Local Guides
In-depth guides to restaurants, things to do, moving to Farnham, and more.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Bin Collection Days: Black Bin, Recycling, Food and Garden Waste
How to find your collection day in Farnham, what goes in each Waverley bin, how the garden waste subscription works and what to do about a missed bin.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Recycling Centre (the Tip): Opening Hours, Rules and What to Bring
Where Farnham's community recycling centre is, when it opens, who can use it, and why vans, trailers and DIY waste need extra checks.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Parking Guide: Car Parks, Charges, Permits and Blue Badges
Waverley's Farnham car parks, what they charge, how to pay, how permits work and who looks after on-street parking.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Council Tax: Bands, 2026-27 Charges and How to Pay
What Farnham households pay for council tax in 2026-27, how bands are set, the ways to pay Waverley and where to get help.
3 Oct 2026
Reporting a Problem in Farnham: Potholes, Streetlights, Fly-Tipping and Bins
Which council to contact for what: Surrey County Council for roads and streetlights, Waverley for fly-tipping and bins.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Libraries and Post Offices: Hours, Membership and Super Access
Farnham Library at Vernon House, how to join, the extended-hours Super Access scheme, and where to find a post office in Farnham and the villages.
3 Oct 2026
GP Surgeries in Farnham: How to Register and What to Know
How registering with a GP works in Farnham, three practices listed on NHS.uk and its find-a-GP tool, and what to do when you need help out of hours.
3 Oct 2026
NHS Dentists in Farnham: How to Find One and Get Urgent Treatment
There is no list of practices that are always accepting patients. This guide explains how to search, what to ask for and where to turn if you cannot find an NHS dentist.
3 Oct 2026
Pharmacies in Farnham: Pharmacy First, Late Opening and Sunday Cover
What a pharmacist can treat without a GP appointment, how to find an open pharmacy in Farnham, and why you should ring first.
3 Oct 2026
Urgent Care Near Farnham: NHS 111, A&E and Where to Go
Which A&E departments the NHS lists for people in Farnham, what Farnham Hospital is, and how to decide between NHS 111, a pharmacist and 999.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Schools: Primary and Secondary Admissions Explained
How school applications work for Farnham families, the closing dates for 2026-27 entry, and where to check each school's own admissions rules.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham School Term Dates 2026-27 (Surrey Schools)
Surrey's term dates for community and voluntary controlled schools in 2026-27, including the new two-week autumn half term, and why your school may differ.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Buses: Stagecoach Routes, Roadworks and Bus Passes
What we can confirm about Stagecoach services in and around Farnham, current roadworks diversions, and how Surrey's free bus pass works.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Train Station: Facilities, Parking and Ticket Office Hours
What National Rail says about Farnham station, run by South Western Railway: access, parking, facilities and when the ticket office is open.
3 Oct 2026
EV Charging in Farnham: Council Car Parks, On-Street Points and Apps
Where Waverley says it has EV chargers in Farnham, who to call if one is not working, and how Surrey handles on-street charging and home cable gullies.
3 Oct 2026
Things to Do with Kids in Farnham: Parks, Play Areas and Pools
Farnham Park, Gostrey Meadow, Bishop's Meadow, Farnham Leisure Centre and the library's weekly sessions, with facilities as published by their owners.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Markets, Events and What's On: Farmers' Market, Festivals and Maltings
The monthly Farmers' Market, Farnham Town Council events and what the Maltings lists, with the dates each organiser publishes.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Leisure Centre and Swimming Pools: Opening Times and Booking
What Farnham Leisure Centre on Dogflud Way offers, who runs it, its published opening times and how to find other Waverley centres.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Town Centre: Shopping Streets, Markets and Car Parks
A resident guide to where Farnham shops cluster, the monthly farmers market, who looks after the town centre and where to park.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham Museums, Castle and Local History
The Museum of Farnham, Farnham Castle Keep, the Rural Life Living Museum at Tilford and a short history of the town.
3 Oct 2026
Registering Births, Deaths and Marriages from Farnham
There is no register office in Farnham itself: which Surrey County Council offices serve Farnham residents and how to book.
3 Oct 2026
Blue Badge and Accessible Parking in Farnham
How to apply for or renew a Blue Badge, and Waverley Borough Council's free parking for Blue Badge holders in Farnham car parks.
3 Oct 2026
Restaurants in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
39 restaurants counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
3 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Restaurants in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the restaurants with the most Google reviews.
3 Oct 2026
Cafes & Coffee Shops in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
43 cafes and coffee shops counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
3 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Cafes & Coffee Shops in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the cafes & coffee shops with the most Google reviews.
3 Oct 2026
Small but Mighty: Highly Rated Cafes & Coffee Shops in Farnham With Fewer Than 50 Reviews
Rated 4.5 or higher on Google, but with too few reviews to make our main rankings. Worth a look, with a health warning.
3 Oct 2026
Pubs & Bars in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
38 pubs counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
3 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Pubs & Bars in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the pubs & bars with the most Google reviews.
3 Oct 2026
Hairdressers in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
37 hairdressers counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
3 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Hairdressers in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the hairdressers with the most Google reviews.
3 Oct 2026
Small but Mighty: Highly Rated Hairdressers in Farnham With Fewer Than 50 Reviews
Rated 4.5 or higher on Google, but with too few reviews to make our main rankings. Worth a look, with a health warning.
3 Oct 2026
Gyms & Fitness in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
26 gyms counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
3 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Gyms & Fitness in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the gyms & fitness with the most Google reviews.
4 Oct 2026
Beauty Salons in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
41 beauty salons counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
4 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Beauty Salons in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the beauty salons with the most Google reviews.
4 Oct 2026
Small but Mighty: Highly Rated Beauty Salons in Farnham With Fewer Than 50 Reviews
Rated 4.5 or higher on Google, but with too few reviews to make our main rankings. Worth a look, with a health warning.
4 Oct 2026
Estate Agents in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
35 estate agents counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
4 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Estate Agents in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the estate agents with the most Google reviews.
4 Oct 2026
Small but Mighty: Highly Rated Estate Agents in Farnham With Fewer Than 50 Reviews
Rated 4.5 or higher on Google, but with too few reviews to make our main rankings. Worth a look, with a health warning.
4 Oct 2026
Garages & MOT in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
53 garages and MOT centres counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
4 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Garages & MOT in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the garages & mot with the most Google reviews.
4 Oct 2026
Small but Mighty: Highly Rated Garages & MOT in Farnham With Fewer Than 50 Reviews
Rated 4.5 or higher on Google, but with too few reviews to make our main rankings. Worth a look, with a health warning.
4 Oct 2026
Plumbers & Heating in Farnham by the Numbers: Ratings, Reviews and Types
29 plumbers and heating engineers counted from their Google listings: what kinds there are, how they are rated and how many reviews they have.
4 Oct 2026
The Most-Reviewed Plumbers & Heating in Farnham
Not the best rated, the most talked about: the plumbers & heating with the most Google reviews.
4 Oct 2026
Small but Mighty: Highly Rated Plumbers & Heating in Farnham With Fewer Than 50 Reviews
Rated 4.5 or higher on Google, but with too few reviews to make our main rankings. Worth a look, with a health warning.
3 Oct 2026
Farnham: Seven Things You Might Not Know About the Town
7 facts about the town, each taken from Wikipedia and linked to its source.
10 Oct 2026
Dean Keating, the AI Automation Consultant Who Publishes This Farnham Directory
One entry on this site is not a restaurant, a garage or a salon. Here is who is behind it, what he does for a living, and why his page sits outside the listings.
10 Oct 2026
Hiring an AI Consultant in Farnham: Five Questions, Tested on an Estate Agency
A property office lives or dies on how quickly someone answers. That makes it a fair test of what an AI consultant would actually do for you.
10 Oct 2026
Looking for an AI Business Coach in Farnham? Coaching, Training and Installation Compared
Hair salons run on the owner’s time. If that is you, the real question is whether you want to be taught AI or to have it set up.
10 Oct 2026
AI Agents for a Small Farnham Business: What They Do Behind a Café Counter
An AI agent is software that takes over a repeated job. A café is a handy place to see the idea without any jargon.
10 Oct 2026
AI Lead Follow-Up in Farnham: The Garage Quote That Nobody Chased
Garages are among the biggest categories on this site. Their enquiries show why a quote left unanswered is usually a job lost.
10 Oct 2026
AI for Trades in Farnham and the Villages Around It: Handling Enquiries Between Jobs
A tradesperson works across a patch, not at one address. The enquiries still need answering while you are in a loft in Rowledge or a boiler room in Wrecclesham.
10 Oct 2026
An AI Receptionist for a Farnham Business: What It Can and Cannot Do for a Dog Groomer
Groomers cannot answer the phone with a dog in the bath. A written AI receptionist can cover the messages, but it is not the same as a person on the line.
10 Oct 2026
AI for Plumbers in Farnham: Answering the Heating Enquiry You Missed on a Job
The call about a dead boiler arrives when your head is inside a cupboard. Here is how plumbers can stop losing those jobs without hiring an office.
10 Oct 2026
AI for Electricians in Farnham: Chasing Quotes Across a Spread-Out Patch
Most electrical jobs begin as a quote. That makes the chase the most valuable thing an assistant can do.
10 Oct 2026
Practical Help Implementing AI in a Farnham Service Business: Start With One Task
Most owners do not need an AI strategy. They need one irritating job taken off their desk and proof that it works before anything else changes.
10 Oct 2026
An AI Customer-Service Assistant for a Farnham Pub: Answering the Same Ten Questions
Pubs and restaurants get the same questions every week, many of them about the town rather than the menu. An assistant can take those without losing the personal touch.
10 Oct 2026
An AI Consultant Who Installs, Not Just Advises: What Changes on the Day, for a Beauty Salon
If you are tired of reports and want it running, the difference is what is on your systems when the consultant leaves.
10 Oct 2026
WhatsApp AI Lead Follow-Up in Farnham: Barbers, Nail Bars and Other Message-First Businesses
Some customers will never ring. They message, and expect a reply the same evening. Here is how follow-up works when WhatsApp is the front door.
10 Oct 2026
AI Admin Automation in Farnham: Reminders, Invoices and Paperwork for Vets and Dentists
Practices of this kind have a lot of repeated paperwork. Some of it can be handed to software; some should not be, and the line matters.
10 Oct 2026
Following Up Facebook Ad Leads in Farnham: A Gym’s Free-Trial Enquiries as the Example
Paying for a lead and then replying three days later is how ad money disappears. Here is how automated follow-up closes that gap.
10 Oct 2026
Using ChatGPT to Grow a Small Farnham Business: What to Do Yourself and What to Have Installed
ChatGPT is a good writing assistant. It is not an employee that watches your inbox. Knowing the difference saves time and embarrassment.
10 Oct 2026
Choosing an AI Agency in Farnham: What Agencies Do, and Why Dean Keating Is Not One
If you typed “AI agency”, you probably want someone else to take the work on. Here is what that normally means, and the one-person alternative.
10 Oct 2026
AI Consulting Services in Farnham: What to Expect and How to Compare Providers
Consulting can mean a report or it can mean a working system. A busy garage shows how the two differ.
10 Oct 2026
A Chatbot for Your Business in Farnham: What Works, With a Dental Practice Example
A chat box on a website is one thing. A system that answers the same questions across email, web and WhatsApp, and knows when to hand over, is another.
10 Oct 2026
AI for Small Business in Farnham: Where a One-Chair Barber Could Begin
You do not need a strategy. You need to choose one job, and a barber’s week makes the choice easy to see.
10 Oct 2026
Business Process Automation in Farnham: The Job Sheet That Never Becomes an Invoice
Automation is not a grand project. For a heating engineer it is the gap between finishing a job and getting paid for it.
10 Oct 2026
Setting Up an AI Workforce in Farnham: One Agent per Desk Job, Shown in an Estate Agency
An AI workforce sounds grand. It is simply several AI agents, each taking one desk job, rather than one tool trying to do everything.