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Windsor Castle
Attractions in Windsor

Windsor’s big name is Windsor Castle

Visitor numbers at Legoland Windsor reached 2.3M in 2024. 12 places to visit are mapped inside Windsor’s built-up area, with 17 more within 5 km of its edge. They include 8 attractions, 7 museums and 4 historic houses. The list includes one place cared for by the National Trust. Allow a day for British Museum, 35 km off.

Photo: Windsor Castle, Diliff (CC BY 2.5)
In Windsor
12
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
17
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
7
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

What Windsor is known for

Close behind Windsor Castle are 2 museums, a theme park and an attraction.

CastleWindsor Castlein townBig drawTheme parkLegoland Windsorin town · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)AttractionAttractionRoyal Windsor Wheelin townHeritage railwayLegoland Hill Trainin townMuseumWindsor & Royal Borough Museumin townMuseumMuseumBerkshire Yeomanry Museumin town

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 to find them

At 6.6 km, Runnymede is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Windsor’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 sort of places

8 other attractions and 7 castles or historic places top the count.

Museums & galleries 7 museums3 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 2 castles · 1 abbey or priory2 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 3 gardens0 in town · 3 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 heritage railway · 1 aquarium · 1 water park3 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 8 attractions4 in town · 4 nearby

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

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

Every place

Every entry

In town there are 12, and the list adds 17 more within 5 km of its edge.

Runnymede

Garden · 4.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Run by National Trust
About Runnymede →

The 12 inside Windsor 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.

247 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Windsor’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Windsor →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Most famous of the 12 is British Museum, 35 km from the centre.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum35 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace34 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey35 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London39 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower35 km eastHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace22 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery35 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye36 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum32 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens24 km eastMuseumMadame Tussauds34 km eastCathedralSt Paul's Cathedral37 km east

Places well known beyond Windsor (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.

Practical questions about Windsor

What are the main attractions in Windsor?

The best known inside Windsor’s built-up area are Windsor Castle, Legoland Windsor, Royal Windsor Wheel and Legoland Hill Train. In all, 12 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 17 more within 5 km.

Does Windsor have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Windsor: Windsor & Royal Borough Museum, Berkshire Yeomanry Museum, Pug Yard Learning Centre and Eton Natural History Museum.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Windsor?

Within 40 km: British Museum (35 km), Buckingham Palace (34 km), Westminster Abbey (35 km), Tower of London (39 km).

Where are Windsor’s historic buildings listed?

Windsor has 247 listed buildings, 2 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 Windsor 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 (25)

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.