Amenities
Aside from the green buffers to all sides, principally Whitmoor Common to the west, which is the largest, amenities include a scout hut and village hall.
A visitor attraction within these buffers is the gardens of the Tudor Sutton Place, in the borough of Woking to the north-east. [4]
Boats are available for hire in Stoughton, [5] and elsewhere, for use on the River Wey Navigation, which forms the effective boundary of the village to the east. Bowers Lock is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the east, accessible from Clay Lane, the road to Burpham.
Safeguard Coaches have their depot on Clay Lane.
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