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Attractions in Datchet

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Visitors to Datchet can choose from 9 museums, 8 attractions and 3 gardens. Only one place to visit is inside Datchet’s built-up area, but 27 more are within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Day-trippers head 31 km out to British Museum.

Photo: Windsor Castle, Diliff (CC BY 2.5)
In Datchet
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
27
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
9
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Datchet’s big names

Close behind Plastic Playground Wake Park are 2 historic houses, 2 gardens and a castle.

Water parkWater parkPlastic Playground Wake Parkin townCastleWindsor Castle1.4 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseFrogmore House900 m outside town, to the southwestGarden · National TrustRunnymede3.7 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseCumberland Lodge4.8 km outside town, to the southwestGardenFrogmore Estate1 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Places on the map

Out at 6.5 km is HK Daybreak, the farthest.

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The dashed line is Datchet’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

The mix

There are more museums or galleries (9) than anything else, then other attractions (8).

Museums & galleries 9 museums0 in town · 9 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 2 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park · 1 aquarium1 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions0 in town · 8 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Runnymede).

Every place

All the places to visit

In town there is one, and the list adds 27 more within 5 km of its edge.

Runnymede

Garden · 3.7 km outside town, to the south

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

Run by National Trust
About Runnymede →

The one inside Datchet 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 Datchet’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Datchet →

Big names nearby

A little further out

Out of town, British Museum (31 km) leads 12 names to know.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum31 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace30 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey31 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London34 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower31 km eastHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace19 km southeastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery31 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye31 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum28 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens19 km eastMuseumMadame Tussauds29 km eastCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral33 km east

Places well known beyond Datchet (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.

Good to know in Datchet

What are the main attractions in Datchet?

The place to visit inside Datchet’s built-up area is Plastic Playground Wake Park. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 27 more within 5 km.

Does Datchet have a museum?

9 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Datchet: Eton College Collections, Eton Natural History Museum, Windsor & Royal Borough Museum and Slough Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Datchet, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Runnymede).

What are the best-known days out near Datchet?

Within 40 km: British Museum (31 km), Buckingham Palace (30 km), Westminster Abbey (31 km), Tower of London (34 km).

Where are Datchet’s historic buildings listed?

Datchet 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 Datchet 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 (21)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.