Runaway Train
Runaway Train is a roller coaster. Inside Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area is where it stands. Top of the 138 other places within 15 km is Hampton Court Palace, 6.2 km off.
Attraction in Kingston upon Thames
Inside Kingston upon Thames
Runaway Train 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.
Month by month
Afternoons in Kingston upon Thames reach 18–24°C from May to September.
Runaway Train
It is written up in 2 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Attraction
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Kingston upon Thames
- Official site
- chessington.com/explore/mexicana.aspx
Finding Runaway Train
The map centres on Runaway Train, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
By population, Kingston upon Thames leads the 8 with 166,333. The list runs from its own town outward.
Kingston upon Thames
West Molesey
Epsom
Ewell
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Runaway Train 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 | 1.3 km southeast of it | 35,857 | 27 |
| Ewell | 2.1 km east of it | 27,509 | 30 |
| Cobham | 2.1 km southwest of it | 17,505 | 50 |
| 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 |
Make a day of it near Runaway Train
138 more lie within 15 km, 4 historic houses, 2 theme parks and a garden among them.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.2 km away2
GardenKew Gardens14 km away3
Theme parkChessington World of Adventures100 m away4
Historic houseNonsuch Palace5.6 km away5
AttractionDragon's Fury300 m away6
Historic houseClaremont3.7 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 Runaway Train
Where is Runaway Train?
Runaway Train is in Kingston upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Runaway Train?
Roller coaster.
When is the best time to visit Runaway Train?
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 Runaway Train?
Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (6.2 km), Kew Gardens (14 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)
- Runaway Train: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, 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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