What is near Stanwell: Runnymede first
Stanwell and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 3 attractions and a garden. None of our places to visit is inside Stanwell’s built-up area; 12 are within 5 km of its edge. Of the places on our list, one is looked after by the National Trust. Windsor Castle is worth a day, 9.8 km from the centre.
Top of the list around Stanwell
After Runnymede come 2 museums, an abbey or priory and a historic ship.
Garden · National TrustRunnymede4.8 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or priorySt Mary's Priory4.6 km outside town, to the west
MuseumKempton Steam Museum4.4 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSpelthorne Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric shipHistoric shipHK Daybreak2.9 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionHarmondsworth Great Barn3.2 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Where they are
Plastic Playground Wake Park, 6.3 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The dashed line is Stanwell’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 you can see
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and castles or historic places (3).
Green: inside Stanwell. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Runnymede).
Every place, in and near Stanwell
Here are the 12 places within 5 km of its edge.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
28 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Stanwell’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Stanwell →
Big names nearby
Windsor Castle, at 9.8 km, heads the 12.
CastleWindsor Castle9.8 km west
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum25 km east · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace24 km east
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace11 km southeast
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey25 km east
Big drawCastleTower of London28 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower25 km east
GardenKew Gardens13 km east
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery25 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum21 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye25 km east
MuseumMadame Tussauds23 km eastPlaces well known beyond Stanwell (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.
Asked about places to visit in Stanwell
What is there to see near Stanwell?
No attraction is mapped inside Stanwell itself. Within 5 km of it are Runnymede, St Mary's Priory, Kempton Steam Museum and Spelthorne Museum.
Does Stanwell have a museum?
4 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Stanwell: Kempton Steam Museum, Spelthorne Museum, Egham Museum and Colnbrook Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Stanwell?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Stanwell, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (Runnymede).
What are the best-known days out near Stanwell?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (9.8 km), British Museum (25 km), Buckingham Palace (24 km), Hampton Court Palace (11 km).
Where are Stanwell’s historic buildings listed?
Stanwell has 28 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 Stanwell 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 (15)
- Runnymede: Wyrdlight, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Mary's Priory: Andrew Gray, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kempton Steam Museum: Kempton Steam Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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