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Oatlands Palace
Attractions in Addlestone

Thorpe Park and more near Addlestone

Visitor numbers at Thorpe Park reached 1.6M in 2024. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 32 places to visit; none is inside Addlestone’s built-up area. There are 13 attractions, 9 historic sites and 4 museums to choose from. Windsor Castle, 15 km away, is the best-known day out.

Photo: Oatlands Palace (Public domain)
In Addlestone
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
32
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
12
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Addlestone

After Thorpe Park come 2 attractions, a historic house and an abbey or priory.

Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park3 km outside town, to the north · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Historic houseOatlands Palace1.4 km outside town, to the eastAttractionColossus2.9 km outside town, to the northAbbey or prioryChertsey Abbey1.6 km outside town, to the northAttractionHyperia2.8 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMercedes-Benz World1.4 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

Map of the places

At 5.8 km, Gothic Tower is the farthest one out.

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The dashed line is Addlestone’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 kind of places

Ahead are other attractions (13); next, castles or historic places (12).

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 9 historic sites · 2 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 12 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions0 in town · 13 nearby

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

Every place

Every one of them

These 32 are all within 5 km of its edge.

Stealth

Attraction · 3.2 km outside town, to the northwest

Steel roller coaster located in the Amity area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England.

About Stealth →

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

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

Big names nearby

Day trips

Out of town, Windsor Castle (15 km) leads 12 names to know.

CastleWindsor Castle15 km northwestBig drawMuseumBritish Museum30 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace11 km eastHistoric houseBuckingham Palace28 km northeastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey29 km northeastBig drawCastleTower of London33 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower29 km northeastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery30 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye30 km northeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum26 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens18 km northeastBig drawMuseumNatural History Museum26 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Addlestone (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.

Before a day out in Addlestone

What is there to see near Addlestone?

No attraction is mapped inside Addlestone itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorpe Park, Oatlands Palace, Colossus and Chertsey Abbey.

Does Addlestone have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Addlestone: Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Museum, London Bus Museum and Chertsey Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 11 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Addlestone?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (15 km), British Museum (30 km), Hampton Court Palace (11 km), Buckingham Palace (28 km).

Where are Addlestone’s historic buildings listed?

Addlestone has 16 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 Addlestone 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 (26)

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.