Colnbrook Museum: Colnbrook’s one place to visit
Around Colnbrook, the places to visit include 5 attractions, 2 gardens and a museum. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 11 beyond the one inside Colnbrook’s built-up area. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by the National Trust. Beyond the town, the best known is Windsor Castle, 5.5 km off.
Best known, in and near Colnbrook
Along with Colnbrook Museum, see 2 gardens, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Garden · National TrustRunnymede5 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseFrogmore House4.4 km outside town, to the west
GardenFrogmore Estate4.5 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Priory4.6 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkPlastic Playground Wake Park2 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where each one is
Most of the 11 close by lie to the southwest.
The dashed line is Colnbrook’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
5 are other attractions; castles or historic places come next with 3.
Green: inside Colnbrook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Runnymede).
The places, one by one
First the one in town, then the 11 within 5 km of its edge.
Frogmore House
Grade I listed historic house museum in Windsor, United Kingdom.
Frogmore Estate
Private gardens within the grounds of the Home Park, adjoining Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England, UK.
The one inside Colnbrook comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
29 listed buildings are on Colnbrook’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Colnbrook →
The wider area
Allow a day for Windsor Castle, 5.5 km away, the pick of 12.
CastleWindsor Castle5.5 km west
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum28 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace27 km east
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey28 km east
Big drawCastleTower of London31 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower28 km east
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace16 km southeast
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery28 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens16 km east
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum25 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye28 km east
MuseumMadame Tussauds26 km eastPlaces well known beyond Colnbrook (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
What visitors ask about Colnbrook
What are the main attractions in Colnbrook?
The place to visit inside Colnbrook’s built-up area is Colnbrook Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 11 more within 5 km.
Does Colnbrook have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Colnbrook: Colnbrook Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Colnbrook?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Colnbrook, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Runnymede).
What are the best-known days out near Colnbrook?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (5.5 km), British Museum (28 km), Buckingham Palace (27 km), Westminster Abbey (28 km).
Where are Colnbrook’s historic buildings listed?
Colnbrook has 29 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Colnbrook when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (16)
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore Estate: Karen Roe from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Priory: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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