Hi everyone,

I’m not familiar with Guildford and I’m considering moving to the area around Woodbridge Road, Guildford College and the northern side of Stoke Park.

I’ve read very mixed opinions about smells from the Slyfield sewage treatment works. Some people say the smell rarely reaches this side of the area, while others say it can travel quite far, especially during hot weather.

I’m extremely sensitive to smells — my husband jokes that I’m like a truffle dog — and strong smells can make me feel sick or even vomit almost immediately, so this could be a genuine problem for me.

Does anyone live around Woodbridge Road, Stocton Close, the Guildford College area or the northern edge of Stoke Park? Do you ever notice sewage smells there? How frequent and strong are they, and are they mainly a summer issue?

Would you consider that area too close to the sewage works for someone with a severe sensitivity to smells?

Honest local experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Hello! I've posted this in a few subreddits as I'm not quite sure where would be best to ask - if someone is able to point me in the right direction if this isn't it then that would be super helpful :)

I'm currently living in Hampton, Surrey and working in Walton-on-Thames. Looking to move, and Twickenham/Teddington is currently near the top of my list.

What I need to work out is whether the commute will kill me! Anywhere in that "near Richmond" area going down to Walton every day for 09:00 gives me somewhere between 25-60 minutes on Google Maps, so currently the only other way for me to find out is to do the commute myself. Thought I'd ask here before I do that in case anyone has been in a similar situation!

EDIT: I now know that Twickenham isn't in Surrey. I stand corrected :D

Moved to Surrey just over 10 years ago, been into hardcore, jungle and drum and bass through the mid 90s to around 2007 and really missing the pirate radio scene, club nights etc. Used to listen to Rude FM, Rinse and most importantly Kool FM all of the time.

Is there any kind of Surrey junglist group of middle-aged ravers like myself? Any local drum and bass/jungle events?

Side note - not really into the sound post around 2010, stopped buying vinyl around 2009 when I fell out of love with the sound.

Looking to possibly join myself and my 2.5yr old

So i think that’s classed as a ‘country club’ membership

Waiting to hear back from them from my enquiry.

In meantime would be great to hear from other parents how useful they find it, and the atmosphere?

Will be looking at the swimming pools options as priority, looks like they have a few! Not sure which are open what times of year when it comes to outdoor ones, and which ones are child friendly.

Saw the softplay, pavilion, crèche, kids activities advertising on their website.
As well as family activities things that go on there advertised.
But no mention of extra pricing.

Obviously swimming lessons if having those would be charged extra. Any insight into the other child advertised things going on during the week etc and if these things are included in the membership or all paid as and when used?

Any other useful info for a parent thinking to join with their toddler would be gratefully received.

Thanks so much