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Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 12:58 Page 1 Albury PlACE CLAYGATE VILLAGE Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 12:59 Page 2 Albury PLACE OFFERS THE DISCERNING HOMEBUYER THE BEST OF EVERYTHING: A PERFECTLY PLANNED BERKELEY HOME WITH AN ENVIABLE LOCATION IN THE CENTRE OF CLAYGATE, ONE OF SURREY’S MOST DESIRABLE VILLAGES. Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 12:59 Page 4 FOR TOWN FOR COUNTRY FOR WORK FOR PLAY Claygate and Esher have that rare The timeless scenery of Green Belt With the station just around the corner How do you like to spend your leisure combination of traditional shops, countryside encircles Claygate. Take a you can be in central London in half an time? There’s a wealth of facilities welcoming pubs and restaurants, walk on Littleworth Common or through hour: rush hour with a little less rush. with golf, tennis, riding, cricket, netball, family-friendly cafés and good schools: the bluebell woods on Telegraph Hill. You will also be superbly placed for racing and even skiing in the plus an all-embracing sense of true access to the motorway network. Claygate locality. community spirit. ALBURY PLACE CLAYGATE Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 12:59 Page 6 ALBURY PLACE - a world away from the stresses of everyday life - but so close to everything you need. Albury Place presents the opportunity to make your home in a quintessential English village, a place where you can enjoy all the advantages that village life brings, from community spirit to the pleasures of beautiful surrounding countryside. Yet all this can be enjoyed with the added advantage of a location that puts sophisticated shopping, entertainment and access to road and rail links almost on your doorstep. ALBURY PLACE CLAYGATE Computer generated illustration is indicative only Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 12:59 Page 8 EMBRACE A TRADITIONAL VILLAGE LIFESTYLE: Community centred and convenient, relevant to contemporary needs, and just half an hour from London. There was certainly a ‘Claigate’ 1,000 years ago, but it wasn’t until the early 1800s that it evolved The Game Larder Botanica Medica into the desirable and prosperous village it is 01372 462879 (herbal apothecary) 01372 470990 today. During this era many wealthy and noble Nathan’s Patisserie botanicamedica.co.uk families made Claygate their home, and it is 01372 463849 The Vault Hair and Spa still a very affluent village with a strong Williams & Bunkell 01372 462220 (fishmongers) community spirit. thevaulthairandspa.com 01372 469018 In its picturesque streets, whose buildings span the ExCellar Fruit World 01372 462701 centuries, there are many family-run businesses and 01372 461123 excellar.co.uk shops, a post office and small supermarket, a good Williams of Claygate Hoi Polloi (gifts) number of restaurants and pubs, sports clubs and (delicatessen) 01372 463833 01372 462901 well regarded schools. hoipolloigifts.co.uk Claygate Flower House Albury Place is within easy strolling distance Rukshana (fashion) 01372 460009 01372 460102 of Claygate’s centre, making for a relaxed and claygateflowers.co.uk rukshana.com convenient way of life. It’s something of an Claygate Interiors island of calm in the Surrey countryside, which also 01372 470662 claygateinteriors.com owes its popularity to the good road and rail connections to London and the surrounding region. ALBURY PLACE CLAYGATE Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 13:00 Page 10 MEET THE LOCALS! Shopping in Claygate still has the personal touch, with specialist, family run businesses where traditional service is valued. NATHAN’S BAKERY WILLIAMS AND BUNKELL 34 THE PARADE, CLAYGATE. 17A THE PARADE, CLAYGATE. 01372 463849 01372 469018 This family business was started by Nathan Established in Claygate for 25 years, and run THE GAME LARDER Parker’s mum 28 years ago. Now the shop is by local man Matt Clift, this quality 24 THE PARADE, CLAYGATE. 01372 462879 run by Nathan and his wife Lisa, who live in fishmonger has a loyal clientele. “Claygate is Paul Cook has run The Game Larder for 13 years. He says: “Claygate is a paradise for the shopper, it has Claygate too. “As a place to live, it’s lovely. In a lovely family oriented village, so we have everything a family could want.” And in his shop, that means quality meat and game, all free range, British the shop, bread is what I enjoy doing and we lots of local customers. We have fresh produce. He stresses the seasonal nature of the business. “In summer people come in on Saturdays buying do something different every week, to educate deliveries five days a week from all over the meat for the barbecue: sticky ribs, lamb and chicken kebabs, our home made burgers and sausages. In people about bread if you like. We’ll also country, including Scotland and Cornwall: winter, it’s stews and roasts: beef, lamb, pork.” Not that all Paul’s products are traditional; he makes create special breads for customers if they’re plaice, cod, haddock, lemon sole. Our best twelve types of sausage and they include wild boar with apple and venison with red wine. entertaining, to go with their menu. And we seller is definitely the hand sliced smoked support dietary needs too, with gluten and salmon, which we smoke on the premises.” wheat free cakes.” ALBURY PLACE CLAYGATE Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 13:00 Page 12 OUT AND ABOUT: Albury Place is perfectly located for easy access to everything you need. 1 Sandown Park, Esher 2 Claygate Station 3 Littleworth Common 4 The Parade, Claygate 5 Elmbridge Eagles Rugby Club 6 The Foley Arms 7 Bushy Park 8 Hampton Court Palace 9 Telegraph Hill 10 Claygate Primary School 11 Recreation Ground 12 River Thames 13 Kingston upon Thames 14 Surbiton Golf Club 15 A3 16 Chessington Equestrian Centre 17 Claygate Common 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 ALBURY PLACE CLAYGATE Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 13:00 Page 14 RELAXATION AND RECREATION: The glorious Surrey countryside beckons from every direction. Claygate may be only sixteen miles from London take the family and explore. Horton Country but the close presence of the Surrey countryside Park, Littleworth Common, the perennially is one of its defining features, with generous popular Chessington World of Adventures and of areas of green within the village itself. Claygate course, Thameside walks or cycle rides are just a Common, for instance, has 34 acres of woodland few of the many different ways of enjoying the where you might be fortunate enough to spot outdoor life. kestrels and sparrowhawks. Telegraph Hill is If you enjoy history and heritage, you’ll never the local vantage point and a favourite spot for tire of Hampton Court, one of the most walkers especially at bluebell time. The village magnificent Royal palaces in the world. even has several working farms. Claremont Landscape Garden is another local Venture beyond Claygate and there is a whole attraction with a long history, open to visitors county of commons, woods and country parks to for lakeside walks and picnics. 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Both are within easy reach of Albury Place: Esher is just a mile and a half away, Kingston five miles. When you want to catch the latest movie, both towns have a multi screen cinema, and Kingston also offers the renowned Rose Theatre. ALBURY PLACE CLAYGATE Albury Place 280x280 Brochure V2 02/09/2013 13:00 Page 18 A SPORTING LIFE: Whether you want to join a local team, test yourself on the fairway, or experience an adrenalin rush, there’s plenty of opportunity around Claygate. Claygate’s close community ethos is Chessington Golf Centre Daytona Motorsport, 020 8391 0948 Sandown Park demonstrated by the number of sports clubs in chessingtongolf.co.uk 0845 644 5502 the village, many of which have junior teams daytona.co.uk Surbiton Golf Club so that the whole family can be involved. This 020 8398 3101 Moore Place Golf Club, Esher area is also prime golf country, with clubs and surbitongolfclub.com 01372 463533 mooreplacegolf.co.uk courses seemingly everywhere. 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