Hambledon, Surrey

Hambledon lies in Surrey's wooded countryside between Guildford and the West Sussex border, claiming fame as cricket's birthplace. Reach it via the A3 from London then A283, or locally from Guildford in 15 minutes through Witley. The village sits amongst the Surrey Hills with good EV charging nearby, and Broadhalfpenny Down still hosts matches where cricket's earliest rules were established in the 1750s.