Historic house · near Virginia Water · Surrey

Great Fosters

Great Fosters is a grade I listed country house. You will find it 200 m northeast of Virginia Water. Add Windsor Castle, 8.6 km away, to a visit; it leads 108 places within 15 km.

Photo: Great Fosters, Martyn Davies. (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

200 m

northeast of Virginia Water

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Virginia Water

Just outside Virginia Water

Great Fosters is 200 m northeast of Virginia Water. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Virginia Water has 7 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 by the month

Warm weather in Virginia Water runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°67 mm

Feb9° / 2°48 mm

Mar12° / 4°41 mm

Apr15° / 5°45 mm

May18° / 8°44 mm

Jun21° / 11°50 mm

Jul23° / 13°44 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 10°53 mm

Oct16° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°70 mm

Dec9° / 3°63 mm

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

About

Great Fosters

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Virginia Water’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 200 m northeast of Virginia Water
Official site: greatfosters.co.uk

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

The map

Great Fosters on the map

The map centres on Great Fosters, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Great Fosters

With 28,003 people, Egham is the largest of the 8. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 200 m southwest of it

Virginia Water

5,185 people · 34 places to visit

2 · 600 m southeast of it

Thorpe

1,226 people · 28 places to visit

3 · 700 m north of it

Egham

28,003 people · 37 places to visit

4 · 1.4 km east of it

Staines-upon-Thames

21,327 people · 31 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Great Fosters is	People	Places to visit
Virginia Water	200 m southwest of it	5,185	34
Thorpe	600 m southeast of it	1,226	28
Egham	700 m north of it	28,003	37
Staines-upon-Thames	1.4 km east of it	21,327	31
Lyne	2.3 km south of it	1,202	24
Chertsey	2.4 km southeast of it	14,558	35
Hythe End	2.5 km north of it	446	27
Penton Hook	2.9 km east of it	404	23

Make a day of it

Beyond Great Fosters

Also close at hand are 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 theme parks, among 108 within 15 km.

CastleWindsor Castle8.6 km away 2Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park2.6 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)3

Garden · National TrustRunnymede2.9 km away 4

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace14 km away 5

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor9.2 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)6

Historic houseCumberland Lodge4.8 km away 7

Historic houseFrogmore House7.3 km away 8CastleCastleFort Belvedere4.8 km away

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

Great Fosters: what to know

Where is Great Fosters?

Great Fosters is 200 m northeast of Virginia Water, Surrey.

What is Great Fosters?

Grade I listed country house in Egham, Surrey, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Great Fosters?

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

Is Great Fosters a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Great Fosters?

Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (8.6 km), Thorpe Park (2.6 km), Runnymede (2.9 km) and Hampton Court Palace (14 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)

Great Fosters: Martyn Davies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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