Dorking Halls
Dorking, Mole Valley
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0
An Art Deco arts centre built in 1931 at the top of Dorking High Street, with a Grand Hall for music, comedy and pantomime, three cinema screens and a café bar. It is reopening in December 2026 after a second phase of works to its systems and stage.
Highlights
- Christmas pantomime from December 2026
- Three cinema screens
- Live music and comedy
- Café and bar
Good to know
- Check the reopening date before booking for mid-December
- Dorking and Dorking Deepdene stations are a 10-minute walk away
Getting there
Dorking Halls, Reigate Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 1SGParking: Reigate Road car park behind the venue (254 spaces) is free from 6pm Monday to Saturday and all day Sunday; pay by RingGo or cash at other times. Pippbrook car park opposite is free after 6pm.
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What's on at Dorking Halls
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Robin Hood: Dorking Halls Christmas Pantomime
Enchanted Entertainment's family pantomime for Dorking Halls stars JJ Hamblett of Union J as Robin Hood and Michael Praed, from Robin of Sherwood, as the Sheriff of Nottingham. The show promises 3D effects and live music.
Nearby
Photo of Dorking: Paul Gillett, CC BY-SA 2.0Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre
A volunteer-run local history museum telling the story of Dorking from the Cretaceous period to the present. Displays include local chalk fossils with a large dinosaur tail, Wedgwood pottery from Leith Hill Place and the six Dorking people who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620.
Photo: Cjc13, CC BY-SA 3.0Denbies Wine Estate
A large single-estate vineyard on the slopes of the North Downs outside Dorking, with a visitor centre, wine shop, restaurants and an art gallery. Visitors can take a guided cellar tasting or a vineyard train tour, or walk the 7 miles of public footpaths through the vines.
Photo: Victor Ochieng, CC BY-SA 2.0Box Hill
A chalk hill on the North Downs with wide views over the Mole Valley and the Weald, ancient box woodland and chalk grassland. It is a popular start for waymarked walks, the North Downs Way and the Zig Zag Road cycle climb used in the 2012 Olympic road race.