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Legoland Windsor
Attractions in Cranbourne

Out from Cranbourne: Legoland Windsor and more

Legoland Windsor counted 2.3M visitors in 2024. What there is to see lies just outside: 12 places within 5 km of its edge. The mix takes in 4 historic houses, 2 theme parks and 2 attractions. Go 5.9 km out for Windsor Castle.

Photo: Legoland Windsor, Rob Young profile (CC BY 2.0)
In Cranbourne
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
12
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
1
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

The best known around Cranbourne

The list goes on from Legoland Windsor to 3 historic houses, a garden and a heritage railway.

Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor1.6 km outside town, to the northeast · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Historic houseCumberland Lodge3.6 km outside town, to the eastHistoric houseSunninghill Park1.9 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseTittenhurst Park4.3 km outside town, to the southeastGardenSavill Garden4.4 km outside town, to the southeastHeritage railwayLegoland Hill Train1.6 km outside town, to the northeast

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Around Cranbourne, mapped

Head to the northeast for most of the 12 on the list.

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The dashed line is Cranbourne’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

What they are

There are more zoos, theme parks or other days out (4) than anything else, then castles or historic places (4).

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks · 1 heritage railway · 1 aquarium0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

Green: inside Cranbourne. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

All of them, one by one

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 12 places in all.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

3 listed buildings are on Cranbourne’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Cranbourne →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Most famous of the 12 is Windsor Castle, 5.9 km from the centre.

CastleWindsor Castle5.9 km northeastBig drawMuseumBritish Museum38 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace37 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey38 km eastAttractionElizabeth Tower38 km eastHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace23 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery38 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye39 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum35 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)MuseumMadame Tussauds37 km eastGardenKew Gardens26 km eastBig drawMuseumNatural History Museum35 km east · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Cranbourne (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.

Asked about places to visit in Cranbourne

What is there to see near Cranbourne?

No attraction is mapped inside Cranbourne itself. Within 5 km of it are Legoland Windsor, Cumberland Lodge, Sunninghill Park and Tittenhurst Park.

Does Cranbourne have a museum?

1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Cranbourne: Berkshire Yeomanry Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Cranbourne?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 38 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Cranbourne?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (5.9 km), British Museum (38 km), Buckingham Palace (37 km), Westminster Abbey (38 km).

Where are Cranbourne’s historic buildings listed?

Cranbourne has 3 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 Cranbourne 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 (19)

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