Location for a home:    A highly regarded village

Present Day Aspect and Character  
This popular village is renowned to be the largest in England and offers a typically rural, but modern, village life. In fact Cranleigh's population makes it bigger in size than some small towns, but The naturally level landscape of the high street makes for an easy stroll around the varied shops and facilities that include a cinema and leisure centre.  There is a modern piazza in the centre of the high street with raised flower beds and centrepiece of fountain, clock and crane 'motif' which is the symbol of the village.  The atmosphere is quaint and relaxed indulging a feeling of old fashioned quality amongst the many traditional shops and tea rooms.  Some free ‘on street’ car parking still exists and together with ample super market car parks Cranleigh High Street is a welcoming and friendly place.  A bustling market every Thursday makes for a particularly busy day once a week.  This charming village seems to instantly delight most who visit it.           

Cranleigh’s proximity to Guildford maintains its appeal to the London commuter, but house prices are slightly cheaper than its larger and more expensive neighbour as the village is some distance from fast connections to the capital.  The area is also highly regarded in its ambience and general quality of housing many being within the affordability of most home-owners' budgets. 

There is a big triangular green at the northwest end which becomes very long and narrow to the south with formal French-looking tree planting lining the road as it becomes the main street.  Most buildings are 19th and 20th century and very attractive.  This rapidly expanding village bears witness to continuous high street alterations including Stocklund Square with maisonettes above built 1966 and a swimming pool and leisure complex bordering the playing fields to the south of the building line.  There are also plentiful areas of new housing on mostly flat terrain containing many detached homes in the same style.  To the northwest is Smithwood Common leading up to the unspoilt Surrey Hills past the Willingshurst Estate.

Cranleigh has been famous for many years for its well known independent school of the same name, apparently founded by local farmers which still incorporates a working farm. This awe-inspiring building set within extensive grounds to the north of the village now takes girls as well as boys from the age of thirteen years.   The country's first cottage hospital was opened here in the 1850s and still serves the community in the same way. Surrounded by glorious and varied scenery Cranleigh will continue to be a delightful village for years to come.

Schools
Glebelands Secondary School:
St Joseph's School (specialist):
Cranleigh School (Independent):  01483 

Pubs and Temporary Accommodation
The Three Horseshoes, 4 High Street, timber exposed beams and inglenook fireplace dating back to 16th century.  There was a local brewery to the rear of the building with one part that served as a drayman's bar and another as a tied cottage.  When the brewery closed the whole became a pub. Tel: 01483 276978

The White Hart, Ewhurst Road, originally a coaching house, which about 200 years old later became a pub to serve the large and prosperous village of Cranleigh in the heart of one of Surrey's agricultural areas.  Letting rooms available.  Tel: 01483 268647.

Cranleigh Outskirts
Grafham   2 miles northwest of Cranleigh

This is a tiny hamlet on the busy A281 Guildford - Horsham road. Woodyear, who lived in Grafham Grange, built St Andrew’s chapel in1861.  Now with a blink of an eye this spot can be easily be missed altogether as traffic on the main A281 thunders past.