Guest, Sign inJoin
Reigate Priory Museum
Attractions in Kingswood

Nothing in Kingswood itself: Reigate Priory Museum is 6.1 km away

Kingswood’s list takes in 3 attractions, 2 castles and 2 forts. Our list finds nothing inside Kingswood’s built-up area, but 11 places within 5 km of its edge. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. The best-known trip out is to British Museum, 26 km away.

Photo: Reigate Priory Museum, Ian Capper (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Kingswood
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
2
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

Just outside Kingswood, the best known

2 attractions, a castle and a park or estate follow Reigate Priory Museum.

Abbey or prioryReigate Priory Museum4.8 km outside town, to the southCastleReigate Castle4.4 km outside town, to the southPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustHeadley Heath4.3 km outside town, to the southwestFortReigate Fort2.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionBarons Cave4.4 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionEpsom Downs Racecourse2.4 km outside town, to the northwest

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 things are

Close by, the 11 mostly lie to the south.

1234567891011

The dashed line is Kingswood’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

Kind by kind

5 are castles or historic places; other attractions come next with 3.

Museums & galleries 2 museums0 in town · 2 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 castles · 2 forts · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 park or estate0 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 3 attractions0 in town · 3 nearby

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

1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Headley Heath).

Every place

Everything on the list

11 places make the list, every one within 5 km of its edge.

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

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

Big names nearby

Days out

The standout of the 12 is British Museum, 26 km from town.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum26 km north · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic houseBuckingham Palace24 km northCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey24 km northBig drawCastleTower of London26 km north · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower24 km northBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery25 km north · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye25 km northHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace15 km northwestBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum23 km north · 858K visitors a year (2021)CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral26 km northBig drawArt galleryTate Modern25 km north · 1.2M visitors a year (2021)Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum23 km north · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Kingswood (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.

Questions before you go to Kingswood

What is there to see near Kingswood?

No attraction is mapped inside Kingswood itself. Within 5 km of it are Reigate Priory Museum, Reigate Castle, Headley Heath and Reigate Fort.

Does Kingswood have a museum?

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

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Kingswood, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Headley Heath).

What are the best-known days out near Kingswood?

Within 40 km: British Museum (26 km), Buckingham Palace (24 km), Westminster Abbey (24 km), Tower of London (26 km).

Where are Kingswood’s historic buildings listed?

Kingswood has 8 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 Kingswood 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.