The George Abbot Pub, Guildford

The George Abbot is a lovely retreat, especially after a hard day's shopping!

We discovered it a few weeks ago when out in Guildford with our mum. All the restaurants were busy, as well as most the pubs, so we went down to the river, noticed the George Abbot and let's just say we've been back several times since.

As the 21 year old student of the family, I have tried a fair few of the pubs in Guildford and this is by far one of my favourites. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly, the decor has that lovely English pub feel to it, not forgetting the food and drinks are tasty without braking the bank.

The sharing platters are delicious and varied, perfect for lunches. For example, we had the Giant sharer which left us more than full and £9.99 to heartily feed three is a steal.

There is a large Spanish population in and around the areas local to Guildford, such as ourselves, therefore to find somewhere which makes decent Churros is a real bonus. The George Abott does exactly this! Every visit we have felt compelled to have their sharing portion of Churros y Chocolate. Be warned the sugar does get everywhere as it's a real 'lick your fingers clean' dish!

It's easy forget the time here, especially when you are nattering away, picking at yummy food and having the odd drink, even if it is a cappuccino!

Cost: Dependant on personal budget, but rather reasonable in our opinion.

Activities: Eating; Drinking; Socialising.

The Surrey Sisters x

Did someone say Churros y Chocolate?!

UPDATE:

Recently the George Abbot have been doing 2 mojitos for £6. These are delicious and not to be ignored. Neither are the Teapot cocktails (what a fabulous idea?!) My favourite was the Summer Fizz...

Churros and mojito, anyone?

Summer Fizz teapot cocktail

Lockwood Donkey Centre

The other day we were looking after a friends little one and couldn't resist visiting the Donkey Sanctuary, in Wormley near Haslemere. 

The sun was shining, so it was the perfect day. At first, it was a little difficult to find. We live on the other side of Guildford which coupled with my awful sense of direction, we followed the GPS on our mobiles to find the RSPCA centre, which is down a tiny lane in the village.

Getting a tad lost was totally worth it. The donkeys are beautiful and the people at the centre are ever so friendly, explaining about the centre and the donkeys they house there. 

There is a cute little 'Donkey Walk' around the centre where you can go for a wonder around the different fields to see the residence. The donkey's (and horses) themselves were adorable, they had just been fed when we arrived so were enjoying a rest in the sun. This made us even more sad to hear how some people have mall treated the animals, but it also makes us so thankful for organisations such as the RSPCA.

The centre is open Wednesdays and Sundays 11.30am until 4pm during April to October. The best bet is to check their website before visiting. 

Cost: Free, but they ask for a donation which is more than reasonable seeing all the work they do at the centre.

Activities: Walks; Petting the Donkeys; Little gift shop.

We loved it here. We spent about an hour walking around the grounds, stroking the donkeys and reading about the work the centre does. It is a lovely place to take children too. We can't wait to visit again.

The Surrey Sisters

Good Evening from Surrey

Dear All,

Thank you for visiting our blog. I'm sure you are wondering a bit about who we are so let me begin.

We are two sisters who have spent all of our lives in the heart of Surrey with our family. We have 5 dogs, 3 cats and a fish. We are part spanish and probably due to this, enjoy anything cultural. We are both partial to a cupcake and could spend the rest of our lives shopping. The thing is, we like to go out to different places for tea, coffee, lunch or just for a change of scenery every now and again.

We go to a variety of places, some child friendly as we may take our young cousins out, others suitable for short visits, as well as the odd day trip. I'm a student so mostly the trips are of interest for those watching the pennies but others can be a bit more extravagant, who can say no to the highlife when it calls so graciously?!

Due to this variety we thought we would share our experiences on 'A Local's Guide to Surrey', especially as occasionally we have found it hard to show people where we've been via links online. Now we can upload our photos and fill you in on our personal thoughts. Also, if there are any places where you like to go, or have been anywhere we post about we'd love to hear from you in the comments box! You can also find us on Bloglovin and Facebook.

I hope you find our blog useful and interesting, but most of all, enjoy Surrey!

The Surrey Sisters x

Surrey Skies: views from our garden this evening.