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Reigate Priory Museum
Attractions in Gatton

Close to Gatton: Reigate Priory Museum and more

Among the places to visit in and near Gatton are 2 castles, 2 forts and 2 attractions. Our list finds nothing inside Gatton’s built-up area, but 10 places within 5 km of its edge. Beyond the town, the best known is British Museum, 29 km off.

Photo: Reigate Priory Museum, Ian Capper (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Gatton
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
10
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Best known

Just outside Gatton, the best known

Alongside Reigate Priory Museum you find 2 museums, a castle and a fort.

Abbey or prioryReigate Priory Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southwestCastleReigate Castle2.9 km outside town, to the southwestFortReigate Fort1.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionBarons Cave3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumThe Fire Brigades of Surrey1.9 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumHolmesdale Natural History Club Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southwest

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 layout

The 10 outside town cluster to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Gatton’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

There are more castles or historic places (5) than anything else, then other attractions (2).

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 2 forts · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 5 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 water park0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 2 attractions0 in town · 2 nearby

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

Every place

The whole list for Gatton

These 10 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.

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

Big names nearby

Beyond the town

British Museum, at 29 km, heads the 12.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum29 km north · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace27 km northBig drawCastleTower of London28 km north · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey27 km northAttractionElizabeth Tower27 km northBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery28 km north · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye27 km northBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum26 km north · 858K visitors a year (2021)CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral29 km northHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace19 km northwestBig drawArt galleryTate Modern28 km north · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)MuseumCrystal Palace High Level Station Entry19 km north

Places well known beyond Gatton (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.

Practical questions about Gatton

What is there to see near Gatton?

No attraction is mapped inside Gatton itself. Within 5 km of it are Reigate Priory Museum, Reigate Castle, Reigate Fort and Barons Cave.

Does Gatton have a museum?

2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Gatton: The Fire Brigades of Surrey and Holmesdale Natural History Club Museum.

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

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Westminster Abbey (English Heritage), 27 km north.

What are the best-known days out near Gatton?

Within 40 km: British Museum (29 km), Buckingham Palace (27 km), Tower of London (28 km), Westminster Abbey (27 km).

Where are Gatton’s historic buildings listed?

Gatton has 7 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 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 Gatton 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 (15)

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.