Trips from Bagshot, starting with Bagshot Park Mansion
Of the 5 places to visit in and around Bagshot, 3 are castles or historic places. Bagshot itself has none of them. About 250K people a year visit South Hill Park. Windsor Castle is worth a day, 15 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Bagshot
Behind Bagshot Park Mansion on the list are 2 historic houses, an attraction and a theme park.
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion500 m outside town, to the north
Historic houseSouth Hill Park4.7 km outside town, to the northwest · 250K visitors a year
Historic houseSunningdale Park4.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionGo Ape!3.7 km outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkLaplandUK4.5 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where to go
Sunningdale Park marks the outer edge, 5.8 km away.
The dashed line is Bagshot’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
3 of the 5 are castles or historic places, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Bagshot. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Bagshot
Nothing is inside Bagshot itself; these 5 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
9 listed buildings are on Bagshot’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bagshot →
Worth the drive
Windsor Castle, at 15 km, heads the 11 day trips.
CastleWindsor Castle15 km northeast
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace25 km east
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum39 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum39 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens31 km northeast
Historic houseKensington Palace39 km northeast · 383K visitors a year (2015)
Big drawMuseumScience Museum39 km northeast · 3M visitors a year (2012)
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor12 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park13 km east · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Garden · National TrustRunnymede13 km northeast
GardenKensington Gardens39 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bagshot (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 Bagshot
What is there to see near Bagshot?
No attraction is mapped inside Bagshot itself. Within 5 km of it are Bagshot Park Mansion, South Hill Park, Sunningdale Park and Go Ape!.
Does Bagshot have a museum?
No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Bagshot.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bagshot?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 25 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Bagshot?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (15 km), Hampton Court Palace (25 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (39 km), Natural History Museum (39 km).
Where are Bagshot’s historic buildings listed?
Bagshot has 9 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 Bagshot 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 (13)
- Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- South Hill Park: Garrick Hywel Darts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sunningdale Park: ArticleSloth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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