Ash and Ash Vale are adjoining villages in the borough of Guildford, Surrey, England, sitting close to the border with Hampshire and the military town of Aldershot. Ash retains a traditional village core with older and Victorian buildings and a village‑green feel, while Ash Vale is more suburban in character and expanded with the arrival of the railways and local industry.
Both benefit from good road and rail connections to Guildford and London, so they are popular with commuters; the local economy mixes small shops, light industry and services. The settlements are backed by heathland and commons used for walking and sit near military training areas, giving a distinctive blend of rural, suburban and military heritage alongside active community groups and schools.
Postcode districts covering Ash and Ash Vale
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 17.1 miles
- Sutton 24.3 miles
- Slough 18.4 miles
- Basingstoke 16.2 miles
- Woking 6.9 miles
- Bracknell 10.4 miles
- Guildford 6.7 miles
- Maidenhead 17.7 miles
- Hounslow 21.3 miles
- Aldershot 1.9 miles
- Farnborough 2.9 miles
- Esher 17.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Ash Parish 0.2 miles
- Ash Vale Ward 0.6 miles
- Ash Wharf Ward 0.7 miles
- Wyke Built-up area 1.1 miles
- North Town Ward 1.2 miles
- Ash South Ward 1.3 miles
- Mytchett Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Ash Green Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Wellington Ward 1.8 miles
- St. Mark's Ward 1.8 miles
- Aldershot Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Aldershot Park Ward 1.9 miles
Example postcodes in Ash and Ash Vale
GU12 6TD, GU12 5AW, GU16 6BG, GU16 6DS, GU12 6ER, GU16 6DU, GU12 6PL, GU12 5JU, GU12 6NF … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 18.5 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 24.6 miles
- Ash Vale Railway Station 0.7 miles
- Ash Railway Station 0.9 miles
Hotels near Ash and Ash Vale Ad
- Aviator Farnborough 4 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 1.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 5.4 miles
- Village Hotel Farnborough 4 2.4 miles
- Bush Hotel Farnham 4 4.6 miles
- The Withies Inn 5 5.5 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire 5 7.2 miles
- The Stag on the River 4 6.2 miles
- Hilton Woking 4 7.9 miles
- The Ely Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 6.1 miles
Schools in Ash and Ash Vale
- Ash Grange Nursery and Primary School Primary
- Ash Manor School Secondary
- Holly Lodge Primary Academy Primary
- Mytchett Primary & Nursery Academy Primary
- Shawfield Primary School Primary
- St Paul's C of E Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Walsh C of E Infant School Primary
- Walsh C of E Junior School Primary
Local points of interest
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 1.4 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 1.7 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 2 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 4.2 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 4.6 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 4.9 miles
- university of surrey University 5.9 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 7.7 miles
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 7.7 miles
- Foxall Wood Forest 8.2 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 10.3 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 10.7 miles