Croc Drop
Croc Drop is an amusement park ride. Head into Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area to find it. Close by, Hampton Court Palace is 6.2 km away, one of 137 within 15 km.
Attraction in Kingston upon Thames
Inside Kingston upon Thames
Croc Drop is inside Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area, with 24 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Seasons in Kingston upon Thames
If warmth matters, go May to September: Kingston upon Thames reaches 18–24°C.
Croc Drop
Its Wikipedia coverage spans 2 languages.
- Type
- Attraction
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Kingston upon Thames
- Official site
- chessington.com/explore/theme-park-zoo/whats-new
The map
The orange dot is Croc Drop; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Croc Drop
By population, Kingston upon Thames leads the 8 with 166,333. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Kingston upon Thames
West Molesey
Epsom
Cobham
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Croc Drop is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Thames | It’s in town | 166,333 | 67 |
| West Molesey | 800 m north of it | 47,144 | 36 |
| Epsom | 1.4 km southeast of it | 35,857 | 27 |
| Cobham | 2 km west of it | 17,505 | 50 |
| Ewell | 2.1 km east of it | 27,509 | 30 |
| Esher | 2.8 km northwest of it | 9,484 | 40 |
| Ashtead | 3 km south of it | 14,830 | 24 |
| Leatherhead | 4 km south of it | 11,482 | 29 |
Places to add to Croc Drop
The 137 places within 15 km include 4 historic houses, 2 theme parks and a garden.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.2 km away2
GardenKew Gardens15 km away3
Theme parkChessington World of Adventures100 m away4
Historic houseNonsuch Palace5.6 km away5
AttractionDragon's Fury200 m away6
Historic houseClaremont3.6 km away7Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park15 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)8
Historic houseRichmond Palace12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Croc Drop
Where is Croc Drop?
Croc Drop is in Kingston upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Croc Drop?
Amusement park ride.
When is the best time to visit Croc Drop?
May to September are the warmest months in Kingston upon Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Croc Drop?
Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (6.2 km), Kew Gardens (15 km), Chessington World of Adventures (100 m) and Nonsuch Palace (5.6 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)
- Croc Drop: Jcrazyhead37, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chessington World of Adventures: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dragon's Fury: Martyn Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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