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Esher
Town in Surrey, England

Esher

Esher is a town in the borough of Elmbridge in north Surrey, England, to the east of the River Mole.

How locals move

Getting around Esher the local way

  • Get inThe South's major ferry ports are (clockwise from the east) Dover (ferries from Calais and Dunkirk in France), Newhaven (ferries from Dieppe in France) and Portsmouth (ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre and St.
  • Get inPoole (which shares ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg and St.
  • Go nextLondon - The capital is practically on your doorstep when you're in South East England, so it is an obvious choice for a day trip or longer.
  • Go nextGo Abroad - The South East is the closest part of the UK to the European mainland (the English Channel is just 20 miles (32 km) across at its narrowest), and with Channel Tunnel journey times from Kent to Calais as short as 35 minutes, day trips to northern France, Belgium and beyond are highly feasible and attractive.

From Wikivoyage: South East England, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Hassocks5489 (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.