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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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Esher
Mill Road Depot, Esher: Bin Lorry Hours and Fleet Plan
Elmbridge wants up to 40 lorries that cannot use the bridge based at its Esher depot, up from 25, and a 6am start. Comments close on 10 November.
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.
Esher
Claremont's 1836 Christmas Recreated at Kensington Palace
Kensington Palace marks 190 years since Princess Victoria's Christmas at Claremont in Esher, dressing her rooms as the estate from 25 November to 3 January.
Esher
Esher post box topper: 3D-printed Claremont mansion
A crocheted topper with a 3D-printed Claremont mansion now sits on the double post box outside Boots on Esher High Street, a gift from Claremont Fan Court School.
What's On
Sandown Motor Show, 19 June 2027, to Back KSS Air Ambulance
A new motor show at Sandown Park in Esher on 19 June 2027 has named KSS, the air ambulance called out 3,139 times in a year, as its official charity partner.
Planning
Moore Place Refusal Not Final: Housing Secretary Gets a Say
Elmbridge's refusal of 206 homes at Moore Place, Esher, cannot be issued until the housing secretary has had 21 days to consider calling it in, minutes show.
Esher
Esher Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Esher
Esher roadworks: Arran Way (D6901) (now, until 9 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Esher
Esher Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Esher weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 2°C overnight, with a 76% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Esher
Old Post Office Esher: Cabinet Backs Office Lease Bid
Elmbridge's Cabinet approved letting Esher's Old Post Office to a local office firm on 27 October, over a nursery's higher bid. Call-in closes 9 November.
Planning
Moore Place, Esher: 206 Homes Refused After Four Votes
Councillors refused up to 206 homes on the former Moore Place golf course on 13 October, against officers' advice, after three earlier votes failed.
Esher
Wheatsheaf Esher Closes for Refurb, Reopens 6 November
Young's is giving The Wheatsheaf on Esher Green a four-week makeover from Sunday 11 October. The doors reopen on Friday 6 November, in time for Christmas bookings.
Planning
Moore Place, Esher: 206 Homes Refused on 13 October
Councillors refused up to 206 homes on the former Moore Place golf course on 13 October, overruling officers. The scheme, the grey belt case and the objections.
Christmas
Elmbridge Santa's grotto 2026: Garsons Dec weekends gone
Garsons in Esher can no longer be booked on any December weekend; weekdays, November weekends and Christmas Eve are open at £15.50. Sandown runs 21 to 24 Nov.
Esher
Tingle Creek 2026 at Sandown: 4-5 Dec, Friday from £22
Sandown's Betfair Tingle Creek Festival is Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December 2026. Friday Grandstand tickets are £22, under-18s free; race times are not out yet.
Halloween
Halloween in Elmbridge 2026: past, back October 2027
Elmbridge's 2026 Halloween season has ended: Garsons sold out its Pumpkin Parade and Hampton Court closed on 1 November. What ran, for planning October 2027.
Christmas
Elmbridge Christmas markets: Sandown 21, Weybridge 29 Nov
Christmas in Surrey fills Sandown Park 21 to 24 November from £6, Walton's market is 28 Nov and Weybridge's fair 29 Nov; Hampton Court's Fayre runs 4 to 13 Dec.
Esher
Elmbridge Roadworks: A307 Cobham and Rail Buses on 15 Nov
Buses replace trains on every Elmbridge line on Sunday 15 November. Plus Locke King Road in Weybridge shut from 9 November and Cobham's A307 lights.
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.
Esher
East Surrey Council HQ Goes to Reigate, Not Esher
Woodhatch Place in Reigate is the new council's headquarters from 1 April 2027. Esher Civic Centre came second, and costs £1.65m a year less to run.
Esher
Mayor of Elmbridge Survives 2027 Council Abolition
Charter trustees will keep the mayoralty, the mace and the coat of arms after 1 April 2027. From April 2028 a precept of roughly £1 to £5 a year pays for it.
Thames Ditton
Elmbridge fireworks 2026: Esher Rugby 6, Apps Court 7 Nov
Esher Rugby fires at 8pm on Friday 6 November, online sales to 7.30pm; Apps Court Farm at 8pm on Saturday 7 November. Colets and Hampton Court House have been.