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Family Photographer in Surrey
Family photography across Surrey, at your home, in your garden or in a park near you. Kaushik Bathia travels from the Northwood studio, so the children stay on ground they know.
The short answer
Where can we have a family photoshoot in Surrey?
Almost anywhere near home. Kaushik Bathia comes to you for family photos across Surrey: your house and garden, or a local open space such as the Lammas Recreation Ground by the Thames at Staines, Priory Park in Reigate or Stoke Park in Guildford. Staines is about 12 miles from the Northwood studio and Reigate about 27, and travel is set out in your written quote. Prices are given on request.
Our usual session area is within about 20 miles of the studio. Further out in Surrey, sessions are by arrangement, with travel quoted in writing before you book.
…I felt the session was flexible and took into account the limited attention span of a 5 year old child! We had numerous photos taken of us, separately and together in three different outfits. We were very happy with the results and found it difficult to shortlist our favourites from soo many amazing photos. I would highly recommend them.
We had a fun and relaxing family photoshoot. Kaushik managed to make us all at ease and smile, especially our 1 yr old son. He was very efficient, professional and friendly. We viewed the beautiful images promptly, without any pressurised selling. Can't wait to receive the photos. Thanks for the great photoshoot!
Kaushik was great when he took photos of our wedding, and was equally great when doing a family studio session, involving entertaining 8 children (ages 0 up to 11).
North Surrey
Riverside parks in north Surrey, 12 to 19 miles from Northwood
The Thames towns are the nearest part of Surrey to the studio, and they have the river. The Lammas Recreation Ground at Staines is a riverside family park with a large picnic field, play areas, a summer splash park and a café with boat hire. Just downstream, Laleham Park on Shepperton Road has a playground and parking, which helps when you are carrying a baby bag and a toddler.
Around Egham, Runnymede Pleasure Grounds on Windsor Road has parking, toilets and a paddling pool, though barbecues are not allowed. Englefield Green has a large village green with a play area and a cricket green, and the Runnymede meadows nearby, partly owned by the National Trust, give wide open grass for children to run on.
In Elmbridge, Churchfields Recreation Ground in Weybridge has a splash pad and a wildflower meadow, and Brooklands Community Park on Sopwith Drive has natural play areas and a picnic area. Near Esher, Claremont Landscape Garden has a turfed amphitheatre above its lake.
West Surrey
Heath, canal and common around Woking and Camberley
West Surrey is heath country. Horsell Common, on the edge of Woking, is a 355-hectare open space where H. G. Wells set the first Martian landing in The War of the Worlds; dogs need close control on its main paths from 1 March to 15 September. Brookwood Country Park lies south of Knaphill on the north bank of the Basingstoke Canal.
Around Camberley, Frimley Lodge Park sits beside the Basingstoke Canal with a miniature railway, a community garden, play areas and a café, which makes it easy to keep small children happy between pictures. Lightwater Country Park is mostly heathland with ponds, woodland and meadows. Both are about 23 miles from Northwood.
South and east Surrey
The Downs and town parks of Guildford, Dorking and Reigate
Guildford's Stoke Park is the town's largest, 52 hectares of rolling grassland with views across the town and a rose garden; dogs must be on a lead there. The castle gardens, open to the public since 1888, have floral displays around the 11th-century keep and a life-size statue from Alice Through the Looking Glass, which children tend to want in the picture.
Around Dorking, the Cotmandene looks across the town to Box Hill and Ranmore, and the Glory Woods are reached on foot from the town centre. In Reigate, Priory Park has lakes, a sunken garden and a café, and Earlswood Common between Redhill and Reigate has two large lakes. Redhill's Memorial Park on London Road has a playground and a sensory garden.
Closer in, Nonsuch Park between Cheam and Ewell holds the site of Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace and formal gardens kept by volunteers, and Epsom Common has been a Local Nature Reserve since 2001.
At home
How a come-to-you family session works across Surrey
Kaushik arrives at your home with lights and backdrops if you want indoor pictures, and goes on to the garden or a nearby park if the weather allows. A session usually starts with relaxed pictures of everyone together while the children are fresh, then moves on to smaller groups and individual portraits. Nobody needs to sit still for long.
Because Surrey is 12 to 27 miles from the Northwood studio, the journey is part of the booking. Travel from Northwood is set out in your written quote, and session prices are given on request by phone or WhatsApp on 07956 505383. If you would rather come to the studio, it is on Joel Street, two minutes from Northwood Hills station.
For a home session, a tidy corner and a window with soft light are worth more than a whole house cleared. Kaushik will tell you which room works once he sees it.
Ages and seasons
Ages, seasons and what to wear for a Surrey family shoot
Babies and toddlers do well at home or in a park close to it, with a nap planned around the session. School-age children enjoy places with something to do, like the Frimley Lodge miniature railway or the splash park at Staines in summer. Teenagers and grandparents often prefer a quieter setting, such as a garden or a walk along the river.
Spring and early autumn give the softest outdoor light in Surrey's parks, and summer evenings suit the Thames towns. Winter sessions move indoors more often. For clothes, choose two or three colours that sit well together, avoid big logos, and bring a spare top for anyone likely to end up in a puddle or a paddling pool.
Permissions
Surrey places that need planning ahead
Painshill at Cobham asks for a photography licence for family sessions as well as commercial shoots, applied for at least 7 days ahead; dogs there must stay on a short fixed lead on the paths. Epsom and Walton Downs are private land, and because racehorses use the gallops in the mornings, visitors are asked to come after noon. Kaushik checks these conditions before confirming a location, and if a dog is coming, the pet photography page has more. See also family photography for how sessions work, or the Surrey photographer page for every service in the county.
Planning
Planning around Surrey
Summer at the splash park
The Lammas Recreation Ground at Staines has a summer splash park, so bring a towel and a change of clothes if it is part of the plan.
Painshill a week ahead
If you want Painshill's landscape garden at Cobham, its photography licence has to be applied for at least 7 days before the session.
Travel in the quote
Surrey towns are about 12 to 27 miles from Northwood, and the travel for your session is set out in writing before you confirm.
Parks and open spaces for a family shoot in Surrey
Parks and open spaces across Surrey that work for family photos, with the facts and rules worth knowing for each.
- Lammas Recreation Ground: The Lammas Recreation Ground off Wraysbury Road and Church Road is a riverside family park beside the Thames with a large picnic field, play areas, a summer splash park, river frontage and a café with boat hire. 1
- Runnymede Pleasure Grounds: Runnymede Pleasure Grounds on Windsor Road, Egham (TW20 0AD), is a council park with parking, public toilets and a paddling pool, and barbecues are not permitted. 2
- Churchfields Recreation Ground: Churchfields Recreation Ground on Churchfield Road, Weybridge KT13 8DB, has a play area, splash pad, tennis courts and the Churchfields Wildflower Meadow. 3
- Claremont Landscape Garden: Claremont Landscape Garden, just outside Esher, is a Grade I registered 18th-century garden shaped by Charles Bridgeman, Capability Brown, William Kent and Sir John Vanbrugh, with a turfed amphitheatre overlooking the lake, and has been owned by the National Trust since 1949. 4
- Painshill dog rules: Dogs are the only pets allowed at Painshill and must stay on a short, fixed lead on the designated paths at all times. 5
Sources, facts checked October 2026
Town by town
Family photography around Surrey
Surrey towns where Kaushik photographs families at home or in a nearby park, with each town's distance from the Northwood studio.
- Staines-upon-Thames (12 miles from the studio)
- Egham (13 miles from the studio)
- Weybridge (16 miles from the studio)
- Esher (16 miles from the studio)
- Cobham (19 miles from the studio)
- Epsom (20 miles from the studio)
- Woking (20 miles from the studio)
- Leatherhead (21 miles from the studio)
- Camberley (23 miles from the studio)
- Guildford (25 miles from the studio)
- Dorking (26 miles from the studio)
- Reigate (27 miles from the studio)
- Redhill (27 miles from the studio)
Good to know
Family photography in Surrey: questions answered
Family session prices are given on request: call or WhatsApp 07956 505383, or use the enquiry form with your town and how many people are in the picture. Travel from Northwood is quoted in writing as part of the same reply, so you see the whole cost before booking.
Yes. Kaushik comes to homes across Surrey, from Staines and Egham, about 12 to 13 miles from the studio, to Reigate and Redhill, about 27 miles away. He brings lighting for indoor pictures and can move out to the garden or a park nearby.
It depends on where you live. Near Staines there is the Lammas Recreation Ground and Laleham Park; near Weybridge, Churchfields; near Camberley, Frimley Lodge Park; in Guildford, Stoke Park and the castle gardens; in Reigate, Priory Park. Kaushik will suggest one close to home.
Most family sessions take about an hour, sometimes a little longer for bigger groups or when moving from the house to a park. Kaushik keeps the pace gentle so young children have breaks.
Yes. Extended family groups and pets are welcome. Some Surrey spaces have dog rules, such as a short fixed lead at Painshill or leads around the lakes at Earlswood Common, so Kaushik picks a spot that suits everyone.
Yes. The Northwood studio at 21 Joel Street is two minutes from Northwood Hills station on the Metropolitan line. It suits families who want a plain backdrop or whose home is short on space.
Family photos in Surrey
Tell us your town and who is in the picture
Send your town, the ages of the children and whether you would like home, park or studio. Kaushik will reply with a price and the travel from Northwood in writing.
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