Explore Epsom Common walk

Date: 

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 10:30 to 12:30

Time: 

10:30 to 12:30

Cost: 

£6 per person

Contact name: 

David Brooks

Telephone number: 

020 8394 1734

Contact email: 

Venue: 

Meet at the pond at Stamford Green.
Stamford Green Road
Epsom
GB

Discover the ancient village of Stamford and the surrounding area of Epsom Common. Hear how the Common folk made a living and used the Common for brick making and laundry work. Visit the spot where Epsom salts was discovered and Charles I’s mother became one of the first visitors, and hear how Epsom became the place to be and be seen - discover how the humble salts started the world’s greatest horse race and a battle!Discover Epsom’s lost windmill and racecourse and its Roman past, learn how the Common played an important part in WW2 and hear about a WW1 ghost.Meet by the pond on Stamford Green.Walks cost £6  per person limited to 20 people per walk.Places must be booked with David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum,Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF. 

Epsom Common workers