Epsom’s Oldest Road Walk

Date: 

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 13:30 to 15:00

Time: 

13:30 to 15:00

Cost: 

£6 per person

Contact name: 

David Brooks

Telephone number: 

020 8394 1734

Contact email: 

Venue: 

meet oppsite the fire station
Church Street
Epsom
KT17 4PW
GB

Explore Epsom’s ancient heart along its oldest road. Originally the centre of Epsom village, it became one of the finest addresses in town. Discover the oldest surviving residential building and the site of Epsom’s own brewery. See the parish church, mentioned in Domesday Book, and the grand houses once inhabited by Epsom’s lords and ladies. There are connections with Charles I and the owner of the Cedars bankrolled William of Orange’s invasion of England. Learn about Epsom’s educational past at the old Technical Institute building, and the importance of the fire station in World War 2. Oh yes, and a few ghosts!Please meet opposite the fire station in Church Street, Epsom KT17 4PW.Walks cost £6 per person and are limited to 20 people per walk.Places must be booked with David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum,Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF. Tel: 020 8394 1734 Email: dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk   

Pitt Place which once stood in Church Street.