Historic house · near Slough · Berkshire

Dorney Wood

Dorney Wood is a grade II listed English country house. On the map, it sits 700 m northwest of Slough. The site is looked after by the National Trust.

Where

700 m

northwest of Slough

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Slough

Just outside Slough

Dorney Wood is 700 m northwest of Slough. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Slough has 155 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

Weather, month by month

In Slough, May to September bring the warmest days: highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb9° / 2°47 mm

Mar12° / 4°41 mm

Apr15° / 5°46 mm

May18° / 8°45 mm

Jun21° / 11°46 mm

Jul23° / 13°45 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 11°51 mm

Oct15° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°71 mm

Dec8° / 3°62 mm

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

About

Dorney Wood

It has articles in 2 Wikipedias. A short trip away is Windsor Castle, 8.4 km off, the first of 66 within 15 km.

Slough’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 700 m northwest of Slough
Official site: dorneywood.org

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

The map

Getting your bearings

Spot Dorney Wood in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Slough (166,868 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 700 m southeast of it

Slough

166,868 people · 36 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km east of it

Farnham Common and Farnham Royal

6,711 people · 9 places to visit

3 · 3.3 km east of it

Stoke Poges

3,920 people · 6 places to visit

4 · 3.4 km southwest of it

Taplow

249 people · 11 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Dorney Wood is	People	Places to visit
Slough	700 m southeast of it	166,868	36
Farnham Common and Farnham Royal	1.3 km east of it	6,711	9
Stoke Poges	3.3 km east of it	3,920	6
Taplow	3.4 km southwest of it	249	11
Maidenhead	3.5 km southwest of it	67,391	25
Bourne End	3.6 km northwest of it	7,166	16
Beaconsfield	3.8 km north of it	14,142	7
Cookham	3.9 km west of it	5,216	16

Make a day of it

Around Dorney Wood

Among the 66 within 15 km are 5 historic houses, a castle and a theme park.

CastleWindsor Castle8.4 km away 2

Historic house · National TrustCliveden House2.8 km away 3

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor10 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)4

Historic houseFrogmore House9.7 km away 5

Garden · National TrustRunnymede14 km away 6

Historic houseHedsor House3.3 km away 7

Historic houseCumberland Lodge14 km away 8

Historic house · National TrustWest Wycombe House14 km away

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

Planning a visit to Dorney Wood

Where is Dorney Wood?

Dorney Wood is 700 m northwest of Slough, Berkshire.

What is Dorney Wood?

Grade II listed English country house in South Bucks, United Kingdom.

Who runs Dorney Wood?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Dorney Wood?

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

Is Dorney Wood a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Dorney Wood?

Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (8.4 km), Cliveden House (2.8 km), Legoland Windsor (10 km) and Frogmore House (9.7 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)

Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Cliveden House: Antony McCallum. The original uploader was Wyrdlight at English Wikipedia., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hedsor House: Ami and Debo's Wedding, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
West Wycombe House: Original author was Giano, converted to PNG format by PNG crusade bot at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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