Beautiful morning skies and historic sights of Guildford, Surrey. 4K | HDR

A morning walk through the ancient town of Guildford. Empty streets as the town wakes up in late summer. A walk past Guildford castle, which is the only royal castle in the whole of the county. It was built by William the Conqueror shortly after his victory at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

On 14 August 1868, a youthful-looking clergyman came to Guildford for the first time; he was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, then aged 36, and he was on a house hunting expedition.  It is likely he was not recognised then as the already famous author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which had been published three years earlier under the name of Lewis Carroll. His home in Guildford is featured in this walk.

Guildford Cathedral features towards the end of this video. It made an appearance in the 1976 cult classic horror movie The Omen.

00:00 Castle Hill
01:55 Lewis Carroll's home and Castle Cliffe Gardens
02:52 Historic Castle Arch
03:38 Guildford Castle
06:20 Castle Street
08:25 Rosemary Alley (Tudor period buildings)
09:30 Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
10:40 Millmead Lock
12:00 The River Wey
13:45 Alice and the White Rabbit Statue
16:31 High Street
18:35 The Guildhall and historic Guildhall Clock
20:00 Abbotts Hospital founded in 1619
22:48 Guildhall Archway and Tunsgate
26:00 Chapel Street
28:00 Quarry Street
29:40 Guildford Museum and Castle Arch
33:20 South Hill
34:00 Guildford Cathedral sunrise
36:32 Cathedral - South side sunrise
39:14 Alternative Cathedral view