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Welcome Venues in Dorking & Surrounding Area 2025-2026

Warm welcome venues across Surrey offer a safe warm space, a hot drink and some activities for free. The official Warm Welcome Scheme for 2025/26 launches again on 1 November 2025.

The list below details where Warm Welcome Venues are located within Dorking and across Mole Valle.y

Box Hill Village Hall

Address:
Boxhill Road, Tadworth, KT20 7JS

Opening Times: 
Thursday: 1:30pm to 3pm

Services Offered: 
Hot drinks, Meals, Social activities, Physical activities, Guest speakers and entertainers.

Accessibility: 
Wheelchair accessible. Toilets and kitchen onsite, including disabled toilet.

Crossways Community Baptist Church

Address: 
Junction Road, Dorking, Surrey, RH4 3HB

Opening Times: 
Wednesday 12pm to 2.30pm (Term Time)

Services Offered: 
Hot drinks; Meals; Social activities; Craft activities; Reflection and Prayer Station.

Accessibility: 
Accessible toilet. Ramps for entry.

Dorking Christian Centre (Open from 5 January 2026)

Address:
Church Street, Dorking, RH4 1DW

Opening times:

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 10.00am

Services:
Hot drinks; Meals – cold buffet breakfast. The Community Fridge operate from the Centre every weekday and the Foodbank is held there twice a week. Social activities are also held on different days each week e.g. social table tennis.

Accessibility:
Cafe is on the ground floor. Disabled toilet available.

Dorking Library

Address:
St Martin’s Walk, Dorking, Surrey RH4 1UT

Opening times:

• Monday 9.30am to 5.30pm
• Tuesday 9.30am to 7pm
• Wednesday 9.30am to 5.30pm
• Thursday 9.30am to 7pm
• Friday 9.30am to 5.30pm
• Saturday 9.30am to 5pm
• Sunday Closed

Services:
Warm space, hot and cold drinks, events and activities.

Accessibility information on Dorking Library website

New Life Church (Community Life Project)

Address:
Chart Downs Community Centre, Chart Downs, Dorking RH5 4DD

Opening Times:
Friday: 10.30am to 2pm

Services Offered
Hot drinks; Food bank/ Food Club / Community Fridge; Social activities; Craft activities

Accessibility: 
The Community Centre has disabled access and parking for those with mobility issues. Accessible toilet with changing area for babies.

Across Mole Valley

Ashtead Library

Address:
Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BQ

Opening times:

• Monday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Tuesday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Wednesday Closed
• Thursday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Friday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Saturday 9.30am to 5pm
• Sunday Closed

Accessibility information on Ashtead LIbrary website

Bookham Library

Address:
Townshott Close, Great Bookham, Surrey, KT23 4DQ

Opening times:

• Monday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Tuesday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Wednesday Closed
• Thursday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Friday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
• Saturday 9:30am to 5pm
• Sunday Closed

Accessibility information on Bookham Library website

Leatherhead Community Hub

Address:
Kingston Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7PX

Opening times:

• Advice Café: 9.30am to 11.30am every Thursday until 28 March 2024, except for 21 and 28 December
• Family Feast: 5pm to 6.30pm on the fourth Thursday of each month between November and March. Must be pre-booked

Services:
Hot drinks, meals, food bank, food club, community fridge, Advice Café

Leatherhead Library

Address:
The Mansion, Church Street, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8DP

Opening times:

• Monday Closed
• Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm
• Wednesday 9.30am to 5pm
• Thursday 9.30am to 5pm
• Friday 9.30am to 5pm
• Saturday 9.30am to 5pm
• Sunday Closed

Accessibility information on Leatherhead Library website

Mole Valley Employment and Skills Hub

Address:
Unit 25 Swan Centre, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8AH

Opening times:
Thursday 9.30am to 3.30pm

Services:
Hot drinks, energy advice, money management sessions, foodbank vouchers, SES water priority list, meals, social activities, physical activities, food bank, food club, community fridge.

Accessibility:
The front entrance is step-free but the Warm Welcome is downstairs and not accessible by a wheelchair.

Leatherhead Fairfield Centre

Address:
34 Swan Court, Leatherhead, KT22 8AH

Opening times:
Monday to Friday: 10am to 4pm

Leatherhead Community Hub

Address:
Kingston Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7PX

Opening times:
Advice Café: 9.30am to 11.30am every Thursday until 28 March 2024, except for 21 and 28 December
Family Feast: 5pm to 6.30pm on the fourth Thursday of each month between November and March. Must be pre-booked.

Leatherhead Library

Address:
The Mansion, Church Street, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 8DP

Opening times:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 9.30am to 5pm
Monday and Sunday: Closed

More info for warm venues across Surrey

Westcott Village Hub 

Address:
Chapel Lane, Westcott, RH4 3PP  

Services Provided: 
Hot drinks. Meals. Social activities. Food bank/ Food Club / Community Fridge.  

Accessibility: 
Accessible toilets, limited parking.  

Opening Hours: 
Monday: 10:00 – 14:00 
Tuesday: 10:00 – 14:00 
Wednesday: 10:00 – 14:00 
Thursday: 08:00 – 16:00 
Friday: 08:00 – 16:00 
Saturday: 10:00 – 14:00