Wright. Produced by MVDC ©2015. Graphic Design: Squiggle. Squiggle. Design: Graphic ©2015. MVDC by Produced Wright. historic market town of Dorking. of town market historic © Rod Shaw, MVDC, and © Simon Matthews, DTCM, illustration by David David by illustration DTCM, Matthews, Simon © and MVDC, Shaw, Rod © Squiggle, © Miller, John © photos Other Miller. John © photo: cover Front Two easy to walk trails around the the around trails walk to easy Two in Dorking Halls. Dorking in St Martins Walk or there is Wifi access at the Café Café the at access Wifi is there or Walk Martins St You can access all of the websites at the library in in library the at websites the of all access can You Getting online in Dorking. Dorking. in online Getting has accredited accommodation listings. accommodation accredited has contains information on the whole of Surrey and and Surrey of whole the on information contains The official website for Surrey Tourism. It It Tourism. 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Dorking’s reputation for fine scenery, an A Market Town The Town Today attractive town and good local food has been a A glance at the map of Dorking shows the Dorking today is still the focus of local business winning combination for many generations. First principal streets of High Street, South Street and commerce. As well as many High Street names as a staging post between London and the South and West Street forming the backbone of the the town has a large number of independent coast and then as a resort town, visitors have town and of this Heritage Trail. For generations retailers offering an individual selection of goods sung its praises with enthusiasm. these streets have been the centre of trade and services. Hospitality is still as important to the For some it is the landscape setting; and commerce. town’s economy as it was in times gone by. ‘Most beautifully surrounded with wooded As you walk along them it is possible to imagine With over a dozen town centre public houses and street markets with cattle tied to the railings that heights and picturesque commons.’ a fine selection of restaurants and cafés, both local still line the High Street today and traders people and visitors enjoy a wide range of food and For others it is the ‘air fresh and breezy’. clinching deals in the public houses. drink. Although no longer in the High street, the Yet others enjoyed the ‘unmatched number and Imagine also past events that now seem at odds town holds a bustling Friday market. The sales variety of pleasant rambles it offers by any other with the veneer of a quiet English town: the farm cries of the modern traders hark back to the town within the same distance of London’. labourer riots that took place in High Street in sounds heard over 700 years ago when the town’s 1830 when crowds fought with police and cavalry, market was granted a Royal Charter. Yet some others came because of its reputation or the fair day when horses were raced up and for food, most famously ‘The Dorking’, a breed of The Heritage Trail provides an opportunity to see down the street. fowl that took its name from the town. how Dorking has evolved from a mediaeval village A tradition dating from the early 19th century, to the busy and vibrant town it is today. For In this special corner of England the reasons that until it was suppressed in 1902, was the Shrove further information on the history of the town brought poets, musicians, writers, philosophers, Tuesday football matches. These games were there is the Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre or just regular visitors to Dorking over the played in the streets of the town disrupting them located in West Street. centuries, are still relevant today. to such an extent that the shops had to be The museum is open boarded up. from Thursday to Passing along the South Street, picture in your Saturday 10.00 -16.00. mind the coaching days of the 18th century when travellers between the south coast and London broke their journey and dined in the Bulls Head. Tucked behind these main streets were the breweries, a tanner’s yard and a foundry. Wright. Produced by MVDC ©2015. Graphic Design: Squiggle. Squiggle. Design: Graphic ©2015. MVDC by Produced Wright. historic market town of Dorking. of town market historic © Rod Shaw, MVDC, and © Simon Matthews, DTCM, illustration by David David by illustration DTCM, Matthews, Simon © and MVDC, Shaw, Rod © Squiggle, © Miller, John © photos Other Miller. John © photo: cover Front Two easy to walk trails around the the around trails walk to easy Two in Dorking Halls. Dorking in St Martins Walk or there is Wifi access at the Café Café the at access Wifi is there or Walk Martins St You can access all of the websites at the library in in library the at websites the of all access can You Getting online in Dorking. Dorking. in online Getting has accredited accommodation listings. accommodation accredited has contains information on the whole of Surrey and and Surrey of whole the on information contains The official website for Surrey Tourism. It It Tourism. Surrey for website official The visitsurrey.com to Dover, through Dorking. through Dover, to historic market town. market historic the iconic national trails that runs from Farnham Farnham from runs that trails national iconic the back in time and explore the eventful past of this this of past eventful the explore and time in back This web site contains information about one of of one about information contains site web This A walk around Dorking is an opportunity to step step to opportunity an is Dorking around walk A nationaltrail.co.uk/north-downs-way nationaltrail.co.uk/north-downs-way Dorking Heritage Trail. Heritage Dorking present day, provide the raw material for the the for material raw the provide day, present Outstanding Natural Beauty. Natural Outstanding the history of Dorking from Roman times to to times Roman from Dorking of history the The official website for the Surrey Hills Area of of Area Hills Surrey the for website official The architecture, streets and public spaces, reflecting reflecting spaces, public and streets architecture, surreyhills.org This picturesque setting and the varied varied the and setting picturesque This the north, connected by the Mole Gap Trail. Gap Mole the by connected north, the and Edwardian expansion of Dorking. of expansion Edwardian and The official website for Dorking’s sister town to to town sister Dorking’s for website official The provided prestigious location for the Victorian Victorian the for location prestigious provided visitleatherhead.com visitleatherhead.com Downs. To the south the Greensand Hills Hills Greensand the south the To Downs. centre streets, are the chalk hills of the North North the of hills chalk the are streets, centre villages and countryside. and villages To the north, visible down many of the town town the of many down visible north, the To information on Dorking and its surrounding surrounding its and Dorking on information Dorking’s official website, packed with with packed website, official Dorking’s nationally important landscape. important nationally Dorking lies at the heart of the Surrey Hills, a a Hills, Surrey the of heart the at lies Dorking visitdorking.com A Remarkable Town Remarkable A Dorking Dorking find out more..