Hermitage
Hermitage is an attraction; it lies 700 m southeast of Byfleet. Add Hampton Court Palace, 11 km away, to a visit; it leads 119 places within 15 km.
Attraction near Byfleet
Just outside Byfleet
Hermitage is 700 m southeast of Byfleet. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
For warmth, aim for May to September (18–23°C highs in Byfleet).
Hermitage
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 700 m southeast of Byfleet
The map
Numbered points are the places near Hermitage, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (33,035 people). The town it is in comes first, then the others whose pages list it, nearest first.
Byfleet
Cobham
Wisley
New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Hermitage is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byfleet | 700 m northwest of it | 14,187 | 35 |
| Cobham | 1.4 km east of it | 17,505 | 50 |
| Wisley | 2.2 km west of it | 176 | 24 |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater | 3.4 km northwest of it | 33,035 | 47 |
| East Horsley | 3.5 km south of it | 5,843 | 18 |
| Hersham | 3.6 km northeast of it | 12,622 | 46 |
| Ripley | 4 km southwest of it | 1,714 | 18 |
| Weybridge | 4.3 km north of it | 15,918 | 45 |
Make a day of it near Hermitage
Among the 119 within 15 km are 5 historic houses, 2 gardens and a theme park.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace11 km away2Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park10 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)3
GardenPainshill800 m away4
GardenRHS Garden, Wisley2.7 km away5
Historic houseClaremont6.3 km away6
Historic houseNonsuch Palace14 km away7
Historic houseOatlands Palace5.6 km away8
Historic houseStrawberry Hill House15 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Hermitage
Where is Hermitage?
Hermitage is 700 m southeast of Byfleet, Surrey.
What is Hermitage?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Hermitage?
May to September are the warmest months in Byfleet, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Hermitage?
Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (11 km), Thorpe Park (10 km), Painshill (800 m) and RHS Garden, Wisley (2.7 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 (7)
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Painshill: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- RHS Garden, Wisley: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Oatlands Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Strawberry Hill House: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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