Surrey Homes | SH49 | November 2018 | Gift supplement inside

What’s On in November
Art
Sat 10 – Tue 27 Nov
Mcallister Thomas Fine Art, 117
High Street, Godalming
GU7 1AQ
David Atkins, All
Weathers
Mcallister Thomas Fine Art in
Godalming’s new exhibition
‘All Weathers’, will display
David Atkins’ recent works
from Saturday 10 to Tuesday 27
November. The works included
are inspired by his experience of
painting en plein air locations
from Italy to Scotland.
mcallisterthomasfineart.co.uk
Christmas
Thu 22 Nov – Mon 24 Dec
Bocketts Farm, Young Street,
Fetcham KT22 9BS
Meet Santa at Bocketts
Farm
Hop on board the Santa Express
trailer with one of the elves and
you will soon find yourself riding
through the magical gates into
Santa’s workshop, set deep in
a traditional hay barn. In the
grotto, each child will meet Father
Christmas and receive a wrapped
present from him.
bockettsfarm.co.uk
Wed – Sun Wed 24 Nov – Sun 9
Dec & Daily December 10 – 24
Hever Castle, Hever Road,
Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG
Christmas at Hever
Castle
To celebrate the festive season,
Hever Castle’s rooms will be
decorated and themed around
stories including The Nutcracker,
and ‘Twas the Night Before
Christmas with twinkling lights
and welcoming log fires. Outside,
discover an interactive trail
themed around Charles Dickens’
A Christmas Carol and a carousel,
fairground stalls, characters from
Christmas tales and a chance
to pose for a picture with a
husky (suggested £2 donation
towards Siberian Husky Welfare
Association).
hevercastle.co.uk
Selected dates 29 Nov – 7 Dec
Squire’s Garden Centres
Christmas Masterclass
Create a beautiful wreath for your
front door, or a stunning candle
centrepiece for your dining table
with tuition from gardening
experts. All materials are included
as well as a voucher for a free tea
or coffee and cake in the Café Bar,
and 10% off all plants purchased
that day. Plus while you’re there
you can stop by Santa’s grotto
or see “The Greatest Snowman”
Christmas circus.
Entry: £25pp
01252 356860 /
squiresgardencentres.co.uk
Festivals & Fairs
Thu 15 – Sat 17 Nov
The Hop Farm, Maidstone
Road, Paddock Wood,
Tonbridge, Kent TN12 6PY
The Wealden Times
Midwinter Fair
Add a little magic to this year’s
Christmas shop with our eight
heated and linked marquees
filled with over 250 handpicked
exhibitors, stocking all the
essentials for the festive season
from decorations to gifts. To fuel
your shopping we will have the
Street Food Café with its vintage
vans, the Café Bakery, serving
tea and cake and the Café Bar
will have bubbles and hot drinks.
Invite your friends and family and
make a day of it!
wealdentimes.co.uk/events
Food & Drink
Sun 28 Oct – Sun 25 Nov
Albury Vineyard, Silent Pool,
Shere Road, Albury GU5 9BW
English Wine & Cheese Tasting
Visit the vineyard for a tasting
of our Albury Estate to try
three award-winning sparkling
wines, as well as a ‘guest’ English
wine. Once you’ve decided on
a favourite, sit back with a glass
of your choice accompanied by
a selection of English cheese,
while looking out from the cosy
vineyard barn over the vineyard.
Plus get a £5 discount against
purchases of Albury Estate
Sparkling wine made on the day.
Entry: £25.95
01483 229159 /
alburyvineyard.com
Sat 10 Nov 7.30pm
Denbies Gallery Restaurant,
Denbies Wine Estate, London
Road, Dorking RH5 6AA
Gourmet Game Tasting
Menu & Wine Pairing
Fine dining in contemporary
setting with spectacular views over
the vineyard. Celebrate the game
season with a four-course menu
featuring the best of the season.
The tasting menu will be paired
with Denbies award-winning
wines, featuring Denbies’ IWC
Gold Award winning sparkling
Greenfields and Trophy winning
Noble Harvest dessert wine.
Entry: £55pp
denbiesvineyard.co.uk
Remembrance Day
Sat 10 Nov 7.30pm
Guildford
Guildford Remembers
As the nation commemorates the
end of the Great War, Guildford
is honouring those who have
served. At the heart of Guildford’s
commemoration programme,
Vivace Chorus is presenting a
Concert for Peace at G Live. The
evening concert will feature
music and readings, with a colour
parade and will culminate with
a spectacular poppy drop. There
will be a range of other events,
providing the perfect way for the
Guildford community to come
together to remember the sacrifices
of the fallen.
Entry: £20, under 18s / serving and
retired armed forces personnel £10
visitguildford.com / GLive.co.uk
Theatre
Tue 27 Nov – Sat 1 Dec
Victoria Theatre, 1-9
Commercial Way, Woking
GU21 6GQ
The Nutcracker
With everything you expect
from this seasonal favourite,
The Nutcracker has Northern
Ballet’s unique magic scattered
throughout. Performed to
Tchaikovsky’s enduring score,
played live by Northern Ballet
Sinfonia, The Nutcracker awakens
childlike imagination in us all. A
Christmas must see.
Entry: From £11.90
atgtickets.com
Workshops
Wed 14 Nov 11am
Farnham Maltings, Bridge
Square, Farnham GU9 7QR
‘Next Adventures’
Dance taster workshop
This lively dance workshop is
an introduction for a new dance
group for people aged 55 and over.
The new group will be formed
in 2019 and will devise, learn
and perform contemporary dance
to a range of audiences. This
is not an audition, but will give
you the opportunity to find out
more about the project and what
it might be like to take part.
You do not need experience or
qualifications, just a willingness to
get moving!
01252 745444 /
farnhammaltings.com
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