The Lightbox, 5.5 km from Bisley
This is a list led by museums or galleries, 4 of its 6. All of them lie outside Bisley. Further afield lies Windsor Castle, at 18 km.
The best known around Bisley
The rest of the best known are 3 museums, a theme park and an attraction.
Art galleryThe Lightbox4.7 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkMizen's Railway900 m outside town, to the east
MuseumNRA Museum1.3 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionChobham Adventure Farm2.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Hockey Museum4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChobham Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeastEach 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 view
On the map, most of the 6 sit to the east.
The dashed line is Bisley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Kinds of place
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 4 of the 6.
Green: inside Bisley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
Nothing is inside Bisley itself; these 6 are within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
7 listed buildings are on Bisley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bisley →
Trips out
Windsor Castle (18 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
CastleWindsor Castle18 km north
Historic houseBuckingham Palace40 km northeast
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace23 km northeast
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum38 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum37 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens29 km northeast
Historic houseKensington Palace37 km northeast · 383K visitors a year (2015)
Big drawMuseumScience Museum37 km northeast · 3M visitors a year (2012)
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion6.6 km northwestTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park12 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Garden · National TrustRunnymede14 km northeast
CathedralWestminster Cathedral40 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Bisley (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.
Good to know in Bisley
What is there to see near Bisley?
No attraction is mapped inside Bisley itself. Within 5 km of it are The Lightbox, Mizen's Railway, NRA Museum and Chobham Adventure Farm.
Does Bisley have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bisley: The Lightbox, NRA Museum, The Hockey Museum and Chobham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bisley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 23 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Bisley?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (18 km), Buckingham Palace (40 km), Hampton Court Palace (23 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (38 km).
Where are Bisley’s historic buildings listed?
Bisley has 7 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 Bisley 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)
- The Lightbox: The Lightbox, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- NRA Museum: Hemmers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Cathedral: Frank Kovalchek, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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