Audio tour Witley Camp in the First World War
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Audio tour Summary
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.In 2019, Godalming Museum was awarded just under £65,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to carry out an exciting new community archaeology project at Witley Camp. Once a bustling military camp home to 20,000 British and Canadian soldiers and a veterinary hospital in the First World War, the area today has returned to woodland with little trace of any remains.
Created by Surrey County Archaeological Unit, Godalming Museum and the National Trust, this short walk will guide you round some of the key First World War areas of the camp using original photographs, sounds and recordings, providing an insight to the life of the people based here over 100 years ago.
Things to know about this walk:
We advise that you download this walk before visiting Witley Common as there is limited phone signal at the site.
The walk begins at the Webb Road National Trust Car Park. The address of this car park is Webb Road, Witley, Godalming, GU8 5QJ. Parking is free for National Trust members.
We advise you use headphones for this walk to improve the sound quality.
This walk is just over 1 mile long and lasts around 1 hour.
The walk is over some sandy and uneven ground with roots and other trip hazards. Please take care. You are responsible for you own safety throughout this walk.
Don't forget to turn your phone volume up when you start the walk!
- 1 1. Ticket Machine
- 2 Fork in the path
- 3 British and Canadian Troops
- 4 Veterinary Area
- 5 Stable block crossroads
- 6 The clearing
- 7 Horse grooming and water troughs
- 8 Turn Left at the clearing
- 9 Engineers Road
- 10 Pass the Oak Tree on your right
- 11 Inside the huts
- 12 4,000 soldiers
- 13 Artillery Road
- 14 T-junction
- 15 YMCA Hut 4
- 16 Portsmouth Road
- 17 Gun Park
- 18 Barrack Stores
- 19 Water Tower
- 20 Tin Town Riots
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Audio tour Summary
Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.In 2019, Godalming Museum was awarded just under £65,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to carry out an exciting new community archaeology project at Witley Camp. Once a bustling military camp home to 20,000 British and Canadian soldiers and a veterinary hospital in the First World War, the area today has returned to woodland with little trace of any remains.
Created by Surrey County Archaeological Unit, Godalming Museum and the National Trust, this short walk will guide you round some of the key First World War areas of the camp using original photographs, sounds and recordings, providing an insight to the life of the people based here over 100 years ago.
Things to know about this walk:
We advise that you download this walk before visiting Witley Common as there is limited phone signal at the site.
The walk begins at the Webb Road National Trust Car Park. The address of this car park is Webb Road, Witley, Godalming, GU8 5QJ. Parking is free for National Trust members.
We advise you use headphones for this walk to improve the sound quality.
This walk is just over 1 mile long and lasts around 1 hour.
The walk is over some sandy and uneven ground with roots and other trip hazards. Please take care. You are responsible for you own safety throughout this walk.
Don't forget to turn your phone volume up when you start the walk!
Reviews
24 reviews
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Sat, 12/06/2025 - 16:02
My great grandfather was stationed here while he served in the Canadian Army during World War I. I wonder if he participated in the Tin Town Riots! Thank you for the tour just lovely.
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Thu, 11/10/2022 - 11:45
Great learnt so much about ww1 and 2
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Thu, 06/09/2022 - 09:02
My thanks to those who investigated, explored and prepared a fascinating and instructive tour of this local historic FWW site. I found it most enjoyable.
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Fri, 03/18/2022 - 17:41
I found this audio tour very interesting, however, it could be more satisfying if it was possible to overlay the street / hut map so you could see exactly where you were in relation to the original camp.
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Fri, 11/12/2021 - 15:53
Not the best choice of narrator - and could have benefited from a professional approach to recording, and the excerpts, music and sound effects. The content was interesting - I would have hoped for more.
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