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Saint Michael’s Abbey
Attractions in Frimley

Places to visit around Frimley, from Saint Michael’s Abbey

Frimley and its surroundings hold 6 museums, 6 attractions and an abbey or priory. What there is to see lies just outside: 15 places within 5 km of its edge. The trip to Windsor Castle is 21 km.

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In Frimley
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
15
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
6
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Best known

Where to start near Frimley

Once you have seen Saint Michael’s Abbey, try 4 museums and a cathedral.

Abbey or priorySaint Michael’s Abbey1.3 km outside town, to the southwestCathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot4.7 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseum of Military Medicine1.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumFarnborough Air Science Trust Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumAldershot Military Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumRoyal Army Physical Training Corps Museum4.2 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

Finding your way

Of the 15 nearby, most are to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Frimley’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

Which kinds

Count 6 museums or galleries and 6 other attractions.

Museums & galleries 6 museums0 in town · 6 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory · 1 cathedral · 1 historic site0 in town · 3 nearby
Other attractions 6 attractions0 in town · 6 nearby

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

Every place

All of them, one by one

Everything here is within 5 km of its edge, 15 places in all.

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

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

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Worth the drive, Windsor Castle (21 km) is first of the 11.

CastleWindsor Castle21 km northeastHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace29 km eastHistoric houseBagshot Park Mansion6.9 km northGardenKew Gardens36 km northeastTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park18 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor18 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Garden · National TrustRunnymede19 km northeastCathedralGuildford Cathedral13 km southeastHistoric houseSouth Hill Park9.1 km north · 250K visitors a yearAbbey or prioryAbbey Ruins23 km northwestHistoric houseFrogmore House20 km northeast

Places well known beyond Frimley (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.

Seeing Frimley: questions

What is there to see near Frimley?

No attraction is mapped inside Frimley itself. Within 5 km of it are Saint Michael’s Abbey, Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot, Museum of Military Medicine and Farnborough Air Science Trust Museum.

Does Frimley have a museum?

6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Frimley: Museum of Military Medicine, Farnborough Air Science Trust Museum, Aldershot Military Museum and Royal Army Physical Training Corps Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 29 km east.

What are the best-known days out near Frimley?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (21 km), Hampton Court Palace (29 km), Bagshot Park Mansion (6.9 km), Kew Gardens (36 km).

Where are Frimley’s historic buildings listed?

Frimley has 13 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 Frimley 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).

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