 The gardens are designated Grade I and were designed by author and gardener John Evelyn whose family home was nearby at Wotton, to the east.The "William IV" public house in close-by Little London dates back to the 16th century.Fishing is available in the stocked Albury Estate ponds at Weston, Vale End, Albury Park and at Powder Mills, Chilworth with the Albury Estate Fisheries club.