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Dorking Museum
Attractions in Dorking

Dorking Museum is Dorking’s place to visit

Among the places to visit in and near Dorking are 6 parks or estates, 4 historic houses and 3 attractions. Mapped inside Dorking’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 16. Our list counts 9 places looked after by the National Trust. Go 36 km out for British Museum.

Photo: Dorking Museum, Colin Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Dorking
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
16
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
9
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The headline places in Dorking

Following Dorking Museum are 4 historic houses and a castle.

MuseumDorking Museumin townHistoric house · National TrustPolesden Lacey Estate2.9 km outside town, to the northwestCastleBetchworth Castle1 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric houseWotton House3.7 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseGoddards4.7 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseBeaverbrook3.2 km 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

Where each one is

Furthest out is Leatherhead Museum of Local History, at 7.6 km.

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The dashed line is Dorking’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 mix

There are more castles or historic places (6) than anything else, then gardens or estates (6).

Museums & galleries 2 museums1 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 4 historic houses · 1 castle · 1 historic site0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 6 parks or estates0 in town · 6 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

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

9 places are cared for by the National Trust (Polesden Lacey Estate, Holmwood Common, The Severells Estate [Leith Hill] and Coldharbour Common [Leith Hill], and 5 more).

Every place

Everything on the list

In town there is one, and the list adds 16 more within 5 km of its edge.

Goddards

Historic house · 4.7 km outside town, to the southwest

Country house in Surrey, England, UK.

Run by Landmark Trust
About Goddards →

The one inside Dorking comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

151 listed buildings are on Dorking’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Dorking →

Big names nearby

Trips out

British Museum (36 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum36 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace33 km northeastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey34 km northeastBig drawCastleTower of London36 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower34 km northeastHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace20 km northCastleWindsor Castle35 km northwestBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery34 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye34 km northeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum32 km north · 858K visitors a year (2021)CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral36 km northeastBig drawArt galleryTate Modern35 km northeast · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Dorking (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.

Visiting Dorking: the answers

What are the main attractions in Dorking?

The place to visit inside Dorking’s built-up area is Dorking Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 16 more within 5 km.

Does Dorking have a museum?

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

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Dorking, 9 places are cared for by the National Trust (Polesden Lacey Estate, Holmwood Common, The Severells Estate [Leith Hill] and Coldharbour Common [Leith Hill]).

What are the best-known days out near Dorking?

Within 40 km: British Museum (36 km), Buckingham Palace (33 km), Westminster Abbey (34 km), Tower of London (36 km).

Where are Dorking’s historic buildings listed?

Dorking has 151 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 Dorking 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 (19)

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