Castle · near Ascot · Berkshire

Fort Belvedere

Fort Belvedere is a grade II* listed country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park. Visitors find it 300 m east of Ascot. A short trip away is Windsor Castle, 8.8 km off, the first of 91 within 15 km.

Where

300 m

east of Ascot

How well known

Top 8%

#662 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Castle near Ascot

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#662 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (11 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Ascot

Fort Belvedere is 300 m east of Ascot. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Ascot has 52 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

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Ascot).

Jan8° / 2°73 mm

Feb9° / 2°52 mm

Mar11° / 3°46 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May18° / 8°47 mm

Jun21° / 10°54 mm

Jul23° / 13°49 mm

Aug23° / 12°60 mm

Sep20° / 10°57 mm

Oct15° / 7°78 mm

Nov11° / 4°81 mm

Dec8° / 2°72 mm

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

About

Fort Belvedere

It is written up in 11 Wikipedias.

Ascot’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Castle
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 11 languages
Town: 300 m east of Ascot

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

The map

Where Fort Belvedere is

Fort Belvedere is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.

Towns near it

Bases near Fort Belvedere

By population, Egham leads the 8 with 28,003. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 300 m west of it

Ascot

24,003 people · 20 places to visit

2 · 600 m east of it

Virginia Water

5,185 people · 34 places to visit

3 · 2.4 km southeast of it

Longcross

364 people · 24 places to visit

4 · 2.4 km northeast of it

Egham

28,003 people · 37 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Fort Belvedere is	People	Places to visit
Ascot	300 m west of it	24,003	20
Virginia Water	600 m east of it	5,185	34
Longcross	2.4 km southeast of it	364	24
Egham	2.4 km northeast of it	28,003	37
Windlesham	3.4 km southwest of it	3,706	11
Bishopsgate	4.2 km northeast of it	302	29
Lyne	4.4 km east of it	1,202	24
Woodside	4.5 km northwest of it	500	14

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Around Fort Belvedere

A visit can add 4 historic houses, 2 theme parks and a castle, from 91 places within 15 km.

CastleWindsor Castle8.8 km away 2

Garden · National TrustRunnymede5.5 km away 3Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park6.9 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)4

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor7.2 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)5

Historic houseCumberland Lodge3.3 km away 6

Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion6.9 km away 7

Historic houseTittenhurst Park1.6 km away 8

Historic houseFrogmore House7.9 km away

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

Planning a visit to Fort Belvedere

Where is Fort Belvedere?

Fort Belvedere is 300 m east of Ascot, Berkshire.

What is Fort Belvedere?

Grade II* listed country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, in Surrey, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Fort Belvedere?

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

Is Fort Belvedere a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Fort Belvedere?

Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (8.8 km), Runnymede (5.5 km), Thorpe Park (6.9 km) and Legoland Windsor (7.2 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 (7)

Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Tittenhurst Park: Phillip Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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