We decided to go out for lunch today, so aimed for Stephan Langton Inn from the Michelin Guide
It was a lovely warm sunny day and followed the sat nav through the wilds of the Surrey Hills to the destination. We got the lake OK, but missed the sign for the pub, so had a small detour before we came back and found it.
Being sunny day, everyone was eating outside and the pub was quite bust. The standard menu looked OK but was a bit “posh”, but we both fancied the lunch specials on the blackboard, with Lynn ending up with Sausage and Mash, me with the Beefburger. Both were nice enough and portions were decent size, but did seem a little pricey for what was basically normal pub grub. You can’t fault the location though, it was certainly an event to get to the pub and was sat in the middle of nowhere. It was a shame there were no real views to look at from the pub itself, but all in all, definitely worth the effort to get there.
We then stopped off in Dorking on route home as we’d been through it a few times but never really stopped before to look around.
I think you probably don’t need to stop to see the bulk of the town, as it basically sits along the main road and there didn’t seem much else other than houses off the main road.
In fairness, there were some beautiful views to be had just off the main road, and with the lovely sunny weather it was very pleasant stop we had for coffee (if you could ignore the car park in the immediate foreground)
In summary, Dorking is a fairly nice place for a quick pit stop, but not a great place for shopping or a quiet country tea room (Box Hill car park just up the road would be a better place to stop for a cup of coffee really….)
We also stopped at Cobham for our Ice Cream, which had a much nicer feel than Dorking and just as many coffee shops, etc..
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