Ash Vale
Ash Vale is a village in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England and the larger, northern settlement of the civil parish of Ash.
Ash Vale is a village in the borough of Guildford in Surrey, England and the larger, northern settlement of the civil parish of Ash. It is 7 miles (11 km) from Guildford but is closer to the Hampshire towns of Aldershot and Farnborough, the centres of which are each about two miles (4 km) away, immediately across the two crossings of the River Blackwater, to the southwest and northwest.
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Worth seeing in and around Ash Vale
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Bishopric of the Forces
The Bishopric of the Forces is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces based in the United Kingdom and their overseas postings. It is exempt, and so immediately subject to the Holy See and the Dicastery for Bishops, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province, whilst being a full member of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.
3 km · catholic church ministry in the UK · Wikipedia - 02Recreation Ground
The Recreation Ground, currently known as The EBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground for sponsorship reasons and informally known as The Rec, is a football ground in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Football matches have been played there since 1927 when Aldershot was founded.
3.4 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot
Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George serves as the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Bishopric of the Forces. Located on Queens Avenue in Aldershot, England, the building was originally intended to be the principal church for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army but since 1973 it has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Forces.
3 km · Catholic cathedral in Rushmoor, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough
Saint Michael's Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, which belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. The small community is known for its liturgy, its pipe organ, and its liturgical publishing and printing.
3.6 km · abbey in Hampshire, England · Wikipedia - 05Museum of Military Medicine
The Museum of Military Medicine, formerly the Army Medical Services Museum, is located in Keogh Barracks, on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England. The museum documents healthcare services in the military over the past 200 years.
1.3 km · military museum in Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Redan Road Cemetery
Aldershot Cemetery is the main public burial ground for the town of Aldershot in Hampshire. Although most military burials take place in the nearby Aldershot Military Cemetery, there are 57 men from all three services buried in Aldershot Cemetery who died on active service during World War I and World War II. Today the cemetery is maintained by Rushmoor Borough Council.
3 km · cemetery in Aldershot · Wikipedia - 07Aldershot Military Cemetery
Aldershot Military Cemetery is a burial ground for military personnel, or ex-military personnel and their families, located in Aldershot Military Town, Hampshire. The cemetery was created in 1850s by the Royal Engineers during the building of Aldershot military camp.
2.5 km · military cemetery in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Princes Hall
The Princes Hall in Aldershot, England is a 600-seat theatre / receiving house which presents a varied programme of music, ballet, comedy, pantomime. An additional three function rooms named the Princes Suite, the Edinburgh Suite and the Tichborne Suite are available for hire for conference, parties and weddings.
4 km · theatre in Aldershot, England · Wikipedia - 09FAST Museum
The Farnborough Air Sciences Trust museum holds a collection of aircraft, satellites, simulators, wind tunnel and Royal Aircraft Establishment-related material. It is based in Farnborough, Hampshire immediately adjacent to Farnborough Airfield on the A325 Farnborough Road.
2.7 km · aviation museum in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Inglis Pipe Bridge
The Inglis Bridge near Aldershot in Hampshire, carries a sewer pipe across the Basingstoke Canal. Also known as the Inglis Pyramid Bridge, or the Inglis Pipe Bridge, it is an early form of military portable prefabricated steel bridge, manufactured in 1916.
3.4 km · bridge in Rushmoor · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ash Vale
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 29 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 40 km · London Luton (LTN), 71 km
- Stations
- Farnborough International Airshow, 3.8 km · Farnborough North railway station, 3.9 km · Farnborough (Main) railway station, 3.9 km · North Camp railway station, 1 km · Aldershot railway station, 3.8 km
- Luton, Luton → Ash Vale72 km · quickest by road, 1h 37m · £8–11
- London, Essex → Ash Vale50 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £6–8
- Bristol → Ash Vale132 km · quickest by road, 2h 28m · £14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ash Vale
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ash Vale. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundFarnborough has a good network of cycle routes, the majority being either off-road or along lanes segregated from motor traffic.
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Next door to Ash Vale
Ash Vale is 27 km from Reading, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.