England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Guildford
Guildford is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 77,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Guildford, with about 87 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
- LHR27 km · London Heathrow Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Guildford
Guildford ( ) is a town in west Surrey, England, around 27 mi (43 km) southwest of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town had a population of about 77,000; it is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around 152,148 inhabitants in 2025.
Guildford grew up into a large town because of its location at roughly the halfway point between England's main naval port at Portsmouth and the admiralty in Greenwich, London. People travelling by horse-drawn carriage between the two would stop at inns in Guildford (such as The Angel and The Lion) to swap horses over and to refresh themselves. With the advent of the steam train in the 19th century, Guildford was no longer needed for this purpose, and it fell into decline.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Guildford
See
- Abbot's Hospital
- Chestnuts
- The Guildhall
- Guildford Museum
- The Spike Heritage Centre
- Guildford Castle and Grounds
- Guildford Cathedral
- St Catherine's Chapel
- The Wey Navigation
- Clandon Park
- Hatchlands Park
- Leith Hill and its folly
Do
- G-Live
- Guided tour of Guildford
- Odeon Cinema
- Craggy Island
- Spectrum
- Guildford Lido
- Boat trips from Dapdune Wharf
- Guildford Boats
- Guildford Book Festival
- Guildford International Music Festival
- Farnborough International Airshow
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Guildford
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 Guildford hotel | 87 | 4.5/5 670 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Guildford
9 hotels 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Worplesdon Place Hotel, Guildford | 5.0 km | |
| The Angel Hotel | 0.1 km | |
| The Percy Arms | 4.0 km | |
| The Stoke Hotel | 0.8 km | |
| Asperion Hillside Hotel | 5.2 km | |
| Asperion Hotel | 0.9 km | |
| Barnett Hill | 4.9 km | |
| Former Royal Arms Temperance Hotel Guildford Institute | 0.3 km | |
| Guildford Harbour Hotel | 0.6 km |
All 10 hotels in Guildford, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Guildford
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Guildford 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 Guildford: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 29 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 53 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Guildford is served by many bus routes from Woking, Aldershot, Godalming and other local places. Prices can be fairly expensive and buses can be unreliable particularly after 6:30PM. The main bus station, which is the terminus for all routes heading into Guildford, is on Commercial Road (off the bottom of North Street). From here, one can pick up details about bus services and buy cheaper long term tickets. Guildford has several park and ride carparks, and at the weekend they are the easiest way to get into the town centre.
Getting around
The central area of Guildford is easily walkable, but hilly. From the railway station you must cross the river Wey in order to reach the town centre and the bus station. Buses not only provide a good way of getting around the central district of Guildford itself, but are adequate for the local community. Buses are operated mainly by Arriva Kent and Surrey, Stagecoach South and Safeguard.
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LHR · London Heathrow Airport
LGW · London Gatwick Airport
LCY · London City Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Guildford
Eat
Guildford has a good selection of restaurants with many different themes attracting different tastes. On Friday and Saturday many of them are booked up weeks in advance and early booking is advisable to avoid disappointment.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Guildford
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Guildford: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Guildford?
By published guest score: Travelodge Guildford (4.5 / 5 · 670 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Guildford?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Guildford 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 Guildford?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London Heathrow Airport (LHR), about 27 km from the city centre in a straight line; London Gatwick Airport (LGW, 29 km) and London City Airport (LCY, 53 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Guildford?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Guildford
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.