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Frimley Tourist Information


Frimley is tucked away in the west of Surrey, 31 miles south west of London and close to the Hampshire border. It is two miles north of Farnborough and close to the M3 motorway.

The name Frimley comes from "Fremma's Lea" which meant a clearing belong to Fremma. It was recorded on a map as Fremely in 933 AD.

Chertsey Abbey owned the land from 673 to the time of the Dissolution of Monasteries and at that time it was little more than a farming community. It gradually developed as a coaching stop on the road from London to Portsmouth.

Frimley opened a lunatic asylum in 1799 and was clearly not a nice place to spend time as in 1807 magistrates ordered the owners to stop chaining the patients. In 1811 the village also had a workhouse. The Brompton Hospital Sanitorium was later established in Frimley and was used to treat sufferers of tuberculosis.

St Peter's Church was built in 1837 on the site of an earlier church and has a distinctive balcony inside, a carillon of bells and some interesting graves in the churchyard.


Present Day Frimley

Frimley currently has around 12,700 residents according to the census of 2001. It has a small town centre with a high-end supermarket and several smaller shops, banks, a post office, estate agents, betting shop and other local services. There are two pubs in the town, the White Hart and the Railway Arms.

Frimley has several schools and a Sixth Form College. The Chobham Road recreation ground is where Frimley Town Football Club trains. The club was formed over a hundred years ago and currently has four teams.

The nearby business park provides plenty of employment in the area from Siemens, BAE System Technology, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the Environmental Agency as well as other businesses.

The railway station has regular trains to London Waterloo, Guildford and Ascot.

Frimley has had some interesting residents including suffragette Dame Ethel Smythe, author Daphne du Maurier, cricketer James Cobbett and footballer Martin Kuhl.

Frimley Hospital was where the Countess of Sussex gave birth to Lady Louise Windsor, granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth, in 2003.


Things to do in Frimley

Frimley Lodge Park Railway is a miniature railway run by members of the Frimley and Ascot Locomotive Club. It is within Frimley Lodge Park and the railway runs for about 1 km.

The area around Frimley has several golf clubs including the Camberley Heath Golf Club, the Pine Ridge Golf Centre and Southwood Golf Course.

The nearby town of Aldershot is known as the home of the British Army. Those interested in military history can visit the Aldershot Military Museum in the only surviving brick-built barracks remaining in the area. Learn what life was like as a soldier, checkout the historic records and take a look in a Chieftain Tank.

For families, the Look Out Discovery Centre in Bracknell has over 90 interactive displays to keep children happily occupied. The centre is surrounded by the 1000 hectare Swinley Forest Woods which have woodland trails and orienteering challenges.

 

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Attractions near Frimley
Aldershot Military Museum (2 Miles)*
Welcome to Aldershot Military Museum & Rushmoor Local History Gallery housed in the only surviving brick-built barrack blocks left in Aldershot. Built in 1894, these bungalow-type buildings once covered the whole of North Camp.
Look Out Discovery Centre (6 Miles)*
The Look Out Discovery Centre has over 90 interactive exhibits designed to entertain and educate children and adults of all ages.
New Ashgate Gallery (6 Miles)*
New Ashgate Gallery exhibits and sells contemporary fine art and craft in a beautiful grade II listed building in the heart of Farnham.
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What's near Frimley

Attractions:
  Aldershot Military Museum  3 Miles
  Look Out Discovery Centre  5 Miles
  Ascot Racecourse  7 Miles
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Towns:
  Deepcut  1 Mile
  Farnborough  2 Miles
  Camberley  2 Miles
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Estate Agents:
  Vickery and Company Limited  1 Mile
  Carson and Co  1 Mile
  Luff Associates Ltd  1 Mile
Hotels:
  Lakeside International Hotel  1 Mile
  Lakeside Continental Hotel  1 Mile
  Macdonald Frimley Hall Hotel and Spa  1 Mile
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Bed and Breakfast:
  Abacus  3 Miles
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Self Catering:
  Squirrels Leap  5 Miles
  Rydes Hill Cottage  7 Miles
  Farnham Flat  7 Miles
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Campsites:
  Wellington Country Park  9 Miles
  Laleham Camping Club  12 Miles
  Hurley Riverside Park  16 Miles
TIC: Aldershot Tourist Information Centre     Tel: 01252 320968  5 Miles



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Towns near Frimley
Deepcut Tourist Information (1 Mile)*
Farnborough Tourist Information (2 Miles)*
Farnborough in Hampshire is best known for its air show. The town is situated about 34 miles southwest of London, close to the M3.
Camberley Tourist Information (2 Miles)*
The moderately-sized town of Camberley is in the extreme west of Surrey, about 31 miles southwest of London, between the M3 and M4 motorways.
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Hotels near Frimley
Lakeside Continental Hotel (< 1 Mile)*
Lakeside Continental Hotel was the last hotel opened in the collection of our contemporary 3* hotels on the 2nd of June 2001.
Lakeside International Hotel (1 Mile)*
With a leisure centre and free parking, Lakeside International Hotel is 10 minutes from Farnborough and Camberley. Set in a 25-acre estate, the hotel has a restaurant and scenic views.
Falcon Hotel (1 Mile)*
The Falcon Hotel has a new fine-dining restaurant and an ideal location for travellers to Heathrow or Gatwick, or tourist attractions like Royal Ascot, Legoland, and Windsor Castle.
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Self Catering near Frimley
Windsor Edwardian (13 Miles)*
Windsor Edwardian is a penthouse apartment in a stunning Victorian house, which looks out over Windsor Castle and skirts the famous long walk.
Nurses Cottages (13 Miles)*
The property offers a luxury home away from home accommodation including a starter pack of fruit, bread, cereals, milk, tea and coffee to enable you to settle in immediately.
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