85 and at the same time Sainsbury’s was built in Burpham. I remember they were still building them when I started going to George Abbot. By the way - nice snapshot of what life is like in Guildford in the 2020’s 👍. This will be one of those videos people will look back on in 50 years time and say “I remember that!”
Thanks
Good.
Hi Richard…great content.
Any advice view on Ashford and Chertsey,Surrey.
If to choose between the 2?
Not really because I do not know those towns very well. Depends upon what you are looking for in a particular location.
Thank you for the great video Richard! Me and my wife are moving in may to Guildford, for a six months staying. Do you have any suggestion for accomodation that can accept short times periods ?
Check AirBnB
Awesome video! We are house hunting in Guildford at the moment. Which are the top areas to live in for a family do you think, that is walking distance to the train station?
Onslow Village, GU2
Fantastic video Richard , I'm simply planning on coming down from London to spend a nice two days exploring Guildford , do you have any good recommendations for restaurants and hotels to stay in
Thanks. Many restaurants in Chapel St. Olivios in Quarry St is popular. The best hotel is the Angel, in the High St. It's a very old coaching inn, used by travellers from London to Portsmouth as a half way rest stop for their horses. The stables are now quaint shops. Look out for the Fallen Angel, at the hotel too!
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford thank you so much Richard
No mention of The Boileroom, the best music venue in town. Or St Martha's for views to rival anywhere.
Thanks for the ideas. Will post something about the Boiler Room in a future video.
Hi Richard my boyfriend work for irhythm company and they have office in Surrey we live in Turlock, California how will looks like if we move there ? Rental prices buses trains owing property is expensive or rent a flat ?
Don't forget The Boiler Room!
No, of course not! Funnily enough I shall be going there tomorrow.
Hi Richard! I am planning to join University of Surrey. But accommodation is turning out to be a big obstacle in accepting the offer. Could you please help me find accommodation as you know Guildford pretty well it seems? It would be a great help, thanks.
Thanks for your question. What problem are you having and what type of accommodation are you looking for, Sarang?
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford
Hi Sir,
We are looking for a property, basically a house, with a reasonable rent which can accommodate 4-5 people, as I have a group 5 people who are aiming to join Uni of Surrey. We are struggling alot to find such property. It would be a great help.
You could approach landlords direct. You can apply for a list of HMO landlords from the Guildford Borough Council website. Expect to pay around £2,500 for a house to accommodate 5 people.
data.gov.uk/dataset/ed7e2fd7-b819-47fb-a160-b02fdfacad0c/hmo-public-register
Oh Okay! Thanks alot.... Will try and search here. Thanks again.
Ричард, спасибо! А каково число жителей в Гилфорде?
Can you show. How you decrate your homes? Or a look at the
homes in Guildford? I
Thanks for your comment. What do you really need?
Just looking is all!
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford thank you!
Just to think my mum was born and raised here and moved to Peckham ain’t I lucky
Lol smh
Best places to live in Guildford
what about boc it is also located in guildford
No, sadly they have relocated to Woking.
hmmm maybe i should consider moving 😏
As you can see from the video it is a lovely to place to move to.
@@RichardHodgsonGuildfordi know thats why i posted this comment ^_^
The main thing you forget to told about is that it's only 30 mins away from london which is a great benefit for the residents and people living in guildford.
Thanks for your comment. There is a section about location including a statement that Guildford is between London and Portsmouth. There is a shot of train times both departure and arrival, on the timeboards at Guildford station. Travel time to London Waterloo is typically 38 minutes on the fastest trains travelling via Woking.
It was a shame when Guildford gold closed down in 2013 🙂
What was Guildford Gold?
Thanks for posting, Richard. So, tell me...how do they tolerate single male Americans as neighbors ? Love to live there.
I don't know. If you are respectful and neighbourly, very well I should think. Just like any other neighbour.
I couldn't wait to get away - Live in Yorkshire now - Much nicer
Sadly Guildford is one of the most expensive places in the UK to buy a home.
But it is also one of the most lovely, woukdn't you agree?
@@RichardHodgsonGuildford Yes. I'm Farnham born, Guildford educated, Founder pupil at George Abbot school in 1959. Sadly it's out of my price range now.
Nice!