Out from Shepperton Green: Thorpe Park and more
Thorpe Park welcomed 1.6M visitors in 2024. Our list finds nothing inside Shepperton Green’s built-up area, but 34 places within 5 km of its edge. Look for 13 attractions, 9 historic sites and 6 museums. At 14 km, Windsor Castle is worth the journey.
Leading the list near Shepperton Green
Behind Thorpe Park on the list are 3 attractions, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Historic houseOatlands Palace2.4 km outside town, to the south
AttractionColossus2.6 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey2.1 km outside town, to the west
AttractionHyperia2.6 km outside town, to the west
AttractionStealth2.8 km outside town, to the westEach 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 view
At the edge of the map sits Great Fosters, 6.1 km out.
The dashed line is Shepperton Green’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
A breakdown by kind
The two biggest groups: castles or historic places (13) and other attractions (13).
Green: inside Shepperton Green. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Each place in turn
The list runs to 34 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Stealth
Steel roller coaster located in the Amity area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England.
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9The Walking Dead: The Ride
Indoor roller coaster located at Thorpe Park, England.
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11Mercedes-Benz World
Motor museum and driver training facility in Surrey, UK.
13Brooklands Museum
Sports museum in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
Samurai
Top Scan ride at Thorpe Park (formerly located at Chessington World of Adventures).
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16London Bus Museum
Transport museum located at Brooklands, Weybridge, England, United Kingdom.
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19Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Shepperton Green’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Shepperton Green →
Trips out
Out of town, Windsor Castle (14 km) leads 12 names to know.
CastleWindsor Castle14 km northwest
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum27 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace8.6 km east
Historic houseBuckingham Palace25 km northeast
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey26 km northeast
Big drawCastleTower of London29 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower26 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery26 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens14 km northeast
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum23 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye26 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum22 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Shepperton Green (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 Shepperton Green’s attractions
What is there to see near Shepperton Green?
No attraction is mapped inside Shepperton Green itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorpe Park, Oatlands Palace, Colossus and Chertsey Abbey.
Does Shepperton Green have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Shepperton Green: Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Museum, London Bus Museum and Kempton Steam Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Shepperton Green?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 8.6 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Shepperton Green?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (14 km), British Museum (27 km), Hampton Court Palace (8.6 km), Buckingham Palace (25 km).
Where are Shepperton Green’s historic buildings listed?
Shepperton Green has 4 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 Shepperton Green 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 (28)
- Oatlands Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Colossus: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chertsey Abbey: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hyperia: Suntooooth, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stealth: Stefan Scheer, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- The Swarm: Mitchellh1234, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- SAW - The Ride: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Walking Dead: The Ride: HotMess, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nemesis Inferno: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz World: Supermac1961 from CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklands Museum: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Flying Fish: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Bus Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Great Fosters: Martyn Davies., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kempton Steam Museum: Kempton Steam Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chertsey Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tower of London: Bob Collowan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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