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Attractions in Laleham

Places to visit around Laleham, from Thorpe Park

In 2024, 1.6M people visited Thorpe Park. Our list finds nothing inside Laleham’s built-up area, but 24 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 13 attractions, 3 museums and 2 abbeys or priories. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. A longer outing takes you to Windsor Castle, 11 km off.

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In Laleham
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
24
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
in or near town
Castles & historic places
5
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The best known around Laleham

After Thorpe Park come 2 attractions, a garden and an abbey or priory.

Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park1.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Garden · National TrustRunnymede4.6 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionColossus1.4 km outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryChertsey Abbey1.3 km outside town, to the southHistoric houseOatlands Palace4 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionThe Swarm1.5 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

How they lie

The 24 outside town cluster to the southwest.

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The dashed line is Laleham’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 types of place

Ahead are other attractions (13); next, castles or historic places (5).

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories · 2 historic houses · 1 historic ship0 in town · 5 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 13 attractions0 in town · 13 nearby

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

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

Every place

Everything to see

Nothing is inside Laleham itself; these 24 are within 5 km of its edge.

Runnymede

Garden · 4.6 km outside town, to the northwest

Water-meadow alongside the River Thames in Surrey, England.

Run by National Trust
About Runnymede →

Stealth

Attraction · 1.6 km outside town, to the southwest

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

About Stealth →

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

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

Big names nearby

Bigger names, a drive away

Head 11 km out for Windsor Castle, the best known of 12.

CastleWindsor Castle11 km northwestBig drawMuseumBritish Museum28 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace11 km eastHistoric houseBuckingham Palace26 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey27 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London31 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower27 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery27 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens16 km northeastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum24 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye28 km eastBig drawMuseumNatural History Museum24 km east · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Laleham (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 Laleham: questions

What is there to see near Laleham?

No attraction is mapped inside Laleham itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorpe Park, Runnymede, Colossus and Chertsey Abbey.

Does Laleham have a museum?

3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Laleham: Chertsey Museum, Spelthorne Museum and Egham Museum.

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

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

What are the best-known days out near Laleham?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (11 km), British Museum (28 km), Hampton Court Palace (11 km), Buckingham Palace (26 km).

Where are Laleham’s historic buildings listed?

Laleham has 22 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 Laleham 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 (26)

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