Meetings with invited speakers
During the winter months (October to April, with the exception of December) we meet and enjoy illustrated talks from local and national gardening speakers at:
The Old Barn Hall,
55 Church Road,
Great Bookham
Leatherhead
Surrey
KT23 3PQ
The meetings are on Saturdays, and directions to the venue can be found at the bottom of the page. The venue is accessible for those in wheelchairs and there is a loop system for the hard of hearing.
We usually* open the doors at 10.00am and free tea and coffee are served. At 10.15am there is a plant sale where you can buy good-quality home-grown plants at very competitive prices. In addition, there is a range of garden sundries, HPS booklets and second-hand gardening books to buy, and a raffle.
At about 10.45am, the Chairman will officially start the meeting and a guest speaker will talk for about 1 hour followed by a questions-and-answer session. The topic will relate to plants and gardens.
What it costs
Visitors are welcome at all our winter meetings and pay £5. This charge also applies to national HPS members who are not members of our group and friends of members.
For members the fee is two home-grown plants or £2 – see under Plant/bulb/seedling sales & seed distribution.
Summer programme
During the summer months we run a number of garden visits and outline details will be added as they become available. The garden visits are members-only, so why not come along to a talk and consider joining?
Directions to venue
We meet at The Old Barn Hall, 55 Church Road, Great Bookham, Leatherhead KT23 3PQ and there is parking on site. Further parking is available in the village (go back to Lower Road and turn right and then almost immediately left into a pay-and-display car park). For a detailed map, see the Google Map at the bottom of this page.
By car
The hall is in the centre of Great Bookham and is reached from Lower Road which is just north of, and parallel to, the A246 that runs between Leatherhead and Guildford.
♦ A246 from the west (Guildford), turn left at Effingham traffic lights on to The Street, then at the first mini-roundabout, right on to Lower Road.
After 1¼ miles, at crossroads (4-way stop) turn left just before the church onto Church Road. The Old Barn Hall is on the left after 300 yds, past a row of shops.
♦ A246 from the east (Leatherhead), turn right at the traffic lights by the Esso petrol station into Eastwick Road. At the T-junction at the bottom, turn left on to Lower Road.
After 0.3 mile, turn right at the crossroads (4-way stop) just past the church into Church Road. The Old Barn Hall is on the left after 300 yds, past a row of shops.
♦ If approaching from Cobham, head towards Effingham Junction, and after 2¾ miles turn left past the station up towards Effingham village. After 1⅔ miles, turn left at the second mini roundabout into Lower Road.
After 1¼ miles, at crossroads (4-way stop) turn left just before the church onto Church Road. The Old Barn Hall is on the left after 300 yds, past a row of shops.
♦ If approaching from M25 junction 9 or the A24 north of Leatherhead, take the A24 signposted Dorking and then at the Texaco garage roundabout (where the A24 turns left to Dorking) take the A246 straight ahead signposted Guildford. Go up the hill, continue straight ahead on the A246 at the roundabout at the top towards Bookham. After ¾ mile, turn right at the traffic lights by the Esso petrol station into Eastwick Road. At the T-junction at the bottom, turn left on to Lower Road.
After 0.3 mile, turn right at the crossroads (4-way stop) just past the church into Church Road. The Old Barn Hall is on the left after 300 yds, past a row of shops.
♦ If approaching from A24 Dorking, turn left at the Texaco roundabout up the A246 signposted Guildford. Go up the hill, continue straight ahead on the A246 at the roundabout at the top towards Bookham. After ¾ mile, turn right at the traffic lights by the Esso petrol station into Eastwick Road. At the T-junction at the bottom, turn left on to Lower Road.
After 0.3 mile, turn right at the crossroads (4-way stop) just past the church into Church Road. The Old Barn Hall has a white boundary wall and is on the left after 300 yds, past a row of shops.
By train
The venue is about a 15 minute walk (¾ mile) from Bookham station on the Waterloo to Guildford line (via Epsom & Leatherhead). Turn left outside the station then cross the road and take the footpath opposite by the open grass area. This then rejoins Church Road further up and you continue up the road to your right. The Old Barn Hall will be on your right.
By bus
The 479 bus between Epsom and Guildford goes past the Old Barn Hall.
Please note that the Old Barn Hall is shown as Bookham Community Association on the map below.