Garden · near Egham · Surrey

Runnymede

Runnymede is a water-meadow alongside the River Thames. Find it 500 m north of Egham. Its upkeep is handled by the National Trust.

Photo: Runnymede, Wyrdlight (CC BY 3.0)

Where

500 m

north of Egham

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 3%

#195 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Garden near Egham

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

#195 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (19 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Egham

Runnymede is 500 m north of Egham. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

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

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Choosing a month

From May to September, Egham sees highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°64 mm

Feb9° / 2°52 mm

Mar11° / 3°44 mm

Apr14° / 5°49 mm

May18° / 8°48 mm

Jun20° / 10°51 mm

Jul23° / 13°47 mm

Aug22° / 12°61 mm

Sep19° / 10°56 mm

Oct15° / 8°75 mm

Nov11° / 4°76 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

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

About

Runnymede

It has articles in 19 Wikipedias. Around it, within 15 km, lie 89 more places, Windsor Castle (5.8 km) first on our list.

Type: Garden
Run by: National Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 19 languages
Town: 500 m north of Egham
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/runnymede

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

The map

Runnymede and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Runnymede is the orange one.

Towns near it

Staying near Runnymede

By population, Egham leads the 8 with 28,003. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 500 m south of it

Egham

28,003 people · 37 places to visit

2 · 700 m northwest of it

Old Windsor and Wraysbury

7,689 people · 31 places to visit

3 · 1 km east of it

Hythe End

446 people · 27 places to visit

4 · 1.1 km west of it

Bishopsgate

302 people · 29 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Runnymede is	People	Places to visit
Egham	500 m south of it	28,003	37
Old Windsor and Wraysbury	700 m northwest of it	7,689	31
Hythe End	1 km east of it	446	27
Bishopsgate	1.1 km west of it	302	29
Horton	2.1 km northeast of it	844	22
Staines-upon-Thames	2.2 km east of it	21,327	31
Virginia Water	2.8 km south of it	5,185	34
Thorpe	3 km south of it	1,226	28

Make a day of it

While you are near Runnymede

Nearby, 89 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 theme parks.

CastleWindsor Castle5.8 km away 2Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park5.1 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)3

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor7.1 km away · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)4

Historic houseFrogmore House4.6 km away 5

Historic houseCumberland Lodge3.6 km away 6CastleCastleFort Belvedere5.5 km away 7

Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion12 km away 8

GardenFrogmore Estate4.6 km away

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

Runnymede: common questions

Where is Runnymede?

Runnymede is 500 m north of Egham, Surrey.

What is Runnymede?

Water-meadow alongside the River Thames in Surrey, England.

Who runs Runnymede?

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

When is the best time to visit Runnymede?

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

What else is there to see near Runnymede?

Within 15 km: Windsor Castle (5.8 km), Thorpe Park (5.1 km), Legoland Windsor (7.1 km) and Frogmore House (4.6 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 (7)

Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 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
Frogmore Estate: Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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