
Close to Woodside: Legoland Windsor and more
2024 brought 2.3M visitors to Legoland Windsor. The built-up area has no place on our list of its own; 14 are within 5 km of its edge. They include 5 historic houses, 2 theme parks and 2 attractions. At 7.1 km, Windsor Castle is worth the journey.
Top of the list around Woodside
3 historic houses, a castle and a garden follow Legoland Windsor.
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor3.1 km outside town, to the north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseCumberland Lodge3.4 km outside town, to the eastCastleCastleFort Belvedere4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseSunninghill Park900 m outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseTittenhurst Park3.3 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenSavill Garden4.1 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
The list reaches out to Berkshire Yeomanry Museum, 5.7 km away.
The dashed line is Woodside’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Grouped by kind
Most are castles or historic places, 6 in all, ahead of zoos, theme parks or other days out (4).
Green: inside Woodside. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The whole list for Woodside
Each of the 14 is within 5 km of its edge.
Fort Belvedere
Grade II* listed country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, in Surrey, England, UK.
Berkshire Yeomanry Museum
Museum in Windsor, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Woodside’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Woodside →
Beyond the town
Worth the drive, Windsor Castle (7.1 km) is first of the 12.
CastleWindsor Castle7.1 km northeast
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum39 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace37 km east
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey38 km east
AttractionElizabeth Tower38 km east
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace23 km east
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery38 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye39 km east
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum35 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds37 km east
GardenKew Gardens26 km east
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum35 km east · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Woodside (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.
Visiting Woodside: questions
What is there to see near Woodside?
No attraction is mapped inside Woodside itself. Within 5 km of it are Legoland Windsor, Cumberland Lodge, Fort Belvedere and Sunninghill Park.
Does Woodside have a museum?
1 museum or gallery is in or within 5 km of Woodside: Berkshire Yeomanry Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Woodside?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 38 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Woodside?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (7.1 km), British Museum (39 km), Buckingham Palace (37 km), Westminster Abbey (38 km).
Where are Woodside’s historic buildings listed?
Woodside has 5 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 Woodside 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 (20)
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunninghill Park: Dee Earley, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tittenhurst Park: Phillip Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Savill Garden: Gavin McWilliam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Coworth House: ATaylorMoore, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Hill Train: Phillip Perry, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunningdale Park: ArticleSloth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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