Trips from Puttenham, starting with Watts Gallery
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Puttenham, 4 are museums or galleries. All of them lie outside Puttenham. Travel 30 km and you reach Windsor Castle.
Top of the list around Puttenham
3 museums, a historic house and a fort follow Watts Gallery.
MuseumWatts Gallery1.9 km outside town, to the east
Historic houseLoseley Park3.6 km outside town, to the east
FortHenley Fort4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumGodalming Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumThe Great Barn of Wanborough500 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumAsh Chapel Museum4 km outside town, to the northwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Mapped
The farthest of them, Godalming Museum, is 5.8 km out.
The dashed line is Puttenham’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Sorted by kind
4 museums or galleries and 3 castles or historic places top the count.
Green: inside Puttenham. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place after place
The list runs to 7 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
7Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
25 listed buildings are on Puttenham’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Puttenham →
Names further out
Best known of the 11 within reach is Windsor Castle, at 30 km.
CastleWindsor Castle30 km north
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace31 km northeast
GardenKew Gardens39 km northeast
CathedralGuildford Cathedral6.3 km east
Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey6.4 km westTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park23 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion17 km north
CathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot7.3 km northwest
Castle · English HeritageFarnham Castle8.9 km west
Garden · National TrustRunnymede26 km north
Big drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor27 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Places well known beyond Puttenham (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 about Puttenham’s attractions
What is there to see near Puttenham?
No attraction is mapped inside Puttenham itself. Within 5 km of it are Watts Gallery, Loseley Park, Henley Fort and Godalming Museum.
Does Puttenham have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Puttenham: Watts Gallery, Godalming Museum, The Great Barn of Wanborough and Ash Chapel Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Puttenham?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 31 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Puttenham?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (30 km), Hampton Court Palace (31 km), Kew Gardens (39 km), Guildford Cathedral (6.3 km).
Where are Puttenham’s historic buildings listed?
Puttenham has 25 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 Puttenham 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 (14)
- Watts Gallery: ©Watts Gallery, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Loseley Park: Andrew Wilkinson from London, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henley Fort: Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Soldiers Ring: BabelStone, 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
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guildford Cathedral: Hassocks5489, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Waverley Abbey: Admiralgary, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bagshot Park Mansion: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot: AldershotCathedral.jpg: JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Farnham Castle: Lewis Hulbert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Legoland Windsor: Rob Young profile, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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