Camberley
Built-up area in Surrey Heath, Surrey, England
| Coordinates: | 51.336, -0.735 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 88 60 |
| Population: | 30,155 |
| Dialling code: | 01276 |
Camberley is a small town in the borough of Surrey Heath, in Surrey, England, sitting on the fringe of heathland that gives the borough its name. It grew in the 19th century as "Cambridge Town" to serve the nearby Royal Military College at Sandhurst and was renamed Camberley in 1877 to avoid confusion with Cambridge; its history and location close to the Hampshire border mean strong military and defence links, with Farnborough's aviation industry and various local office parks influencing the economy. The town centre offers a mix of shopping and leisure - including a theatre and cinema - while extensive surrounding heaths and woods provide popular walking and outdoor space near places like Bagshot.
Today Camberley has a largely commuter and professional population, benefitting from good road connections to the M3/A331 and easy access to nearby towns such as Frimley and Guildford, and a relatively short journey into London. Recent regeneration has modernised parts of the centre while local clubs, markets and community events keep a strong neighbourhood feel, blending town conveniences with easy access to the countryside.
Postcode districts covering Camberley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 13.2 miles
- Sutton 23.9 miles
- Slough 13.7 miles
- Harrow 24.8 miles
- High Wycombe 20.3 miles
- Basingstoke 16.4 miles
- Woking 6.9 miles
- Bracknell 5.3 miles
- Guildford 9.5 miles
- Maidenhead 12.5 miles
- Hounslow 18.8 miles
- Aldershot 6.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- St. Pauls Ward 0.6 miles
- Parkside Ward 0.6 miles
- Town Ward 0.8 miles
- Watchetts Ward 0.9 miles
- Old Dean Ward 0.9 miles
- St. Michaels Ward 1.1 miles
- Heatherside Ward 1.2 miles
- Frimley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Owlsmoor & College Town Ward 1.9 miles
- Frimley Green Ward 2 miles
- Hawley Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cherrywood Ward 2.1 miles
Example postcodes in Camberley
GU15 3WA, GU15 1PG, GU15 2HG, GU15 1HA, GU15 4JL, GU15 9SJ, GU15 4EY, GU15 3BY, GU15 2BT … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 15.2 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 27.1 miles
- Camberley Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Frimley Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Camberley Ad
- Aviator Farnborough 4 4 miles
- Coworth Park - Dorchester Collection 5 7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 6.2 miles
- The Ely Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 3.8 miles
- Village Hotel Farnborough 4 3.5 miles
- The Royal Foresters 4 5.4 miles
- Macdonald Frimley Hall Hotel & Spa 4 0.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Farnborough 4 4.4 miles
- Stirrups Hotel 3 7.5 miles
- The Coppid Beech Hotel 4 6 miles
Schools in Camberley
- Carwarden House Community School Special
- Collingwood College Secondary
- Cordwalles Junior School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Infant School Primary
- Crawley Ridge Junior School Primary
- Heather Ridge Infant School Primary
- Kings International College Secondary
- Lorraine Infant School & Nursery Primary
- Lyndhurst School Independent - primary
- Prior Heath Infant School Primary
- Ravenscote Junior School Primary
- South Camberley Primary and Nursery School Primary
Local points of interest
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 3.8 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 4.6 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 6 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 6.1 miles
- Sunningdale Park Estate 6.3 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 6.7 miles
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 9 miles
- university of surrey University 9 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 9.3 miles
- Britty Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Waverley Abbey Archaeological site 9.5 miles