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Best Pubs & Bars in Dorking

The best pubs & bars in Dorking. Curated picks, ranked by quality and local knowledge.

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Denbies Wine Estate£££

Dorking · Things To Do

England's best-known wine-estate day out around Dorking, with tours, tastings, restaurants and broad visitor appeal.

Family friendly
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The White Horse£££

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A characterful inn and gastro-pub that absolutely merits restaurant consideration as well as a place for drinks.

Family friendlyDog friendly
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The King's Arms£££

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A famously historic pub in the heart of Dorking with lots of story, real centrality and practical pub value.

Family friendly
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The Watermill££

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

The Watermill is a scenic riverside pub near Dorking with one of the area’s best outdoor settings for drinks and relaxed afternoons.

Family friendly
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Falkland Arms (Chicken Badders)££

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A warm local pub with a sun-trapped garden and a kitchen serving top-notch fried chicken.

Family friendlyDog friendly
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Swirl Wine Bar

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

An independent Dorking High Street wine bar and coffee shop pouring wines from around the globe alongside cheese boards, charcuterie and cocktails.

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The Abinger Hatch££

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A wisteria-clad 17th-century country pub near Dorking, voted Surrey's Most-Loved Local Pub 2026, with log fires, a big garden and a family-run feel.

Family friendlyDog friendlyVegan
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The Dolphin

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A 17th-century country pub opposite Betchworth's parish church, now run by Dorking Brewery, with flagstone floors, log fires and a large beer garden.

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The Parrot

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A Brunning & Price gastropub on Forest Green's village green, known for fresh, seasonal cooking, Sunday roasts and a large beer garden facing the cricket pitch.

Family friendlyDog friendly
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The Plough Inn

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A 17th-century Surrey Hills country inn near Dorking, with its own microbrewery, farm shop and seasonal menu.

Dog friendlyVegan
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The Running Horses

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

A 400-year-old coaching inn in Mickleham near Box Hill, with a seasonal British menu, sommelier-picked wines and seven boutique rooms for overnight stays.

Dog friendly
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The King William IV

Dorking · Pubs & Bars

An independent free house on Byttom Hill, Mickleham, prized for one of the finest pub garden views in Surrey over Norbury Park and the Mole Valley.

Dog friendly