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Farnham is tucked into Surrey's southwestern corner; it is ten miles west of Guildford, Farnham is only one hour from central London; the train service has frequent connections to Waterloo.
It is an old English market town its narrow streets are lined with some of the finest Georgian architecture. 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.
It is home to Surrey's only intact castle, built in 1158 by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, as a convenient residence halfway between his diocese and London. The castle was continuously occupied until 1927, but now houses a conference venue. The steps leading down from the castle, the Blind Bishop's Steps were constructed for Bishop Fox .The Bishops of Winchester lived in the palace until the 1920s. Its keep from where there are good views over Farnham's red-tile roofs to the Downs beyond, is the only part open to the public. It has a well shaft excavated from an earlier Saxon structure. Farnham's refined Georgian dwellings are at their best along the broad Castle Street, which links the town centre with the castle.
Farnham also has an abundance of opportunities for shopping, eating out and sightseeing, or just relaxing in beautiful gardens and flower filled yards.
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