Woking

Why not visit the underpass which has a mural detailing the alien invasion of H G Wells' The War of the Worlds?

Off Carter's Lane; no vehicle access. Very interesting for the history. Henry VIII's grandmother, Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother to Henry VII, lived at Woking Palace, during the reign on Henry VII, though it stopped being a royal palace in 1620, when ownership passed from James I of England and VI of Scotland to Sir Edward Zouch.

It was the first mosque to be constructed in the UK. Invested by the Begum of Bhopal, one of Bhopal's few female rulers in the late 1890s, it was built by British architects who collaborated with the Oriental Institute to design the first religious building of its kind. The call to prayer can be heard in the surrounding areas of Maybury and Sheerwater, both of which have high numbers of Muslim families, mostly with roots on the Indian subcontinent.

Modern art gallery with restaurant. Has permanent 'History of Woking' exhibition (free) and changing exhibitions, mostly free.

Opened in the mid-19th century to ease the burden on the capital's groaning churchyards. In its heyday, daily funeral trains transported coffins and mourners from Central London, and its 'residents' now number almost a quarter of a million. With graves, memorials and mausolea from the 1850s to the present day, the cemetery includes segregated areas for a great variety of national backgrounds and faiths. Many notable graves are mapped and marked by signage. The Brookwood Cemetery Society runs guided walks at least monthly.

Traditionally the 'nonconformist' side, where Catholics, Baptists, Jews and the irreligious jostle for space among some important segregated plots. Here you can find Christian grounds for the Latvian and Swedish communities of Britain, along with several Muslim plots, from the golden dome of the Najmee Baag area to the white geometric blocks of the Dawoodi Bohra ground. The only Zoroastrian burial ground in Europe has numerous large vaults and other impressive graves, one of which is said to belong to Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, under a pseudonym. Definite notable burials in the North Cemetery include the early anatomist Dr Robert Knox, who used bodies snatched from Edinburgh graves by Burke and Hare, contemporary architect Zaha Hadid, and the cemetery's owner (1985-2006) and restorer Ramadan Güney.

Traditionally the Anglican side and the earliest part to be developed, meaning lots of gothic vaults, crumbling Celtic crosses and angels, although there are plenty of other plots here too, notably a Serbian Orthodox cemetery. Near to that, you'll find the monastic church of St Edward the Martyr, an early Christian king of England whose remains and shrine are inside. A small community of True Orthodox monks resides here, and might welcome you inside for a look and a chat. Notable graves in the South Cemetery include those of the artists John Singer Sargent, Evelyn De Morgan and William De Morgan, plus the exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky.

The largest war cemetery in the UK and final resting place for thousands of service personnel from Britain, the Commonwealth, and allied countries. Check out the small museum by the entrance to discover some of the stories behind the graves. Two large memorials commemorate Commonwealth casualties from the world wars with no known grave. A small plot is set aside for the burials of Chelsea Pensioners from the Royal Hospital in London. Self-contained cemeteries are provided for nations including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. The latter is the only American cemetery of World War I in the British Isles, and includes a neoclassical chapel that wouldn't look out of place in Arlington. Guided tours are infrequent; keep an eye on the Eventbrite page.