Surrey County Council's Headquarters opened in 1893 and has functioned as the administrative centre for the Authority ever since. The building has been extensively modernised and refurbished over the years, not least after the Ashcombe Suite was badly damaged on 6 July 1944. Today, County Hall is home to approximately 1,500 staff.

If you would like to know more about the history of County Hall, a free information leaflet, produced by the Council, is available below.

County Hall is approximately 12 minutes walk from Kingston Train Station, which provides links to London Waterloo (via Wimbledon and via Richmond) and Shepperton, and approximately 18 minutes walk from Surbiton Train Station, which provides links to London Waterloo (fast, semi-fast and stopping), Hampton Court, Guildford via Cobham and Stoke D'Abernon, Guildford via Woking (at peak times only), Alton, Basingstoke and Woking (stopping and semi-fast).

There are bus stops immediately outside and across the road from County Hall. A summary is shown below or view full details of all of these services.

The following buses stop near to County Hall.

Address:

County Hall
Penrhyn Road
Kingston upon Thames
Surrey KT1 2DW

Telephone numbers and email address:

County Hall can be contacted through the Contact Centre on 03456 009 009.

Other contact details:

Email: contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk
Fax: 020 8541 9575
Minicom: 020 8541 8914

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday: 0730hrs to 1730hrs
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays : Closed

We have more information on our disabled access at County Hall and have more photographs of County Hall.