The Guide
Your handbook to life in Caterham on the Hill & surrounding areas Discover your local area Beyond the boundaries of Oakgrove, an equally enviable lifestyle awaits. Surrounded by beautiful Surrey countryside, one of the best golf courses within the M25 on your doorstep and both Caterham on the Hill and Caterham town centres within walking distance. A wide range of schools for children of all ages, essential shops, services and excellent amenities are all available, along with easy access to Central London, Gatwick and the South Coast. The following pages set out local amenities and places you may find useful if you are new to the area.
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01 CONTENTS 3-6: DINING OUT Caterham and the surrounding towns and villages offer a wide range of independent restaurants, as well as the more popular chains. Whether it’s Italian, French or Asian cuisine you are looking for you’ll never be more than 20 minutes away at Oakgrove.
7-8: RETAIL THERAPY If you’re looking for famous High Street stores or independent & ESSENTIALS boutiques they are all within easy reach. Caterham’s Church Walk Shopping Centre has all the essentials you need whilst a short drive away, Croydon boasts a larger retail centre for all your major shopping needs.
9-10: ENTERTAINMENT Whether you are looking to keep the kids entertained by taking a trip to nearby Godstone Farm, prefer to play a round of golf or simply relax watching a film on the silver screen, Caterham and the surrounding area has all the entertainment options.
11-12: FITNESS & WELLBEING The gyms, spas, parks and health services in and around Caterham all make fitness and relaxation easy for local residents. The local De Stafford Sports Centre offers a fully equipped gym and a 25m swimming pool, whilst the Nutfield Priory Spa in nearby Redhill offers facials, massages and manicures if a pampering session is more your thing.
13-14: EDUCATION � Caterham has a wide variety of state and independent schooling options to choose from and can cater for all ages from pre-school through to secondary schools.
02 DINING OUT �
Restaurants
La Fiaba del Mediterraneo – 0.6 miles 22a High Street Caterham CR3 5UA Tel: 01883 337719 www.lafiaba.co.uk A vibrant and unique family run business that offers a variety of light fresh Mediterranean lunches during the day and a selection of authentic Mediterranean dinners/ wines in the evening.
Bollywood Indian Restaurant – 1.5 miles 19 Godstone Road Caterham CR3 6RE Tel: 01883 349877 The Bollywood Indian Restaurant is a modern and contemporary restaurant that offers an extensive and varied selection of Indian cuisine.
Little India – 1.5 miles 62 Croydon Road Caterham CR3 6QB Tel: 01883 330660 Little India serves a wide variety of Indian food and delivers to the local area.
Bua Thai Restaurant – 1.5 miles 52 Croydon Road Caterham CR3 6QB Tel: 01883 345903 Situated in the town centre Bua Thai is a traditionally decorated restaurant that offers a variety of authentic Thai cuisine.
03 Casa Lola – 1.5 miles Goz Meze Bar – 3.3 miles Seraffino Italian Restaurant – 6.2 miles 8 Croydon Road 204 Brighton Road 85-87 Manor Road Caterham Coulsdon Wallington CR3 6QB CR5 2NF SM6 0DE Tel: 01883 341010 Tel: 0208 763 8787 Tel: 0208 647 0800 Situated in the centre of town www.gozmezebar.com www.seraffino.com Casa Lola offers a wide variety Goz Meze is a Turkish restaurant The open plan restaurant and of fresh seafood, meat and that draws on Mediterranean, Asian kitchen area allows diners to vegetarian Spanish tapas dishes and European influences. observe the chefs in action, whilst to suit all tastes. an outside terrace is the perfect Las Fuentes – 4.7miles venue for cocktails in the summer. Pizza Express – 1.6 miles 38-40 High Street 10 Croydon Road Town Centre Gemini Restaurant – 7.9 miles Caterham Purley 28 Station Approach Road CR3 6QB CR8 2AA Tadworth Tel: 01883 342717 Tel: 0208 763 1983 KT20 5AH www.pizzaexpress.com Las Fuentes offers a large and Tel: 01737 812179 Pizza Express offers really wide variety of meat, seafood and www.gemini-restaurant.com good Italian food in a stylish, vegetarian Spanish tapas dishes. The Gemini in Tadworth is a contemporary setting. modern restaurant that specialises Prezzo – 5.4 miles in contemporary French and fine ID Oriental Cuisine – 2.4 miles 33 London Road European cuisine. 55 Croydon Road Redhill Caterham RH1 1NJ Strada – 8.1 miles CR3 6PD Tel: 01737 779927 12 Church Street Tel: 01883 345491 www.loveprezzo.co.uk Reigate RH2 0AN The Imperial Dynasty offers a Prezzo’s aim is to serve value modern wine bar and traditional for money, quality Italian food in Tel: 01737 240089 Chinese fare. Early evenings provide comfortable, contemporary and www.strada.co.uk a family friendly environment whilst stylish surroundings. The Reigate branch of the a little later, it is perfect for nibbles successful Italian restaurant group, and cocktails. Galu Mediterranean Bar & Grill Strada, boasts a heated outside – 6.1 miles garden area with plenty of seating Chez Vous Restaurant – 3 miles 30 Nork Way for guests. 432 Limpsfield Road Banstead Warlingham SM7 1PB CR6 9LA Tel: 01737 351266 Tel: 01883 620451 www.galu.co.uk www.chezvous.co.uk With a variety of contemporary The Chez Vous Restaurant dishes based around their open specialises in creating unique flamed charcoal grill, Galu is a dishes influenced by traditional venue able to cater for all tastes. French and British cuisine.
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Pubs Cafés The Fox – 0.9 miles The Ramblers Rest – 5.4 miles Costa – 1.5 miles Coulsdon Common Outwood Lane 12 Church Walk Caterham Coulsdon Caterham CR3 5QS CR5 3NP CR3 6RT Tel: 01883 340737 Tel: 01737 552661 Tel: 01883 337683 The Fox is a traditional country The Ramblers Rest is a traditional www.costa.co.uk pub and restaurant set amongst family friendly country pub that has Costa has been serving coffee picturesque countryside. a dedicated children’s menu, serves lovers for over 40 years. The seasonal meals and has a wide Caterham branch has a convenient The Harrow Inn – 1.6 miles selection of beers, ales and wines. central location in amongst the 235 Stanstead Road main shopping area. Chaldon The Tudor Rose – 1.7 miles CR3 6AJ Coulsdon Road Caterham Café – 1.5 miles Tel: 01883 343260 Coulsdon 17 Godstone Road CR5 1EB www.harrowcaterham.co.uk Caterham Tel: 01737 553368 CR3 6RE The Harrow Inn is a traditional and historic pub, which has a large beer www.tudorrosecoulsdon.co.uk Tel: 01883 348999 garden, serving a selection of meals The Tudor Rose serves a variety of Caterham Café is a popular local with scenic views. meals from traditional favourites to café that serves breakfast, lunch contemporary dishes and prides itself and dinner. in serving a wide selection of drinks. Caffe Bambino – 1.5 miles 24 Croydon Road Caterham CR3 6QB Tel: 01883 331333 Situated in the town centre Caffe Bambino is a small, friendly, independent café that serves a range of coffee and continental sandwiches.
Caffè Nero – 1.5 miles 2 Godstone Road Caterham CR3 6RA Tel: 0207 520 5150 www.caffenero.com Caffè Nero specialises in serving premium Italian coffee. They also serve a selection of breakfast and lunchtime sandwiches and pastries.
05 06 RETAIL THERAPY & ESSENTIALS
Shopping Centres Church Walk Shopping Centre – 1.5 miles Station Avenue Caterham CR3 6RT Tel: 01883 344197 www.churchwalkcaterham.com Shops include Boots, Burtons, Dororthy Perkins, Holland & Barratt, Specsavers, Stead & Simpson and WHSmith.
Centrale Shopping Centre – 7.8 miles 21 North End Croydon CR0 1TY Tel: 0208 681 5841 www.centrale.co.uk Shops include Boots, Debenhams, H&M, House of Fraser, Next and Zara. Supermarkets Waitrose – 1.3 miles 2 Station Avenue Caterham CR3 6LB Tel: 01883 346173
Tesco – 0.5 miles Guards Avenue Coulsdon Road Caterham CR3 5QX Tel: 0845 6779153
WM Morrison Supermarket – 1.5 miles 28 Church Walk Caterham CR3 6RT Tel: 01883 341602
07 Boutiques Hairdressers Milan Services Ltd – 0.5 miles J.J Browne & Son Jewellers Ltd Alexander Salons – 1.5 miles 22 Chaldon Road – 1.5 miles 32 Croydon Road Caterham on the Hill 33 Croydon Road Caterham Caterham Caterham CR3 6RA CR3 5PE CR3 6PB Tel: 01883 336677 Tel: 01883 332888 Tel: 01883 343138 Alexander Salons is part of a small www.milan-design.co.uk www.jjbrowneandson.co.uk growing chain of hairdressers in the Milan Services is a ladieswear Specialising in leading brand London and Surrey area. boutique that offers smart classical watches, diamond jewellery, wedding style clothing ranging from casual rings, gold and silver jewellery. day wear to formal evening attire. The Amber Room Salon – 1.5 miles Robert Fuller – 7 miles 20 Croydon Road Bow Butterfly – 1.5 miles 46 Station Road East Caterham 4 Godstone Road Oxted CR3 6QB Caterham RH8 0PG Tel: 01883 335867 CR3 6RA Tel: 01883 730860 The Amber Salon offers a Tel: 01883 770388 www.robert-fuller.co.uk bespoke luxury service to all their customers, as they pride themselves www.bowbutterfly.com Specialising in quality men’s in considering the needs and A boutique selling an eclectic range tailoring Robert Fuller offers a specifications of the individual. of clothing, jewellery and accessories range of designer collections for women and children. and formal wear.
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Arts & Culture Horse Riding Caterham Community Centre Caterham Valley Library – 2.8 miles Beechwood Riding School – 6 miles – 0.6 miles Stafford Road Hillboxes Farm High Street CR3 6GJ Marden Park Caterham Hill Tel: 0300 2001001 Woldingham Surrey CR3 7JD CR3 5UE Godstone Vineyards – 5.1 miles Tel: 01883 342266 Quarry Road www.beechwoodridingschool.co.uk Caterham Art Group – 0.4 miles Godstone Beechwood Riding School is situated Douglas Brunton Centre RH9 8DQ in the Surrey Hills in the North Downs Chaldon Road Tel: 01883 744590 and benefits from its own farmland Caterham on the Hill and woodland to ride through. CR3 5TA www.godstonevineyards.com Beechwood riders can also make use Godstone Vineyards produces of the extensive network of woodland Caterham Hill Library – 0.2 miles White, Rosé and Sparkling Wine, bridleways nearby, a large jumping all of which are available to sample Westway paddock with a full set of show in their wine tasting sessions. Caterham jumps and an indoor riding school. CR3 5TP Tel: 0300 2001001 Cinema Everyman Cinema – 6.5 miles 7 Station Road West Oxted RH8 9EE Tel: 0871 9069060 www.everymancinema.com The Everyman, Oxted, is uniquely located in a mock-Tudor cinema. Golf Surrey National Golf Club – 0.5 miles Rook Lane Chaldon CR3 5AA Tel: 0883 344 555 www.surreynational.co.uk Surrey National Golf Club spans over 200 acres of countryside. It has earned itself a fine reputation as one of the best all year round courses.
09 Countryside Kid’s Activities Blanchman’s Farm Local Nature The Arc – 0.7 miles Kidspace – 5.8 miles Reserve Community Wildlife Area 39 Weston Drive The Colonnades – 3.2 miles Caterham 619 Purley Way Limpsfield Road CR3 5XY Croydon Warlingham Tel: 01883 330380 CR0 4RQ CR6 9LW www.the-arc-caterham.co.uk Tel: 0208 6860040 Tel: 01883 626398 The Arc hosts a variety of projects www.kidspaceadventures.com www.blanchmansfarm.org from exhibitions to comedy nights Award-winning soft play centre, Covering 25 acres Blanchman’s Farm and also has a popular soft play Kidspace aims to encourage fun Local Nature Reserve consists of area open every day. Children can and challenging play for children. two summer meadows, a pond, a enjoy playing under a huge dragon, They also serve various meals central wooded area, a newly planted climbing a three storey high throughout the day, host children’s orchard and horse grazing area. frame and the younger ones can parties and hold after-school and take advantage of the dedicated holiday clubs for a variety of ages. British Wildlife Centre – 10.1 miles Toddler Zone. Eastbourne Road Newchapel Lingfield RH7 6LF Caterham Festival Tel: 01342 834658 The Caterham Festival runs at the beginning of June each www.britishwildlifecentre.co.uk year and includes a food festival, street party, two-day Open every weekend between March and October, the British music event, carnival procession and theatrical event. Wildlife Centre offers visitors the opportunity to observe British wildlife at its best.
Godstone Farm – 4.3 miles Tilburstow Hill Road Godstone RH9 8LX Tel: 01883 742546 www.godstonefarm.co.uk A family-friendly farm that welcomes children to interact with the farm’s animals through various guided play activities. Throughout the farm there are various play areas, including climbing frames, zip slides and mazes.
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Sports Centres Caterham School Sports Centre – 2.2 miles Harestone Valley Road Caterham CR3 6YA Tel: 01883 335078 Caterham School Sports Centre is a members only club with a 25m pool, sports hall and fully equipped fitness suite, with cardiovascular and resistance apparatus.
De Stafford Sports Centre – 1.1 miles Burntwood Lane Caterham CR3 5YX Tel: 01883 344355 De Stafford Sports Centre in Health Spas Parks Caterham offers a wide variety of activities. Its facilities include a The Village Health Club – 0.7 miles Queen’s Park – 0.9 miles 25m pool, a fully equipped gym a Weston Drive Queen’s Park Road personal training service, studio Caterham Caterham and sports hall for members and CR3 5XY CR3 5RB non-members. Tel: 01883 343777 Queen’s Park is a large local park One of Surrey’s most exclusive offering a range of leisure facilities LA Fitness – 5.1 miles health clubs, The Village Health including a putting green, tennis Royal Oak Centre Club offers a range of services in courts, cricket, rugby and football Brighton Road a spacious environment that is pitches, a children’s playground, a Purley welcoming to all ages and abilities. superb bowling green and even a CR8 2PG croquet lawn. Tel: 0843 170 1026 Nutfield Priory Hotel & Spa – 5.7 miles www.lafitness.co.uk Nutfield Road With a wide variety of classes from Redhill Yoga to Spinning and extensive RH1 4EL facilities including a fully equipped Tel: 0845 072 7485 gym and premium pool, LA Fitness The spa and health club offers a has something to suit everyone. fully equipped gym, dedicated free-weights room, indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, exercise studio and squash courts, plus a café bar and garden.
11 Doctors Dentists Pharmacies Chaldon Road Surgery – 0.3 miles Caterham Dental Care – 0.8 miles Boots Pharmacy – 1.4 miles Chaldon Road 23 Essendene Road Eothen House Caterham Caterham Eothen Close CR3 5PG CR3 5PB Caterham Tel: 01883 345466 Tel: 01883 343476 CR3 6JU Tel: 01883 343067 Townhill Medical Practice – 2.7 miles Timberhill Dental Practice – 1.5 miles Guards Avenue 14 Timber Hill Road Vitaltone Pharmacy – 1.4 miles Caterham Caterham 14 The Square CR3 5XL CR3 6LD Caterham Tel: 0844 576 9218 / 01883 331900 Tel: 01883 342 077 CR3 6QA Tel: 01883 345500
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Pre-Schools Caterham Pre-School and Nursery – 0.9 miles Burntwood Lane Caterham CR3 5UL Tel: 01883 330122
Little Treasures Nursery – 0.5 miles Weston Drive Caterham CR3 5XY Tel: 01883 343678
The Laurels Day Nursery – 0.6 miles 41 Town End Caterham CR3 5UJ Tel: 01883 337702
Tots Village Nursery – 1.1 miles De Stafford School Burtwood Lane Caterham CR3 5YX Tel: 01883 340825
13 Primary Schools Secondary Schools
Hillcroft Primary – 0.3 miles St Francis’ Catholic Primary School De Stafford – 1.1 miles Chaldon Road – 1.2 miles Burtwood Lane Caterham Whyteleafe Road Caterham CR3 5PG Caterham CR3 5YX Tel: 01883 342606 CR3 5ED Tel: 01883 347818 Tel: 01883 342005 Audley Primary – 1.2 miles Oasis Academy Coulsdon – 1.4 miles Whyteleafe Road Caterham Preparatory School Homefield Road Caterham – 2.6 miles Old Coulsdon CR3 5ED Harestone Valley Road Coulsdon Tel: 01883 342330 Caterham CR5 1ES CR3 6YB Tel: 01737 551 161 Marden Lodge Primary School Tel: 01883 342097 – 1.9 miles Caterham School – 2.2 miles Croydon Road Harestone Valley Caterham Caterham CR3 6QH CR3 6YA Tel: 01883 343014 Tel: 01883 343028
14 Useful contacts �
Surrey County Council Caterham Taxis County Hall 26 Station Avenue Penrhyn Road Caterham Kingston upon Thames Surrey Surrey CR3 6LB KT1 2DN Tel: 01883 345151 Tel: 03456 009 009 www.caterhamtaxis.com www.surreycc.gov.uk The National Trust Tandridge District Council PO Box 574 Station Road East Manvers Oxted Rotherham Surrey S63 3FH RH8 0BT Tel: 0844 800 1895 Tel: 01883 722000 www.nationaltrust.org.uk www.tandridge.gov.uk
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