
A historic house just outside Camberley: Bagshot Park Mansion
Roughly 250K visitors a year make it to South Hill Park. None of our places to visit is inside Camberley’s built-up area; 17 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 7 attractions, 5 museums and 2 historic houses. For a longer trip, Windsor Castle lies 19 km away.
The names to know near Camberley
Next to Bagshot Park Mansion, the best known are 2 museums, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseSouth Hill Park4.7 km outside town, to the north · 250K visitors a year
Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey2.3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMuseum of Military Medicine4.3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumFarnborough Air Science Trust Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBasingstoke Canal Visitor Centre3.5 km outside town, to the southEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
Look to the south for most of the 17 just outside.
The dashed line is Camberley’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
There are more other attractions (7) than anything else, then museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside Camberley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All 17 on the list
Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 17 places in all.
South Hill Park
Arts centre, theatre and cinema in a former mansion in Bracknell, England.
Museum of Military Medicine
Military museum in Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom.
Farnborough Air Science Trust Museum
Aviation museum in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings are on Camberley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Camberley →
Beyond the town
The pick of the 11 is Windsor Castle, 19 km off.
CastleWindsor Castle19 km northeast
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace28 km east
GardenKew Gardens34 km northeast
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor15 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park17 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Garden · National TrustRunnymede17 km northeast
CathedralGuildford Cathedral15 km southeast
Abbey or prioryAbbey Ruins21 km northwest
Historic houseFrogmore House18 km northeast
Historic houseCumberland Lodge14 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustOsterley House31 km northeast · 350K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Camberley (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.
Camberley: questions and answers
What is there to see near Camberley?
No attraction is mapped inside Camberley itself. Within 5 km of it are Bagshot Park Mansion, South Hill Park, Saint Michael’s Abbey and Museum of Military Medicine.
Does Camberley have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Camberley: Museum of Military Medicine, Farnborough Air Science Trust Museum, NRA Museum and The Farnborough Centrifuge.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Camberley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 28 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Camberley?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (19 km), Hampton Court Palace (28 km), Kew Gardens (34 km), Legoland Windsor (15 km).
Where are Camberley’s historic buildings listed?
Camberley has 28 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 Camberley 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 (16)
- Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- South Hill Park: Garrick Hywel Darts, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Michael’s Abbey: ThunderingTyphoons!, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Military Medicine: Gaius Cornelius, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnborough Air Science Trust Museum: Tony Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbey Ruins: Chris Wood (User:chris_j_wood)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frogmore House: Gill Hicks, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cumberland Lodge: The original uploader was Jadriaen at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Osterley House: Osterley Park House, London-25June2009.jpg: Jim Linwood derivative work: Snowmanradio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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