Woking Library is a large branch of Surrey County Libraries, and is a very spacious and pleasant…read moreplace to browse for books. The atmosphere is usually quiet and peaceful. There is a good selection of books; mostly fiction, but there is also a decent non fiction area, a section for teenage fiction and a children's area with child suitable comfy chairs and tables for reading. The computer facilities are also good, with many stations found around the library, some seated, some standing. All have access to the internet, and to the library catalogue. Library sales also often have some good bargains of books still in reasonable condition. The layout of the library can be be seen as quite confusing as the genres of books are grouped broadly, and then alphabetically within these sections, but if you are looking for a specific book this means it can take quite a long time to find if you're uncertain exactly which section it is in.

If you need to search newspapers,periodicals or browse free internet , th best place to do this is…read moreWoking Library. Lots of Computers are available to search the stock and accssing internet access They have kids Storey time sessisons on a weekly basis

the man in the post office is rude and obnoxious, today I witnessed him being rude to an elderly…read moregentleman. He has yet to smile or say a courteous please or thankyou. He issues a demand in a rude manner and has a very definite lack of people skills. I will be using Goldsworth Park PO in future. So much for customer services about being polite and friendly, this gentleman has none of the above! I hate even giving this a one star review as it should be -5.

Knaphill Post Office is located on Anchor Crescent (near the library)…read moreIt consists of a small post office section and also a newsagents which sells various other bits and pieces, from household items to gloves and tights. Small number of gift items and a good stock of cards This Post Office sells car tax - handy if you can't make it in to Woking

Chertsey Library is quite small compared to some of the other local Surrey libraries but has a good…read moreselection of books and extremely helpful library staff who are excellent at sourcing titles that are not available. They run activiites for children in the holidays including story telling and sometimes have tea and cakes available for weary parents, whcih offers a little respite especially during the long summer break. They sometimes have book groups running and there is a good car park nearby as well a few spaces actually in the library grounds, which are accessed by crossing te river over the little bridge. Internet access is also available

I joined this library and it took less than 5 minutes after which I received a plastic card with a…read morenumber on the back that I could use on one of the 12 or so internet computers for an hour at a time. One of the computers has a flat-bed scanner attached and the staff where very helpful and friendly when it came to explaining to me how to use it. Printing is cheap and available from any of the computers of which 4 are on the first floor of the library. You can also bring your own device, mobile phone, tablet or laptop and connect it to the wi-fi. I connected mine without any need for assistance from the staff, easy peasy. All the daily newspapers are there to read and every time I went there they were always available. I am into computers and I managed to take out the maximum 9 allowed books on one day, read them all in 3 hours and took them back only to suprise myself by finding another 9 that I could learn from, so I took them out too. To check-out and back in again they have a self-help section downstairs to the left so there is never any waiting, if there is someone there just go to the humans for check-in or out. All in all I was hugely impressed with the library, the furniture, the state of the art IT as well as the collection of books are in excellent condition and really up to date. Of the 18 IT books I took out most were 2012 and I was the first one to take about 12 of them out so they still had that new look and feel to them. Oh yes, and did I mention that all this is for FREE.

This is a Lovely large library with a great selection of books and other resources on offer…read more The books are spread over several levels with a quite area on the top floor. They have computers available for people to use if needed and there are also computers available to allow you to search for books and other resources. Staff are very friendly and helpful and make you feel very welcome.

Best library in the world. They have all the facilities-…read moreBooks, CD's, DVDs, Music, Computers, Internet, Study areas, etc. Also in a brilliant loaction in the middle of slough

Pros This library is located in the middle of Bracknell town centre which is useful for a quick…read morebook-break if you're shopping or on lunch! The library isn't huge but has a fairly good selection of books, and I've always been able to either find the books I want or order them in from other Bracknell forest libraries. The staff are friendly and helpful and are happy to help with any queries. Cons I underestimated quite how many pieces of documentation I'd need to open a library card when I joined up so had to go home and come back later, which was annoying.

Bracknell library is located at the top of town with steps and a ramp leading up to the front door…read more nice and big inside with easy guides and references. There is a lovely area for children with easy to reach shelves and comfy chairs. The upstairs bit is huge with about 10 computers with internet access/

This is for the house, not the library, as unfortunately we did not have time to see the library…read moreduring this visit (but it is on the list of things to make time for on a future visit). This was our first time visiting a manor house, and it was amazing. From first walking to the end of the driveway/carriageway and seeing the house for the first time, I was enchanted. Everything is so well-preserved and/or restored so as to give a good sense of what it would have been like to have lived there in Jane Austen's time (they do recognize most of their visitors are Jane Austen fans, but really, if you have any interest in English country estates or manor houses, you can appreciate this house's history and beauty). The staff and volunteers are very passionate and knowledgeable, and they will share as little or as much as you want them to. The gardens are also peaceful to walk through, and worth the time. They also have The Old Kitchen Tearoom. We had not had a chance to eat that morning, so were pretty hungry by the time we finished the tour before walking through the gardens or down the road to Jane Austen's house. The tearoom was pleasant, with both indoor and outdoor seating available. It was a nice day, so we sat outside, and the small courtyard that makes up the outdoor seating was beautiful. We had the egg and bacon brioche sandwiches, which perfectly hit the spot and gave us the energy we needed for our future walks that day. In the future, I would just make sure to make Chawton a full day trip. Yes, it is a village and there is not a lot overall, but this house alone offers so much that you really need to give yourself the time to appreciate it. We were there for about 2 hours, but could have easily spent another 1-2 hours depending if we wanted to spend more time in the gardens, see the library, and/or see the church (which we did try to see, but was locked when we visited). Thank you to the Knight family for opening up your property for us to see, and to all those who have ensured over the years that this place is accessible to appreciate!

Just a short walk (five minutes) up a pretty country lane from Jane Austen's cottage in Chawton,…read moreyou will find a stately surprise in the form of a Tudor manor house, built in the 1500's. Chawton House and estate were owned by Jane's wealthy brother. She called it "The Great House". Today it is a working educational site (the Centre for the Study of Early Women's Writing, in partnership with the University of Southampton), yet is open to the public and a must-visit for Austen fans. Chawton House is one of the Knight estates inherited by Edward Austen, who was lucky enough to be adopted by rich relatives in need of an heir. He changed his surname from "Austen" to "Knight." The manor house interior has been beautifully restored. There is a church on the grounds (Jane's mother and sister are buried in the church yard) - and an attached farm. This grand house is probably where Jane spent a lot of time with family when she needed to get away from the cramped cottage. By the way, it's only recently that Chawton House been available for public tours; it has been a private facility for some 20 years. Happily we can now tour both the interior and the gardens. [Note: if you want to see one of the Pemberley-style estates Jane's brother inherited, go to the palatial Godmersham Park in Kent. Jane would have frequented this house, to visit her brother's family, as well. It's not quite Downton Abbey - but almost!] Finally, for Austenites, it's worth noting that Jane is buried inside Winchester Cathedral; and you can see the house where she died, not far from the Cathedral grounds. Winchester is only 15-20 miles from Chawton.

A magnificent and historic library - a wonderful place for scholars and other bookish people.read more

Farnborough library is situated right between the police station and the leisure centre…read more Conveniently there is a new car park right outside which helps. The library itself is fairly small, but the staff are all very friendly and helpful. A couple of years ago it had a bit renovation, but to be honest it still looks a little tired. The kids section is where I mostly go for the kids but there is not a huge amount of choice - particularly if you are looking for a particular author. There are often only 1 or 2 books by each author. There are baby and toddler story and rhyme times, which are quite popular.

As these places go this isn't the worst i've visited but it isn't the best either. To be honest it…read morelooks a little run down and dare i say grimy? However the staff are lovely and so one of the 3 stars is just for them.