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Dorking in the region of England with its 16,429 inhabitants is a town in United Kingdom - some 21 mi or ( 34 km ) South-West of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Dorking is now 05:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wotton, Weybridge, Westcott, Walton-on-Thames, and London Borough of Sutton. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wotton . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Dorking ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Lego Trains in the Garden 1
A showcase of some the Lego trains I have designed and built, running in the garden. Featuring my steam loco's, diesels and other rolling stock. The track was temporarily layed round the lawn on strip ..
Lego House
This video shows the progress made on the Lego House being built at Denbies Wine Estate for James May's new TV show about toys. Filmed on 28/08/2009. Here is a good article with background info: www.d ..
Making a map of Dorking
OpenStreetMap mapping party. These are the GPS traces of people cycling around town making a map of it. ..
A Trip Around the Box Hill Loop Of The Olympic Cycling Road Race Course
A Trip Around the Box Hill Loop Of The Olympic Road Cycling Road Race Course on a Kalkhoff Tasman pedelec. ..
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Dorking (UK Parliament constituency)
Dorking was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Dorking in Surrey. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from the 1950 general election until it was abolished for the 1983 general election and replaced by the Mole Valley seat.
Located at 51.23 -0.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Deepdene (garden)
Deepdene was an estate and country house, located in Dorking, Surrey, England. Originally a property of the Duke of Norfolk, it was sold by the 11th Duke of Norfolk in 1807 to the Hope banking family. The house was remodeled by the architect, William Atkinson, for the banker, Thomas Hope, and the work completed in 1819; it was occupied by his son, the MP Henry Hope from c. 1840. The gardens were laid out in a contemporary Italianate picturesque style.
Located at 51.23 -0.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Dorking railway station
Dorking railway station is one of three railway stations that serve the town of Dorking in Surrey, England. The station is within walking distance of Dorking Deepdene station and interchange on a through ticket is permitted. Dorking West and Dorking (Deepdene) are located on the North Downs Line. There are 2 trains per hour (tph) towards London Waterloo, 2tph towards London Victoria and an hourly service to Horsham (Monday to Saturday off-peak).
Located at 51.24 -0.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Denbies Wine Estate
Denbies Wine Estate near Dorking, Surrey has the largest vineyard in England with 265 acres under vines, representing over 10% of the plantings in the whole of the United Kingdom. It has a visitors' centre which attracts around 300,000 visitors a year. The estate is named for an early owner called John Denby. Originally Denbies was a farmhouse. In the mid 18th century it was rebuilt as a gentleman's residence by Jonathan Tyers, proprietor of Vauxhall Gardens near London.
Located at 51.25 -0.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Box Hill & Westhumble railway station
Box Hill & Westhumble railway station is a railway station in the village of Westhumble in Surrey, England, approximately two miles north of Dorking town centre. Box Hill is located approximately half a mile to the east. The station is served by one train every hour towards London Victoria and one train every hour towards Horsham off peak, operated by Southern. More trains operate on Sundays and Public Holidays in each direction.
Located at 51.25 -0.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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