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Christmas Dinner in Reigate 2026: 9 Menus With Prices
Christmas Day from £74.95 at the Beehive to £135 at the Grumpy Mole: nine Reigate, Redhill, Horley and Banstead menus with 2026 prices and deposits.
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Food & Drink
Afternoon Tea in Reigate: Where to Book
Reigate Manor's afternoon tea is £30 and Nutfield Priory's from £35: six places to book around Reigate, with serving times, booking and hygiene ratings.
Family
Days Out Near Reigate With Children, Checked October 2026
Reigate Hill and Box Hill free, Godstone Farm from £16.95, Wakehurst £4 a child: 13 days out near Reigate with winter hours, prices and parking.
Housing
Reigate HMO Rule Backed: Permission Needed From July 2027
Small house shares across Reigate and Banstead will need planning permission from 30 July 2027. 13 councillors backed it, and 38 of 50 consultation replies agreed.
Horley
Horley Car Park Sale Sent Back to Executive by Councillors
Councillors voted 7 to 5 on 21 October to send the Horley High Street car park sale back to the Executive, asking it to weigh the officers' preferred option.
Children
Reigate Playgrounds and Parks for Children
Priory Park's pirate ship and zip wire, Lady Neville's inclusive play area, the new Merstham Rec: 15 Reigate playgrounds with postcodes, cafes and toilets.
Children
Soft Play and Rainy-Day Places Near Reigate
Wacky Kingdom in Redhill for under-12s, Donyngs at £6.50 an hour, Lets Explore in Horley: 10 soft play and rainy-day places near Reigate, with prices and hours.
Horley
Horley MP Calls for Noise Camera Trials on Loud Exhausts
Chris Coghlan wants the government to pay for new acoustic camera trials so councils and police can catch illegally loud exhausts without more patrols.
Food & Drink
Sunday Roast in Reigate: Where to Book, Checked October 2026
Meat roasts run from £19.50 to £27 on current menus: 8 Sunday roast pubs in Reigate, Redhill and Horley, with serving times and booking, checked October 2026.
Walks
Walks Near Reigate: Circular Routes, Parks and Riversides
Six circular walks near Reigate of 3 to 6 miles, with start postcodes, parking and stiles, plus Box Hill, Headley Heath and Earlswood. Checked October 2026.
Horley
Horley Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Horley
Horley roadworks: Station Road (D349) (from 13 Nov) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Horley
Horley Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Horley weather today: light drizzle, 11°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 73% chance of rain and winds up to 13 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
Redhill
Redhill Station Shut to Trains 20 Dec to 3 Jan: Buses Run
No trains call at Redhill, Earlswood or Merstham from 20 December to 3 January while a mile of track is renewed. No Victoria to Reigate trains, and Redhill parking is cut.
Food & Drink
Reigate Pubs: The Best Pubs and Where to Drink
The Bull's Head dates from 1628, the Garland pours Harvey's: 17 pubs in Reigate, Redhill and Horley with hours, dogs and hygiene ratings, checked October 2026.
Horley
Surrey Police to investigate itself over closed SEND cases
The IOPC has let Surrey Police investigate complaints about how it closed two SEND misconduct inquiries into county officers, after Horley's MP wrote in.
Bonfire Night
Reigate Fireworks 2026: Banstead and Brockham, Sat 7 Nov
Banstead Cricket Club fires at 7.30pm and Brockham at 8.15pm, both Saturday 7 November. Salfords is Friday 6 November; Epsom Downs is also on the 7th.
Christmas
Reigate Christmas Markets 2026: Two on Saturday 28 November
Reigate's Christmas market 2026 is Saturday 28 November: Priory Park from 9.30am with Santa's helicopter, then the Church Street fayre and lights at 4.30pm.
Horley
Horley High Street Car Park to Be Sold on Open Market
Horley's 86-space High Street car park is to be marketed for sale to the highest bidder, the option the council's own officers advised against.
Redhill
Reigate Roadworks This Week: M25 J8 to Friday, Woodlands Rd
M25 clockwise shut J8 to J9 every night to Friday 6 November, and Woodlands Road in Earlswood closed to 29 November, with the 430 and 435 diverted.
Redhill
Horley Car Park to Be Sold, Redhill's Studied for Homes
Horley's 86-space High Street car park goes to open market sale; Redhill's 285-space Gloucester Road car park gets a study for council-owned affordable homes.
Food hygiene
Horley Takeaway Rated 0 in Late Reigate Hygiene Ratings
Imperial Kitchen in Horley was rated 0 in August, and four more venues 1 or 2 over the summer. None was on the register when we first counted.
Horley
Horley Post Office Closes 3 October as Morrisons Shuts
Horley post office shut with Morrisons on 3 October. The nearest counter is Lee Street, 0.8 miles away, open daily, no vehicle tax. Why no consultation.
Horley
Horley Town Council Unveils Offices After £305,873 Grant
Horley Town Council's extended offices were unveiled on 18 September, paid for by a £305,873 developer-levy grant, with solar panels and a new kitchen.
Remembrance
Reigate Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 November Parade Times
Sunday 8 November: Redhill parades form at 10.30am at Shaw's Corner, Banstead's at 10.15am, Horley's at 10.20am on Albert Road. Road closures and wreaths.
Redhill
Three Arch Road, Redhill: Hospital Bus Diversion Has Ended
Metrobus no longer lists a diversion at East Surrey Hospital after the county's 30 and 31 October works on Three Arch Road. Buses serve the hospital stops again.
Reigate
Run Reigate road closures: next race Sunday 19 Sept 2027
Run Reigate 2027 is on Sunday 19 September. In 2026 Bell Street shut 8am to 10am, Horley to 11.30am, Park Lane to 1.30pm. Car parks, entry prices.
Horley
Horley Fireworks 2026: Cricket Club 7 Nov, Lions Held 17 Oct
Horley Cricket Club's bonfire and fireworks is Saturday 7 November, 7pm to 10pm, at Horley Row. The Lions display at the Rec was on 17 October.
Horley
Horley Car Parks: Free First Hour From 21 September
An hour's free parking replaces 20 free minutes at all three of Horley's council car parks from 21 September, scrapping first-hour charges of £1.40 to £1.80.
Schools
Reigate & Banstead Ofsted 2026: Every School's Grades
Eight borough schools now have Ofsted report cards. All met safeguarding; Oakwood in Horley needs attention in five of six areas. Every grade in one grid.
Bins
Reigate Christmas Bin Collections 2026: Dates Due Early Dec
Reigate & Banstead has not yet published its Christmas 2026 bin dates. Last year every collection moved one to three days, with Saturday catch-up rounds.
Schools
Reigate Term Dates 2026/27: Schools Break Up 18 December
Reigate schools break up for Christmas on Friday 18 December and most return Monday 4 January; February half term is 15 to 19 February. All 2026/27 dates by school.
Trains
Reigate Christmas Trains: Redhill Shut 20 Dec to 3 Jan
No trains at Redhill, Earlswood or Merstham from 20 December to 3 January, and no Victoria to Reigate trains. Buses replace them; Redhill parking is cut.
Half term
Reigate October Half Term: Two Weeks, 19 to 30 October
Surrey's October half term runs two weeks, 19 to 30 October 2026. Gatton Park, Priory Farm and Redhill Library events, with dates, times and prices.