Photo: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0Camberley is a town in Surrey's north west corner, with Surrey Heath Museum in the centre, the miniature railway at Frimley Lodge Park and heathland walks at Lightwater Country Park.
Camberley is the main town of Surrey Heath, in the north west corner of the county, with heathland, parks and the Basingstoke Canal around it. Surrey Heath Museum, at 33 The Square on Obelisk Way, has displays on local history, a changing exhibition space and a programme of events, talks and activities for all ages, and is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 4.30pm. Frimley Lodge Park has two playgrounds, one with castle themed towers and zip wires, a café, a trim trail, a free book swap library and a miniature railway that runs on the first Sunday of each month. Lightwater Country Park has walks, a playground beside its café, which is open daily from 9.30am to 4.30pm, day ticket fishing and an adventure golf course.
Camberley station is managed by South Western Railway and has step free access to all platforms, some by ramps or streets, with 49 parking spaces. Surrey Heath Borough Council runs two large multi storey car parks in the town centre, Main Square with 770 spaces and Knoll Road with 606. At Mytchett, south of the town, Surrey County Council's Basingstoke Canal Visitor Centre has a free car park, a children's play area and the canal towpath. In winter the visitor centre opens Tuesday to Friday and opens from 10am during October half term, and boat trips and boat hire are paused while the canal's water level is low.
Checked 19 October 2026.
Photo: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0A council-run theatre in central Camberley with a mixed programme of family shows, music tribute nights, comedy, dance and talks. Its Christmas show for 2026 is The Wizard of Oz, from 10 to 31 December.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0A local museum in The Square shopping centre that tells the story of Surrey Heath from the Stone Age to the present, including the area's military links. It has run since the 1930s and shares its building with the Heritage Gallery on the first floor.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0A 22-lane bowling centre in The Atrium in Camberley town centre. Alongside bowling there is 4D laser tag, karaoke rooms, pool tables, arcade games and food.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0The council leisure centre in Camberley, run by Places Leisure, with two pools, a splashpad, soft play and a Clip 'n Climb arena. The climbing hall has 25 themed walls over 20 feet high plus auto-belay routes, in sessions of 1 hour 15 minutes.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0An indoor trampoline and adventure park run by AirHop, with wall-to-wall trampolines, airbags, battle beams, tumble tracks and slides. Open Jump is for ages 4 and over, and Toddler Takeover sessions are for children aged 1 to 6.
A volunteer-run miniature railway inside Frimley Lodge Park, operated by the Frimley and Ascot Locomotive Club. Steam and diesel-hauled trains take passengers on a ride of about a kilometre through the park.
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0A 24-hectare council park beside the Basingstoke Canal with open grass, woodland, meadows and picnic areas. It has held a Green Flag award for 22 years running and is home to two playgrounds, a cafe and the Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway.
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0A 59-hectare council country park on the edge of Lightwater village, mostly heathland with ponds, woodland and meadows. The heathland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the park has a playground, cafe and an 18-hole adventure golf course beside the entrance.
The visitor centre for the Basingstoke Canal, run by Surrey County Council beside the towpath at Mytchett. It is a starting point for canal walks and cycle rides, with a play area, picnic spots, a cafe and, in normal water conditions, boat trips and boat hire.
A 59-hectare Local Nature Reserve of wet and dry heath, woodland, acid grassland and ponds, managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust. It sits at the corner of a large block of heathland that includes Colony Bog and the Pirbright and Bisley ranges.
The largest cemetery in the UK, opened in 1852 by the London Necropolis Company, and now a Grade I listed park and garden open daily to visitors. Next to it is the Brookwood American Cemetery, cared for by the American Battle Monuments Commission, with a staffed visitor building.
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0One of the largest National Nature Reserves in south-east England, 574 hectares of lowland heath between Chobham and Longcross. Surrey County Council owns it and Surrey Wildlife Trust manages the conservation, with cattle grazing to keep the heath open.
A miniature railway run by volunteers of the Woking Miniature Railway Society on a site off Barrs Lane in Knaphill. Trains run on summer Sundays, with themed events such as Winter Lights and Santa Specials later in the year.
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0A council green space of meadows, woodland and ponds beside the Basingstoke Canal at Knaphill. A surfaced 1.4km loop makes it an easy walk, and the towpath leads on for longer outings.
An indoor and outdoor play farm near Chobham with soft play, outdoor adventure equipment and an animal barn. It opened in 2016 and keeps 14 kinds of animal, from harvest mice to bulls, with daily meet and greets.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0Camberley's business group opens the festive season with a free day of strolling entertainers, a Christmas market from Surrey Markets, live music and dance across the town centre. Look out for Father Christmas.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0Local artists and makers set up stalls in Camberley Theatre's auditorium and function room, selling jewellery, craft kits, artwork and candles. The café bar stays open all day.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0Shone Productions return to Camberley with The Wizard of Oz as the 2026 panto, following Dorothy and Toto down the Yellow Brick Road. It runs for most of December with matinees and early evening shows.
Pine Ridge Golf Club marks Halloween with an 18-minute fireworks display set to music and a bonfire, with fancy dress encouraged. The night carries on with a DJ in the clubhouse.
The volunteer-run miniature railway in Frimley Lodge Park holds its popular one-day Santa event in December. Tickets are only sold at the railway itself, on two set dates in the autumn.
1st Lightwater Scouts turn the Jubilee Field behind All Saints Church into a bonfire night each year, with a themed bonfire that marks something from the year. It is a compact evening that finishes by 8.30pm.
Photo: Jack1956, CC BY-SA 4.0A council-run theatre in central Camberley with a mixed programme of family shows, music tribute nights, comedy, dance and talks. Its Christmas show for 2026 is The Wizard of Oz, from 10 to 31 December.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0A local museum in The Square shopping centre that tells the story of Surrey Heath from the Stone Age to the present, including the area's military links. It has run since the 1930s and shares its building with the Heritage Gallery on the first floor.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0A 22-lane bowling centre in The Atrium in Camberley town centre. Alongside bowling there is 4D laser tag, karaoke rooms, pool tables, arcade games and food.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0The council leisure centre in Camberley, run by Places Leisure, with two pools, a splashpad, soft play and a Clip 'n Climb arena. The climbing hall has 25 themed walls over 20 feet high plus auto-belay routes, in sessions of 1 hour 15 minutes.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0An indoor trampoline and adventure park run by AirHop, with wall-to-wall trampolines, airbags, battle beams, tumble tracks and slides. Open Jump is for ages 4 and over, and Toddler Takeover sessions are for children aged 1 to 6.
The visitor centre for the Basingstoke Canal, run by Surrey County Council beside the towpath at Mytchett. It is a starting point for canal walks and cycle rides, with a play area, picnic spots, a cafe and, in normal water conditions, boat trips and boat hire.
Photo of Camberley: Steve Daniels, CC BY-SA 2.0A local museum in The Square shopping centre that tells the story of Surrey Heath from the Stone Age to the present, including the area's military links. It has run since the 1930s and shares its building with the Heritage Gallery on the first floor.
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0A 24-hectare council park beside the Basingstoke Canal with open grass, woodland, meadows and picnic areas. It has held a Green Flag award for 22 years running and is home to two playgrounds, a cafe and the Frimley Lodge Miniature Railway.
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0A 59-hectare council country park on the edge of Lightwater village, mostly heathland with ponds, woodland and meadows. The heathland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and the park has a playground, cafe and an 18-hole adventure golf course beside the entrance.
The visitor centre for the Basingstoke Canal, run by Surrey County Council beside the towpath at Mytchett. It is a starting point for canal walks and cycle rides, with a play area, picnic spots, a cafe and, in normal water conditions, boat trips and boat hire.
A 59-hectare Local Nature Reserve of wet and dry heath, woodland, acid grassland and ponds, managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust. It sits at the corner of a large block of heathland that includes Colony Bog and the Pirbright and Bisley ranges.
The largest cemetery in the UK, opened in 1852 by the London Necropolis Company, and now a Grade I listed park and garden open daily to visitors. Next to it is the Brookwood American Cemetery, cared for by the American Battle Monuments Commission, with a staffed visitor building.
