Attraction · Kingston upon Thames · London

Scorpion Express

Scorpion Express is a mine train themed roller coaster at Chessington World of Adventures. Look for it within Kingston upon Thames’ built-up area. Within 15 km there are 138 more places to visit, starting with Hampton Court Palace (6.2 km).

Photo: Scorpion Express, BenBowser (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Kingston upon Thames

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Attraction in Kingston upon Thames

Inside Kingston upon Thames

Scorpion Express 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.

When to go

Picking your season

Warm weather in Kingston upon Thames runs May to September, with highs of 18–24°C.

Jan8° / 3°62 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°45 mm

Jun21° / 11°48 mm

Jul24° / 14°47 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 11°51 mm

Oct16° / 8°69 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°61 mm

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

About

Scorpion Express

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 2 languages.

Type: Attraction
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Kingston upon Thames
Official site: chessington.com/explore/mexicana.aspx

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

The map

Finding Scorpion Express

On this map, Scorpion Express is orange and its neighbours are numbered.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of the 8, Kingston upon Thames is the largest, at 166,333 people. They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.

1 · It’s in town

Kingston upon Thames

166,333 people · 67 places to visit

2 · 800 m north of it

West Molesey

47,144 people · 36 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km southeast of it

Epsom

35,857 people · 27 places to visit

4 · 2.1 km east of it

Ewell

27,509 people · 30 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Scorpion Express 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

Worth adding to a visit

Our list has 138 more within 15 km, among them 4 historic houses, 2 theme parks and a garden.

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.2 km away 2

GardenKew Gardens14 km away 3

Theme parkChessington World of Adventures100 m away 4

Historic houseNonsuch Palace5.6 km away 5

AttractionDragon's Fury300 m away 6

Historic houseClaremont3.7 km away 7Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park15 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)8

Historic houseRichmond Palace12 km away

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

Scorpion Express: common questions

Where is Scorpion Express?

Scorpion Express is in Kingston upon Thames, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Scorpion Express?

Mine train themed roller coaster at Chessington World of Adventures.

When is the best time to visit Scorpion Express?

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 Scorpion Express?

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)

Scorpion Express: BenBowser, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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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