From Lightwater, 3.1 km to Bagshot Park Mansion
No place to visit is mapped inside Lightwater’s built-up area; 5 are within 5 km of its edge. Among them are 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction. Windsor Castle lies 16 km out, the pick for a day trip.
Leading the list near Lightwater
The list goes on from Bagshot Park Mansion to 2 museums, an attraction and a theme park.
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumNRA Museum3.6 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionChobham Adventure Farm3.1 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkMizen's Railway3.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumChobham Museum3.3 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
Furthest from the centre is Chobham Museum, 4.8 km away.
The dashed line is Lightwater’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What is on offer
The places here are 2 museums, a historic house and an attraction.
Green: inside Lightwater. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
The places, one by one
Look within 5 km of its edge for all 5 places listed.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
5 listed buildings are on Lightwater’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Lightwater →
Within a day
Out of town, Windsor Castle (16 km) leads 11 names to know.
CastleWindsor Castle16 km north
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace24 km east
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum39 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum38 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens30 km northeast
Historic houseKensington Palace38 km northeast · 383K visitors a year (2015)
Big drawMuseumScience Museum38 km northeast · 3M visitors a year (2012)Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park13 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor13 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)
Garden · National TrustRunnymede13 km northeast
GardenKensington Gardens39 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Lightwater (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.
Lightwater: questions and answers
What is there to see near Lightwater?
No attraction is mapped inside Lightwater itself. Within 5 km of it are Bagshot Park Mansion, NRA Museum, Chobham Adventure Farm and Mizen's Railway.
Does Lightwater have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Lightwater: NRA Museum and Chobham Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Lightwater?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 24 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Lightwater?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (16 km), Hampton Court Palace (24 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (39 km), Natural History Museum (38 km).
Where are Lightwater’s historic buildings listed?
Lightwater has 5 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 Lightwater 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 (12)
- Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- NRA Museum: Hemmers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kensington Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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