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Where to Buy a Real Christmas Tree Near Elmbridge, From Field to Doorstep
We checked 6 places to buy a real Christmas tree near Elmbridge, from a cut-your-own farm by Weybridge to delivery, for dates and prices. Updated November 2026.
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Christmas
Christmas Shopping in Elmbridge: 10 Independents From Cobham to Molesey
We checked 10 independent Elmbridge shops, from the Cobham Bookshop to Belle Epoque, for opening hours, addresses and Sunday trading. Updated November 2026.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Elmbridge: 10 Places to Let Someone Else Cook
Ten Christmas Day menus in Elmbridge with 2026 prices, children's rates, deposits and booking details, from £65 to £149.95. Checked November 2026.
Parks
Elmbridge Splash Pads: Work Starts in November at 3 Parks
Work on splash pads at Hersham, Cobham and Molesey Hurst starts in early November, two months sooner than planned, and should finish by March 2027.
Things to do
Painshill's Chinese Bridge Open Again After Three Years
Painshill's Chinese Bridge in Cobham, shut in March 2023 when engineers found severe structural problems, has been rebuilt and reopened by Alan Titchmarsh.
Cobham
Cobham Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Cobham weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 84% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Cobham
Painshill winter opening 2026: closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Painshill opens Wednesday to Sunday in winter, 10am to 4pm, then daily from 21 December. Off-peak tickets are £10. Claremont's Elfmas trail starts 28 November.
Cobham
Elmbridge Christmas lights 2026: Cobham 21, Walton 28 Nov
Cobham switches on at 5pm on Saturday 21 November, Walton's Festival of Light is 28 November and Weybridge's Christmas Festival runs noon to 5pm on 29 November.
Cobham
Cobham skatepark opens 12 September after £867,534 build
The new Leg O'Mutton skatepark opens with a free jam from noon on Saturday 12 September. Surrey put in £474,373, Elmbridge £390,000 and crowdfunders £3,161.
Planning
Chippings Farm, Cobham: 625 homes and a 28ha park
Cala and Burhill's Chippings Farm plan: about 625 homes, half of them affordable, on 85 hectares of Green Belt either side of the A3. Application due this year.