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Chertsey Abbey
Attractions in Chertsey

Chertsey Abbey opens Chertsey’s list

In 2024, 1.6M people visited Thorpe Park. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 33 beyond the 2 inside Chertsey’s built-up area. Among them are 12 attractions, 9 historic sites and 6 museums. A short walk covers 2, both within 1 km. Beyond the town, Windsor Castle sits 13 km away.

Photo: Chertsey Abbey, David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Chertsey
2
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
33
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
7
in or near town
Castles & historic places
14
in or near town
Best known

The headline places in Chertsey

Beyond Chertsey Abbey, there are 2 attractions, a museum and a theme park.

Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbeyin townMuseumChertsey Museumin townTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park700 m outside town, to the north · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)AttractionColossus600 m outside town, to the northHistoric houseOatlands Palace2.3 km outside town, to the eastAttractionHyperia500 m outside town, to the north

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

The map view

The farthest of them, Egham Museum, is 5.9 km out.

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The dashed line is Chertsey’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

Kinds of place

Most are castles or historic places, 14 in all, ahead of other attractions (12).

Museums & galleries 6 museums · 1 art gallery1 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 9 historic sites · 3 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory · 1 historic ship1 in town · 13 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 12 attractions0 in town · 12 nearby

Green: inside Chertsey. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Place after place

In town there are 2, and the list adds 33 more within 5 km of its edge.

Stealth

Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the north

Steel roller coaster located in the Amity area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England.

About Stealth →

The 2 inside Chertsey come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

96 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Chertsey’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Chertsey →

Big names nearby

Around the region

First of the 12 big names within reach is Windsor Castle, 13 km away.

CastleWindsor Castle13 km northwestBig drawMuseumBritish Museum30 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace12 km eastHistoric houseBuckingham Palace28 km northeastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey29 km northeastBig drawCastleTower of London33 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower29 km northeastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery30 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye30 km northeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum26 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens18 km northeastBig drawMuseumNatural History Museum26 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Chertsey (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.

Places to visit in Chertsey: questions

What are the main attractions in Chertsey?

The best known inside Chertsey’s built-up area are Chertsey Abbey and Chertsey Museum. In all, 2 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 33 more within 5 km.

Does Chertsey have a museum?

7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Chertsey: Chertsey Museum, Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Museum and London Bus Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Chertsey?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 12 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Chertsey?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (13 km), British Museum (30 km), Hampton Court Palace (12 km), Buckingham Palace (28 km).

Where are Chertsey’s historic buildings listed?

Chertsey has 96 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 Chertsey 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 (27)

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