
Their care and compassion were remarkable and greatly appreciated by our family.Ashleigh L(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The facilities are wonderful with superb views and lots of bright areas to sit and chat.P E(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Every visit was a pleasure and they were never put out by any request.M L(Son-in-law of Resident/Service User)

Their care and compassion were remarkable and greatly appreciated by our family.Ashleigh L(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

The facilities are wonderful with superb views and lots of bright areas to sit and chat.P E(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Every visit was a pleasure and they were never put out by any request.M L(Son-in-law of Resident/Service User)

Located in a quiet residential area of Cranleigh, Knowle Park provides round the clock residential, dementia and nursing care on a permanent and respite basis, as well as compassionate end of life care.
Residents at the Surrey care home can enjoy quality, recently refurbished facilities including beautifully designed communal areas, a café and a hair salon. Each bedroom is tastefully decorated, and the stunning gardens look out at the Surrey Hills.
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Care Provided by Knowle Park
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 46 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Fees are subject to a pre-admission needs assessment which is required to fully understand the level of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge. Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible.
What’s included?
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
Please note, the weekly fee does not include hairdressing, chiropody or other healthcare visits or appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Knowle Park for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Knowle Park to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Caroline Sears (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2011
Room Information
- Single Rooms (41)
Knowle Park Reviews (86)
Knowle Park has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.692) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Knowle Park has 86 reviews.
The care and support given by all the staff has been exceptional both to my mother in law and us as a whole family. A lovely setting and a warm atmosphere especially in the circumstances with declining health, peaceful and caring. Thank you so much. Hospitality has been fantastic, well recommended.
Knowle Park, apart from its stunning location, has a wonderful, warm atmosphere. The team are fantastic and nothing is too much trouble, they work well together and always look happy. It cannot always be an easy job. It's a five-star hotel run by a five-star team!
I have been a resident at Knowle Park for the last seven months. The level of care during my stay has been very good, although as a Parkinson patient aged 73, I have found the care regime to be tiresome at times. However, the enthusiasm and kindness of the carers has made up for my slowness in coming to terms with a total loss of independence.
Mum lives with us and attends Knowle Park for occasional weeks of respite care throughout the year. We have found the staff to be kind and helpful. Mum always returns home in good spirits and physically well cared for. She talks warmly about the staff and her rooms (particularly this August) have been generally cosy and homely. Sometimes TV and telephones haven't worked in Mum's room but this has usually been fixed reasonably quickly for her.
Staff are always friendly and welcoming. Premises and grounds are well maintained. Food is always well presented and tasty. Mum came for respite care and asked to stay full time.
They are now very settled and look so much better. We are thrilled at the level of care they receive and nothing is too much bother for any of the staff. I can thoroughly recommend Knowle Park as a caring and person centred care home.
Very friendly and caring staff are looking after my mother fantastically. The home is set in lovely grounds. All the rooms that I've seen are light and welcoming.
The care home has been brilliant. They have treated us like family through tough times and have ensured we have had support.
They have been patient with my mum and have treated her with the best care.
The care home does not normally care for cancer patients nor patients as young as my mum but they have done an excellent job with her physical and mental wellbeing.
Mum has been a resident here for four years and my father previously for 2 years. The standard of care has been consistently high and always exceeded other care homes we have had direct experience of in the same area.
All the staff here have always gone the extra mile with my mum, dad and with our whole family.
This has been my first experience of a nursing home - other than time spent in hospitals.
The staff members are all helpful and ready with a steady hand on the staircase etc where they can see a problem.
To have been a resident at Knowle Park for 18 months, during that time I have been gently encouraged to mix with residents and take part in activities and walks in the garden.
She thought all the staff were friendly and she enjoyed the activities that were organised.
She said, "I'm so lucky to have found a lovely place like this...everyone is so friendly."
After her fall, the carers and medical staff were professional and attentive. They kept us informed of any changes in mum's condition.
All the staff were compassionate and we felt cared for as well.
In the days following mum's death, all the staff we met gave their condolences.
I would not place my mother in any other home that I have had any experience of.
The staff here are superb and do everything to make my mother comfortable. The room she has has an excellent view of the huge lawn and tree line. The rooms are always well heated with the odd occasion where opening windows can be necessary. The building is a large mansion house and not a modern hotel style block.
The food served always looks really good and my mother always enjoyed it. Her present state requires mashed up food but she still eats it all. She and her family used to enjoy the summer lunches out on the lawn. The entertainment provided has always been good although this is one occupation that has a very high turnover which is disappointing for the residents when they get to like the individual(s).
Overall I would recommend Knowle Park to anyone who has need of a good nursing home.
I have was very impressed with every aspect of Knowle Park. Ma moved in on the 1st August 2017 and was welcomed by all. She settled in very well and grew to love all of the staff. It was a delight to see her face light up when a member of the staff entered her room. The care she received was excellent and we cannot thank Knowle Park enough for looking after her so well.
We wish you all a very happy Christmas and many thanks again.
My father in law had to move suddenly to Knowle Park. All the staff were extremely welcoming. He was anxious about the move but the office staff, nursing staff, carers and dining assistants took great care and time to reassure him. They quickly learnt his requirements and he was very much encouraged to socialise with other residents and participate in activities. The carers and nursing staff were very kind and treated him with great respect. He was much happier there than at the previous home.
My husband had Ahlziemers and died there. Every care a consideration.
Both my parents have been residents at Knowle Park. My mother has been there from November 2014 until now and my father from December 2014 until August 2016, when he passed away. I have been delighted with all aspects of their care both nursing and social. All the staff are wonderful - professional and caring and the atmosphere in the home is lovely. The care shown to my dad and all our family at the end of his life was fantastic. I would recommend Knowle Park to anyone looking for a care home.
I've always found staff at Knowle Park very helpful and cheerful and kind to residents.
The home itself is clean, open and airy and set in beautiful grounds. It is a pleasure to visit and my mum is very happy there, which I think says it all.
Excellent care provided at all times by a team of highly professional and compassionate staff in an extremely comfortable, homely and friendly environment. My mother is cared for with great dignity and we as a family feel supported as well by everyone at Knowle Park Nursing Home.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 19 October 2022Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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News (52) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
Care UK’s commitment to supporting residents has been nationally recognised, as the organisation took home the large care provider of the year accolade at the 2026 Care Home Awards. At...
- 29 May 2026
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- 29 May 2026
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Meet the Team (1)

I originally trained as a nurse, before moving into management within care homes 20 years ago.
I maintain my clinical knowledge by working with the clinical team and attending relevant training. I also have a master’s degree in human management.
I have the responsibility of overseeing and supporting the team to ensure the home runs in the best way possible to achieve outstanding customer service and quality of care. My role as Home Manager also involves supporting our residents and their relatives, which is one of the main reasons I love my work.
My biggest achievement was being a finalist for ‘Manager of the Year’ in the Surrey Care Association Awards.At Knowle Park, care from the heart means our team working together to achieve excellence with kindness, respect and empathy.
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