England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Farnborough
Farnborough is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 65,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Farnborough, with about 77 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- LHR28 km · London Heathrow Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Farnborough
Farnborough is a town located in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It has a population of around 60,652 as of the 2021 census and is an important centre of aviation, engineering and technology.
The northeasternmost town in Hampshire, Farnborough is contiguous with Aldershot (with which it shares a local authority, the Borough of Rushmoor) to the south, and Camberley (in Surrey) to the north. The town's eastern boundary is marked by the River Blackwater, on the other side of which are the suburban villages Ash, Frimley and Mytchett, which are nowadays considered part of Camberley. Farnborough Airport is immediately to the south-west of the town centre, and west of that is beautiful mixed forest and heathland leading to Fleet.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Farnborough
See
In general terms, Farnborough is not a tourist town, but there are a few sights worth seeing, especially for those interested in history.
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum
- Samuel Franklin Cody memorial
- "First Flight in the UK" memorial
- wind tunnels
- clock tower
- National Aerospace Library
- airship hangar frame
- Scout Experimental SE5A fighter plane
- Sir Frank Whittle memorial
- Watch the planes coming and going
- St Michael's Abbey
- St Peter's Church
Do
- 360 Play
- Go-Karting
- Laser Run
- Run-About
- Vue Cinema
- Runways End Outdoor Centre
- Watersports at Hawley Lake
- Cove Green
- The Jamaican Story Garden
- King George V Playing Fields
- Queen Elizabeth Park
- Southwood Country Park
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Farnborough
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Farnborough Central hotel | 77 | 4.1/5 785 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
Which part of Farnborough to stay in
Farnborough is a common destination for business travellers, and is a well-connected location for exploring London and the South East (see below), so has a strong and varied accommodation base. Rooms are most in demand in the weeks before, during and after the airshow.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Farnborough
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Leisure Complex | 1972 | 2.5 km |
All 2 hotels in Farnborough, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Farnborough
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Farnborough are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Farnborough: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 28 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 42 km) and Southampton Airport (SOU, 57 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Farnborough is 35 miles south-west of central London. Farnborough is served by the M3 motorway (junctions 4 and 4a) which runs from London to Southampton. The town is about an hour's drive from central London, and 15 minutes from junction 12 of the M25. The A331 Blackwater Valley Road is a fast dual carriageway running from junction 4 along the eastern edge of Farnborough and Aldershot to the A31 Hog's Back Road (which links the A3 at Guildford with the M3 at Winchester).
Getting around
Farnborough is a small town and it is very easy and quick to get around on foot or by car. The town centre has lots of signs, maps and information boards for pedestrians. Parking is widely available, though you will be hard-pressed to find anything free. Farnborough has a good network of cycle routes, the majority being either off-road or along lanes segregated from motor traffic. Some of these are shared with pedestrians, and some are reserved for bikes. There are a few unsegregated cycle lanes, but these are mostly on minor roads.
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LHR · London Heathrow Airport
LGW · London Gatwick Airport
SOU · Southampton Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Farnborough
Eat
North-East Hampshire is the place to try Nepalese food in Britain, being home to around 10,000 Nepali people. The town also has a good choice of independent restaurants and cafés to suit any taste or budget and, with some exceptions, is mercifully free of the chain restaurants found everywhere else (if you're looking for the likes of Pizza Express or Nando's, go to Aldershot). Some pubs listed in the 'drink' section also serve food, but are primarily known as drinking establishments.
Drink
Farnborough is something of a ghost town after dark, despite the cinema and great restaurant selection bringing in extra evening footfall. Visitors looking for proper nightlife are advised to head into London. The glittering lights of the wallet-munching West End are only 45 minutes away on the train and Tube, after all. The last train home leaves Waterloo just after 1AM, though true night owls will hold out for the first morning service at 5:30AM! For those content with a quieter evening, Farnborough does offer a selection of decent pubs and bars, many of which hum with locals on weekend nights. If nothing else, you will find a proper pint and good conversation.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Farnborough
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Farnborough: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Farnborough?
By published guest score: Travelodge Farnborough Central (4.1 / 5 · 785 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Farnborough?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Farnborough are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; October is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Farnborough?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 28 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 42 km) and Southampton Airport (SOU, 57 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Farnborough?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Farnborough
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.