Having lived in a foreign country (both in France, and in China for a short time) I know that one difficulty can be finding out where to buy things, especially things you are familiar with. Unfamiliar shops and product names only add to the language difficulty. So, on this page I have provided some links to shops in Guildford and information that might be of use, with a list of basic things you may need or want and suggested places where you may get them.
If you find any incorrect or inaccurate information on this page, please e-mail me. It is difficult to keep this information accurate and up to date, given how quickly shops come and go in Guildford. Also e-mail me if you think of any shops or services in or near Guildford that may be useful to international students, especially if you think they may not be familiar with them, or if you are an international yourself and have discovered somewhere useful to you! Thank you!
Shop information
Don’t want to walk into town?
- Stagecoach or
- Arriva buses.
Food
- Tesco Ashenden Road, Guildford. GU2 7UN
- Sainsbury’s
148-150 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3HJ
Clay Lane, Burpham, Guildford. GU4 7JU
Woolsack Way, Godalming. GU7 1LQ - Budgens 1 Chertsey Road, Woking. GU21 5AB
- Marks and Spencer 61 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3EB
Clothes
- See also Charity shops below.
- Marks and Spencer 61 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3EB
- Debenhams Millbrook, Guildford. GU1 3UU
- The Edinburgh Woollen Mill
The Old Cloth Hall, North St, Guildford. GU1 4AU
53-55 High St, Godalming. GU7 1AW - River Island Clothing Co
Unit Msu3, The Friary Centre, Guildford, United Kingdom. GU1 4YT
35 The Peacocks Centre, Woking. GU21 6GD -
Children’s clothes
- Cath Kidston 14-18 Chertsey Street, Guildford. GU1 4HD
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Women’s clothes
- Cath Kidston 14-18 Chertsey Street, Guildford. GU1 4HD
- Gap 58-62 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3ES
Stationery
- WH Smith
56 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3ES
82 High Street, Godalming. GU7 1DU - Ryman the stationer 175 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3AW
Books
- Waterstones
71-73 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3DY - WH Smith
56 High Street, Guildford. GU1 3ES
82 High Street, Godalming. GU7 1DU - Guildford Cathedral Bookshop Stag Hill, Guildford. GU2 7UP
- Your Law 130 Epsom Rd, Guildford. GU1 2PT
Charity shops
Charity shops sell “second-hand” goods, given to them for reselling to raise money to help people in need. They can be excellent places to get all kinds of things very cheaply, such as clothes, household items, and even old books, music and films.
- Phyliss Tuckwell Hospice Shop 6 Phoenix Court, Guildford. GU1 3EG
- Debra 207 Epsom Road, Guildford. GU1 2RB
- Oxfam
65 Quarry Street, Guildford. GU1 3UA
32 High Street, Godalming. GU7 1DZ - Help The Aged 106-108 High Street, Godalming. GU7 1DW
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund 96 High Street, Godalming. GU7 1DW