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Eton Natural History Museum
Attractions in Eton

Places to visit in Eton, led by Eton College Collections

Legoland Windsor counted 2.3M visitors in 2024. We list 3 places to visit inside Eton’s built-up area and 20 within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 8 museums, 5 attractions and 2 castles. 7 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. Travel 34 km and you reach British Museum.

Photo: Eton Natural History Museum, Kobayashis (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Eton
3
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
20
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
8
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Best known

Best known, in and near Eton

Once you have seen Eton College Collections, try 2 museums, a castle and a theme park.

MuseumMuseumEton College Collectionsin townMuseumEton Natural History Museumin townMuseumMuseumMuseum of Antiquitiesin townCastleWindsor Castle400 m outside town, to the southBig drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor3.8 km outside town, to the southwest · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Historic houseFrogmore House1.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Where things are

At the edge of the map sits Colnbrook Museum, 6 km out.

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The dashed line is Eton’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 you can see

8 museums or galleries and 5 other attractions top the count.

Museums & galleries 8 museums3 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 2 historic houses0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 heritage railway · 1 aquarium · 1 water park0 in town · 4 nearby
Other attractions 5 attractions0 in town · 5 nearby

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

Every place

In Eton first, then nearby

First the 3 in town, then the 20 within 5 km of its edge.

The 3 inside Eton come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Names further out

Worth the drive, British Museum (34 km) is first of the 12.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum34 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace32 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey33 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London37 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower34 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery33 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace21 km southeastAttractionLondon Eye34 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum30 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens22 km eastMuseumMadame Tussauds32 km eastCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral35 km east

Places well known beyond Eton (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.

Quick answers on Eton

What are the main attractions in Eton?

The best known inside Eton’s built-up area are Eton College Collections, Eton Natural History Museum and Museum of Antiquities. In all, 3 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 20 more within 5 km.

Does Eton have a museum?

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

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 33 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Eton?

Within 40 km: British Museum (34 km), Buckingham Palace (32 km), Westminster Abbey (33 km), Tower of London (37 km).

Where are Eton’s historic buildings listed?

Eton has 86 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Eton 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.