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Polesden Lacey Estate
Attractions in Box Hill

Worth the trip from Box Hill: Polesden Lacey Estate, 5.9 km off

Box Hill’s list takes in 3 attractions, 2 historic houses and 2 castles. No place to visit is mapped inside Box Hill’s built-up area; 11 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them, 4 are cared for by the National Trust. The big name further out is British Museum, 32 km from the centre.

Photo: Polesden Lacey Estate, Martyn Davies (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Box Hill
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
4
in or near town
Cared for
4
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Leading the list near Box Hill

2 castles, 2 parks or estates and a historic house follow Polesden Lacey Estate.

Historic house · National TrustPolesden Lacey Estate5 km outside town, to the westCastleBetchworth Castle1 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseBeaverbrook2.7 km outside town, to the northwestCastleReigate Castle5 km outside town, to the eastPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustHeadley Heath1.3 km outside town, to the northPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustBrockham Big Field1.2 km outside town, to the south

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

Places on the map

Polesden Lacey Estate, 5.9 km away, is the farthest on the map.

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The dashed line is Box Hill’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

The types of place

The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (4) and other attractions (3).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 historic houses · 2 castles0 in town · 4 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 parks or estates0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

Green: inside Box Hill. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Polesden Lacey Estate, Headley Heath, Brockham Big Field and Natural Play Trail (Start)).

Every place

Place after place

Each of the 11 is within 5 km of its edge.

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

1 listed building and 1 scheduled monument are on Box Hill’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Box Hill →

Big names nearby

Further away

Leading the 12 is British Museum, 32 km away; they include 2 museums and 2 historic houses.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum32 km north · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace29 km northCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey30 km northBig drawCastleTower of London32 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower30 km northHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace17 km northBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery30 km north · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye30 km northeastCastleWindsor Castle34 km northwestBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum28 km north · 858K visitors a year (2021)CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral32 km northeastBig drawArt galleryTate Modern31 km northeast · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Box Hill (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 Box Hill

What is there to see near Box Hill?

No attraction is mapped inside Box Hill itself. Within 5 km of it are Polesden Lacey Estate, Betchworth Castle, Beaverbrook and Reigate Castle.

Does Box Hill have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Box Hill: Dorking Museum and Leatherhead Museum of Local History.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Box Hill?

Yes. In or within 5 km of Box Hill, 4 places are cared for by the National Trust (Polesden Lacey Estate, Headley Heath, Brockham Big Field and Natural Play Trail (Start)).

What are the best-known days out near Box Hill?

Within 40 km: British Museum (32 km), Buckingham Palace (29 km), Westminster Abbey (30 km), Tower of London (32 km).

Where are Box Hill’s historic buildings listed?

Box Hill has 1 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 Box Hill 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 (18)

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.