Brooklands Racing Circuit, near Weybridge in Surrey, opened on June 17, 1907 and was the first custom-built banked motor race circuit in the world. Brooklands Racing Circuit hosted grand prix racing until the outbreak of World War Two. Today the Brooklands Racing Circuit site is a motoring museum.
1. Macdonald Burford Bridge Hotel (Dorking/Hotels in Dorking)
Every mellow brick of this ancient gem glows in history. It was at Burford Bridge that lord Nelson spent secret hours with his great love Emma Hamilton before going off to his last battle of Trafaglar. The Burford Bridge is set at the foot of Box ...
2. Macdonald White Horse Hotel (Dorking/Hotels in Dorking)
With its old oak beams open log fires and inviting lounge with nooks for quiet conversation there is a positively Dickensian flavour about this beautiful old coaching inn. In fact Charles Dickens was a visitor and did some of his writing here. ...
