Windsor Castle
Historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK.
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Legoland Windsor counted 2.3M visitors in 2024. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 21 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 7 museums, 5 attractions and 2 castles. If you have a day, head to British Museum, 36 km away.
Next to Windsor Castle, the best known are 2 historic houses, a theme park and a garden.
CastleWindsor Castle2.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor3.6 km outside town, to the south · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseFrogmore House3.4 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenFrogmore Estate3.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseDorney Court1.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumEton Natural History Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southeastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Look to the southeast for most of the 21 just outside.
The dashed line is Eton Wick’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Count 7 museums or galleries and 5 other attractions.
Green: inside Eton Wick. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Its 21 places all lie within 5 km of its edge.
Historic castle, royal residence at Windsor in Berkshire, England, UK.
Grade I listed historic house museum in Windsor, United Kingdom.
Private gardens within the grounds of the Home Park, adjoining Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England, UK.
Grade I listed historic house museum in South Bucks, United Kingdom.
Museum in Eton College, Berkshire, England.
Garden in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Local museum in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
Museum in Windsor, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
3 listed buildings are on Eton Wick’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Eton Wick →
The standout of the 12 is British Museum, 36 km from town.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum36 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace34 km east
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey35 km east
Big drawCastleTower of London39 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower36 km east
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery35 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace23 km southeast
AttractionLondon Eye36 km east
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum32 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds34 km east
GardenKew Gardens24 km east
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral37 km eastPlaces well known beyond Eton Wick (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.
No attraction is mapped inside Eton Wick itself. Within 5 km of it are Windsor Castle, Legoland Windsor, Frogmore House and Frogmore Estate.
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Eton Wick: Eton Natural History Museum, Eton College Collections, Windsor & Royal Borough Museum and Slough Museum.
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 35 km east.
Within 40 km: British Museum (36 km), Buckingham Palace (34 km), Westminster Abbey (35 km), Tower of London (39 km).
Eton Wick has 3 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
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 Eton Wick 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).
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