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All Farnham events
  1. On now to 27 Oct Early morning photography at Winkworth Arboretum Winkworth Arboretum
  2. On now to 27 Mar Handmade in Farnham exhibition Museum of Farnham · Free
  3. On now to 22 Nov Fungi foray at Winkworth Arboretum Winkworth Arboretum
  4. 5 to 6 Oct Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story Farnham Maltings, Tindle Studio · From £22
  5. Tue 6 Oct Met Opera: Così fan tutte 7pm · Farnham Maltings, Great Hall · From £16

Latest news

Events What's On in Farnham: Festival of Crafts, Then the Fireworks Festival of Crafts at the Maltings on 10 and 11 October, the free Lantern Festival on the 29th and the fireworks on 7 November, with times and prices. · 11 min read Planning Farnham Housing Sites: 72 Put Forward, Room for 3,772 Homes 72 Farnham sites have been put forward for housing, with room for 3,772 homes. Here is every site, its council rating and when you can comment on the plan. · 10 min read Christmas Santa in Farnham 2026: Sleigh Routes From 8 December The Round Table sleigh visits six Farnham areas from 8 to 17 December. Plus Godalming's free grotto on 28 November, Birdworld's Santa show and Squire's. · 4 min read Christmas Godalming Christmas Lights: Sunday 22 November, 5pm Godalming's lights go on at 5pm on Sunday 22 November at the Pepperpot. The festival market is Saturday 28 November, Farncombe's switch-on 4 December. · 3 min read Autumn Winkworth Arboretum Autumn 2026: 9am Opening to 15 November Winkworth opens at 9am from 26 September to 15 November, adults £16.50, no booking. Closed 24 and 25 December. Winter hours, parking and the Sunday shuttle. · 4 min read Events Farnham, 25-27 September (Past): Food Festival, No Trains This weekend has passed. The Food Festival was set for Sunday 27 September, with no trains through Farnham; see our monthly page for what is on next. · 4 min read Planning Lower Bourne Homes: Council Loses Appeal and Must Pay Costs An inspector has approved four homes at Quarry House, Lower Bourne, after councillors refused them 6 to 5, and ordered Waverley to pay the full appeal costs. · 5 min read Remembrance Farnham Remembrance Sunday 2026: Castle Street From 10am Sunday 8 November: the parade forms in Castle Street from 10am, silence at 11am. Haslemere's roads shut 10am to 11.30am; Farnham's closures are not out yet. · 4 min read House prices Waverley House Prices July 2026: Down £14,723 in a Year The average Waverley home, Farnham included, sold for £553,429 in July, £14,723 down on a year ago. That is the steepest annual fall since May 2024. · 8 min read Haslemere Haslemere Fairground: Supermarket Out, 59 Homes on Table Waverley has ruled out the supermarket at Haslemere's Fairground car park. Four options now run from 36 homes to 59, or selling the site outright. · 8 min read Witley Dog and Pheasant, Brook: Community Asset Listing Upheld Waverley has rejected the owners' challenge to the Dog and Pheasant's community asset listing. The closed Brook pub is for sale at £850,000 freehold. · 6 min read Planning Waverley CIL Review: 4 of 5 Householders Refused Refunds Four of five homeowners who asked Waverley to review their CIL bills were turned down. One notice was defective and will be refunded. The six cases. · 7 min read

Waverley has four towns and no centre. Farnham is the largest, Godalming is where the council works from, and Haslemere and Cranleigh are separate again, each with their own high street and their own set of arguments. The villages between them, Wrecclesham, Badshot Lea, Tilford, Frensham, Elstead, Milford, Witley, Chiddingfold, Farncombe, Bramley and Hindhead, mostly identify with whichever town they shop in.

Farnham Today covers all four towns and the villages, because they share one council and therefore one set of decisions about planning, bins, parking and council tax. We read the registers and committee papers that record those decisions and write down what is in them, with a link back to the document each time.

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The main sections

  • Local Info: house prices, trains, parking and planning across the borough.
  • News: the record, from Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere and Cranleigh.
  • What’s On: what is on this week in the four towns.

Nothing is published here that we cannot link to a source.