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Maidenhead Heritage Centre
Attractions in Maidenhead

What to see in Maidenhead, from Maidenhead Heritage Centre on

Legoland Windsor welcomed 2.3M visitors in 2024. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 23 beyond the 2 inside Maidenhead’s built-up area. There are 5 museums, 4 historic houses and 4 attractions to choose from. Of these, 5 are looked after by the National Trust. For a longer trip, Windsor Castle lies 9.8 km away.

Photo: Maidenhead Heritage Centre, John Raine (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Maidenhead
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
23
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
5
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Top of the list in Maidenhead

Along with Maidenhead Heritage Centre, see 3 historic houses, a park or estate and a theme park.

MuseumMaidenhead Heritage Centrein townPark or estatePark or estateNorth Town Moorin townHistoric house · National TrustCliveden House1.7 km outside town, to the northeastBig drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor3.7 km outside town, to the southeast · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Historic houseDorney Court1.2 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHedsor House2.4 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 Maidenhead, mapped

Museum of Antiquities marks the outer edge, 8.9 km away.

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The dashed line is Maidenhead’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

Zoos, theme parks or other days out lead the count with 7; 6 are castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 5 museums1 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory · 1 castle0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 parks or estates1 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 theme parks · 2 zoos · 1 heritage railway · 1 aquarium · 1 water park0 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 4 attractions0 in town · 4 nearby

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

5 places are cared for by the National Trust (Cliveden House, Dorney Wood, Maidenhead and Cookham Commons and The Old Brick Works, Pinkneys Green, and 1 more).

Every place

All of them, one by one

The town has 2; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 23 more.

The 2 inside Maidenhead 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.

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

Big names nearby

Further away

Windsor Castle (9.8 km) leads the 11 big names within reach.

CastleWindsor Castle9.8 km southeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum39 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace30 km southeastMuseumMadame Tussauds40 km eastBig drawMuseumNatural History Museum39 km east · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Historic houseKensington Palace38 km east · 383K visitors a year (2015)GardenKew Gardens31 km eastBig drawMuseumScience Museum39 km east · 3M visitors a year (2012)Garden · National TrustRunnymede15 km southeastHistoric houseFrogmore House11 km southeastTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park20 km southeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)

Places well known beyond Maidenhead (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 Maidenhead

What are the main attractions in Maidenhead?

The best known inside Maidenhead’s built-up area are Maidenhead Heritage Centre and North Town Moor. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 23 more within 5 km.

Does Maidenhead have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Maidenhead: Maidenhead Heritage Centre, Stanley Spencer Gallery, Slough Museum and Marlow Museum.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Maidenhead, 5 places are cared for by the National Trust (Cliveden House, Dorney Wood, Maidenhead and Cookham Commons and The Old Brick Works, Pinkneys Green).

What are the best-known days out near Maidenhead?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (9.8 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (39 km), Hampton Court Palace (30 km), Madame Tussauds (40 km).

Where are Maidenhead’s historic buildings listed?

Maidenhead has 72 listed buildings, 5 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 Maidenhead 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)

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.