Abbey or priory · Chertsey · Surrey

Chertsey Abbey

Chertsey Abbey is a Benedictine monastery. Look for it within Chertsey’s built-up area. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Chertsey Abbey, David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

In Chertsey

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 18%

#1,466 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Abbey or priory in Chertsey

Inside Chertsey

Chertsey Abbey is inside Chertsey’s built-up area, with 32 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Chertsey has 96 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Month by month

May to September are the warmest in Chertsey, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb9° / 2°49 mm

Mar11° / 4°42 mm

Apr15° / 5°46 mm

May18° / 8°45 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°59 mm

Sep20° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 8°72 mm

Nov11° / 5°74 mm

Dec9° / 3°65 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Chertsey, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Chertsey. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Chertsey’s full climate →

About

Chertsey Abbey

Its story is told in 6 languages on Wikipedia. Our list has 132 more places within 15 km; first among them is Windsor Castle, at 12 km.

Chertsey’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 6 languages
Town: in Chertsey

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Chertsey Abbey

Find Chertsey Abbey in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Chertsey Abbey

The largest of the 8 towns is Staines-upon-Thames, with 21,327 people. Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Chertsey

14,558 people · 35 places to visit

2 · 500 m north of it

Penton Hook

404 people · 23 places to visit

3 · 800 m north of it

Staines-upon-Thames

21,327 people · 31 places to visit

4 · 1.3 km north of it

Laleham

2,521 people · 24 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Chertsey Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Chertsey	It’s in town	14,558	35
Penton Hook	500 m north of it	404	23
Staines-upon-Thames	800 m north of it	21,327	31
Laleham	1.3 km north of it	2,521	24
Addlestone	1.6 km south of it	13,748	32
Lyne	1.7 km west of it	1,202	24
Weybridge	1.9 km southeast of it	15,918	45
Shepperton Green	2.1 km east of it	4,358	34

Make a day of it

Beyond Chertsey Abbey

132 more lie within 15 km, 2 theme parks, 2 historic houses and 2 attractions among them.

CastleWindsor Castle12 km away 2Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park1.4 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)3

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace11 km away 4

Garden · National TrustRunnymede6.6 km away 5

AttractionColossus1.4 km away 6

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor13 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)7

Historic house · National TrustOsterley House15 km away · 350K visitors a year 8

AttractionHyperia1.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Before visiting Chertsey Abbey

Where is Chertsey Abbey?

Chertsey Abbey is in Chertsey, Surrey, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chertsey Abbey?

Benedictine monastery.

When is the best time to visit Chertsey Abbey?

May to September are the warmest months in Chertsey, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Chertsey Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Chertsey Abbey?

Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (12 km), Thorpe Park (1.4 km), Hampton Court Palace (11 km) and Runnymede (6.6 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (8)

Chertsey Abbey: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Colossus: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Osterley House: Osterley Park House, London-25June2009.jpg: Jim Linwood derivative work: Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hyperia: Suntooooth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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