Trips from Brookwood, starting with The Lightbox
4 of the 6 places to visit in and around Brookwood are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Brookwood. Windsor Castle is worth a day, 20 km from the centre.
Leading the list near Brookwood
3 museums, a theme park and an attraction follow The Lightbox.
Art galleryThe Lightbox4.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumNRA Museum900 m outside town, to the northwestTheme parkTheme parkMizen's Railway2.5 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionChobham Adventure Farm4.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Hockey Museum4.8 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumChobham Museum4.9 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.
Where each one is
Just outside town, most of the 6 sit to the northeast.
The dashed line is Brookwood’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
4 of the 6 are museums or galleries, more than any other kind.
Green: inside Brookwood. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The list in full
These 6 are within 5 km of its edge, none in town.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
Beyond Brookwood
Out of town, Windsor Castle (20 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleWindsor Castle20 km north
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace24 km northeast
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 Palace38 km northeast · 383K visitors a year (2015)
Big drawMuseumScience Museum39 km northeast · 3M visitors a year (2012)Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park14 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion8.4 km northwest
CathedralGuildford Cathedral7.8 km southeast
Garden · National TrustRunnymede16 km north
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor18 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond Brookwood (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.
Quick answers on Brookwood
What is there to see near Brookwood?
No attraction is mapped inside Brookwood itself. Within 5 km of it are The Lightbox, NRA Museum, Mizen's Railway and Chobham Adventure Farm.
Does Brookwood have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Brookwood: The Lightbox, NRA Museum, The Hockey Museum and Chobham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Brookwood?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 24 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Brookwood?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (20 km), Hampton Court Palace (24 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (39 km), Natural History Museum (39 km).
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 Brookwood 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
- 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
- Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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