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Attractions in Staines-upon-Thames

Thorpe Park heads what Staines-upon-Thames has to see

Visitors to Thorpe Park numbered 1.6M in 2024. We list 13 places to visit inside Staines-upon-Thames’ built-up area and 18 within 5 km of its edge. There are 16 attractions, 5 museums and 3 historic houses to choose from. Of these, one is looked after by the National Trust. A day out reaches Windsor Castle, 9.7 km away.

Photo: Colossus, Stefan Scheer (CC BY-SA 3.0)
In Staines-upon-Thames
13
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
18
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
6
in or near town
Cared for
1
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The headline places in Staines-upon-Thames

Behind Thorpe Park on the list are 5 attractions.

Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Parkin town · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)AttractionColossusin townAttractionHyperiain townAttractionStealthin townAttractionThe Swarmin townAttractionNemesis Infernoin town

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

Map of the places

The map ends at Foxhills Golf Club, 7.3 km out.

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The dashed line is Staines-upon-Thames’ 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

What they are

The two biggest groups: other attractions (16) and castles or historic places (6).

Museums & galleries 5 museums1 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 3 historic houses · 2 abbeys or priories · 1 historic ship0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 1 garden0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 2 water parks · 1 theme park2 in town · 1 nearby
Other attractions 16 attractions10 in town · 6 nearby

Green: inside Staines-upon-Thames. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

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

Every place

Every place, in and near Staines-upon-Thames

31 places in all: 13 in town and 18 within 5 km of its edge.

Stealth

Attraction · in town

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

About Stealth →

Runnymede

Garden · 2.2 km outside town, to the west

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

Run by National Trust
About Runnymede →

The 13 inside Staines-upon-Thames come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

57 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Staines-upon-Thames’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Staines-upon-Thames →

Big names nearby

The wider area

Day trips number 12; the best known is Windsor Castle, 9.7 km off.

CastleWindsor Castle9.7 km northwestBig drawMuseumBritish Museum28 km east · 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 London30 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower27 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery27 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens15 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum24 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye27 km eastMuseumMadame Tussauds26 km northeast

Places well known beyond Staines-upon-Thames (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.

Good to know in Staines-upon-Thames

What are the main attractions in Staines-upon-Thames?

The best known inside Staines-upon-Thames’ built-up area are Thorpe Park, Colossus, Hyperia and Stealth. In all, 13 places to visit are mapped inside the town, and 18 more within 5 km.

Does Staines-upon-Thames have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Staines-upon-Thames: Spelthorne Museum, Kempton Steam Museum, Chertsey Museum and Egham Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Staines-upon-Thames?

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

What are the best-known days out near Staines-upon-Thames?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (9.7 km), British Museum (28 km), Hampton Court Palace (11 km), Buckingham Palace (26 km).

Where are Staines-upon-Thames’ historic buildings listed?

Staines-upon-Thames has 57 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 Staines-upon-Thames 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).

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