Farnham Maltings
Farnham, Waverley
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A riverside arts centre in a former maltings in central Farnham, with shows, exhibitions, a café and craft shops. Its monthly market, held inside and out, is one of the oldest and largest in Surrey.
Highlights
- Maltings Monthly Market on the first Saturday of each month
- Monthly Makes family pottery workshops on market days
- Riverside café
- Maltings Stores for contemporary craft and vintage finds
Good to know
- Allow extra time for town centre roadworks
- The Museum of Farnham on West Street is part of the same organisation
Getting there
Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7QRParking: Pay car park of 119 spaces in front of the building (sat nav Red Lion Lane, GU9 7QN), cash, card or RingGo. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are busy; Waggon Yard car park is the nearest alternative.
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What's on at Farnham Maltings
Photo of Farnham: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0October half-term workshops at Farnham Maltings
Farnham Maltings' half-term programme mixes Halloween crafts with drama and art workshops for different ages. Options include beaded Halloween jewellery, screen-printed trick or treat bags, stage make-up and a trick or treat silent disco.
Photo of Farnham: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0Farnham Maltings Christmas Fair
The Maltings' long-running Christmas fair fills the arts centre with more than 130 independent stalls of handmade gifts, crafts, food and drink. It is one of the biggest Christmas shopping events in Surrey.
Photo of Farnham: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0The Tailor of Gloucester at Farnham Maltings
Farnham Maltings produces its own Christmas show, a new musical version of Beatrix Potter's The Tailor of Gloucester. It uses live rock and pop music, puppetry and a family of ambitious mice to tell a story about courage and community.
Nearby
Photo of Farnham: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0Museum of Farnham
Farnham's town museum on West Street in the centre of town, free for everyone and run alongside Farnham Maltings. The building is part of an ongoing restoration project.
Photo of Farnham: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0Farnham Castle (Bishop's Palace tours)
For more than 900 years the home of the Bishops of Winchester, at the top of Farnham's Georgian Castle Street, with a shell keep begun in the 12th century. Volunteer guides from the Farnham Castle Charity lead tours of the Bishop's Palace, including the medieval Great Hall.
Photo of Farnham: Pjposullivan, CC BY-SA 3.0Farnham Park
A medieval deer park of 320 acres right next to Farnham town centre, its boundary unchanged for more than 600 years, with avenues, dells, ponds and veteran trees. It is a Local Nature Reserve, a listed historic park and a Green Flag site.