Photo Matthew Williams

In this month’s column, Andy Smith, Surrey branch director of the Campaign to Protect Rural England, celebrates our village greens and suggests how we can preserve them from encroachment

Nestled between the bustling Esher and Kingston, the village of Thames Ditton is a sleepy little diamond

Widely considered to be one of our most picturesque villages, Shere has a perfect chocolate box tranquillity

There’s a host of reasons to visit Ripley and its top-notch eateries and beautiful countryside are hard to beat

A very Surrey market town, Reigate is well supplied with boutiques, delis, coffee shops and restaurants and pubs

With plans to rejuvenate the town centre, Redhill has plenty of local gems to take advantage of now

With a reputation as a gastro village and being chocolate box pretty, Ockley also has claims to Darwin and a dinosaur

Milford is perhaps best known as the home of Secretts Farm Shop and some of Surrey’s best craftspeople

On the banks of the River Tillingbourne, Gomshall has shed its industrial past to live in modern tranquillity

Once upon a time, the whole village of Albury was moved to appease the Lord of the Manor. Today, its roots run deep