Around 1910, Cranleigh’s Railway Hotel moved to the Dutch gabled brick building, on The Common, Cranleigh, off Guildford Road; changing its name to The Cranley Hotel in 1929. In the 1980’s a number of bands appeared at the venue following an appeal by the then landlord which appeared in a number of local music columns.

Flow Motion played at The Cranley many times c’83/84, and The Flying Tigers did the odd gig there in mid 80’s, as well as a gig under another name when joined by Dave Gallagher & Bertie Licorice. Another band to respond were The Innocence who performed there in ’84 to 9 people, including the staff and the band member’s girlfriends. On 29 March ’84, the Desperate Remedies duo performed there, and in April the next year, Kalibre embarked on the ‘Load n’ Live’ tour encompassing numerous local venues, including The Cranley Hotel on 5 April ’85.

In 2017 The Serial Thrillers graced the venue and today the hotel hosts the occasional soloist.

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5 April 1985: Kalibre play The Cranley Hotel, Cranleigh. Picture courtesy of Kevin Procter
The Cranley Hotel in Cranleigh.