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Attractions in Thorpe

Trips from Thorpe, starting with Thorpe Park

2024 brought 1.6M visitors to Thorpe Park. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 28 places to visit; none is inside Thorpe’s built-up area. The commonest are 15 attractions, 3 museums and 2 gardens. One of them is cared for by the National Trust. Windsor Castle is worth a day, 9.7 km from the centre.

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In Thorpe
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
28
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
3
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 best known around Thorpe

Close behind Thorpe Park are 3 attractions, a garden and a castle.

Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park1.1 km outside town, to the east · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Garden · National TrustRunnymede3 km outside town, to the northCastleCastleFort Belvedere5 km outside town, to the westAttractionColossus1.1 km outside town, to the eastAttractionThe Swarm800 m outside town, to the eastAttractionStealth900 m outside town, to the east

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

Places on the map

The map stretches to Fort Belvedere, 5.3 km away.

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The dashed line is Thorpe’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

What you can see

Count 15 other attractions and 6 castles or historic places.

Museums & galleries 3 museums0 in town · 3 nearby
Castles & historic places 2 abbeys or priories · 2 historic houses · 1 castle · 1 historic ship0 in town · 6 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 gardens0 in town · 2 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 1 theme park · 1 water park0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 15 attractions0 in town · 15 nearby

Green: inside Thorpe. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

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

Every place

Place after place

You will find all 28 within 5 km of its edge.

Runnymede

Garden · 3 km outside town, to the north

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

Run by National Trust
About Runnymede →

Stealth

Attraction · 900 m outside town, to the east

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.

35 listed buildings are on Thorpe’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Thorpe →

Big names nearby

For a day out

Windsor Castle (9.7 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

CastleWindsor Castle9.7 km northwestBig drawMuseumBritish Museum31 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace14 km eastHistoric houseBuckingham Palace29 km eastCathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey30 km eastBig drawCastleTower of London34 km east · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)AttractionElizabeth Tower30 km eastBig drawArt galleryNational Gallery30 km east · 709K visitors a year (2021)AttractionLondon Eye31 km eastBig drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum27 km east · 858K visitors a year (2021)GardenKew Gardens19 km northeastMuseumMadame Tussauds29 km northeast

Places well known beyond Thorpe (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.

Visiting Thorpe: the answers

What is there to see near Thorpe?

No attraction is mapped inside Thorpe itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorpe Park, Runnymede, Fort Belvedere and Colossus.

Does Thorpe have a museum?

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

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Thorpe?

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

What are the best-known days out near Thorpe?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (9.7 km), British Museum (31 km), Hampton Court Palace (14 km), Buckingham Palace (29 km).

Where are Thorpe’s historic buildings listed?

Thorpe has 35 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 Thorpe 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 (26)

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.