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Attractions in Penton Hook

What is near Penton Hook: Thorpe Park first

Thorpe Park welcomed 1.6M visitors in 2024. All of it lies outside: 23 places within 5 km of its edge, none inside Penton Hook’s built-up area. Look for 12 attractions, 3 historic houses and 3 museums. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Further out, Windsor Castle is 11 km away.

Photo: Runnymede, Wyrdlight (CC BY 3.0)
In Penton Hook
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
23
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

Leading the list near Penton Hook

3 attractions, a garden and an abbey or priory follow Thorpe Park.

Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park800 m outside town, to the west · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Garden · National TrustRunnymede4.9 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionColossus800 m outside town, to the southwestAbbey or prioryChertsey Abbey500 m outside town, to the southAttractionHyperia800 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionThe Swarm800 m outside town, to the west

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

Around Penton Hook, mapped

The list reaches out to Runnymede, 5.5 km away.

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The dashed line is Penton Hook’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 mix

Other attractions number 12, castles or historic places 5.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses · 1 abbey or priory · 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 12 attractions0 in town · 12 nearby

Green: inside Penton Hook. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

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

Every place

Place after place

The list runs to 23 places, all within 5 km of its edge.

Runnymede

Garden · 4.9 km outside town, to the northwest

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

Run by National Trust
About Runnymede →

Stealth

Attraction · 800 m outside town, to the west

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.

Parks, footpaths and green space in Penton Hook →

Big names nearby

Day trips

Most famous of the 12 is Windsor Castle, 11 km from the centre.

CastleWindsor Castle11 km northwestBig drawMuseumBritish Museum29 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace11 km eastHistoric houseBuckingham Palace27 km northeastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey28 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London31 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower28 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery28 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens16 km northeastAttractionLondon Eye28 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum25 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum25 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

Places well known beyond Penton Hook (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.

What people ask about Penton Hook

What is there to see near Penton Hook?

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

Does Penton Hook have a museum?

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

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Penton Hook?

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

What are the best-known days out near Penton Hook?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (11 km), British Museum (29 km), Hampton Court Palace (11 km), Buckingham Palace (27 km).

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 Penton Hook 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 (25)

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.