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Waverley Abbey
Attractions in Tilford

Places to visit around Tilford, from Waverley Abbey

Tilford and its surroundings hold 4 museums, 2 parks or estates and an abbey or priory. Look within 5 km of its edge for the 11 places to visit; none is inside Tilford’s built-up area. Heritage bodies look after 4 of them: 2 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust. Windsor Castle is worth a day, 34 km from the centre.

Photo: Waverley Abbey, Admiralgary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
In Tilford
0
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
11
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
3
in or near town
Cared for
4
National Trust, English Heritage, Cadw and others
Best known

The first to see around Tilford

Beyond Waverley Abbey, there are 3 museums, a castle and a park or estate.

Abbey or priory · English HeritageWaverley Abbey800 m outside town, to the northwestCastle · English HeritageFarnham Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumRural Life Centre1 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseum of Farnham4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumCrafts Study Centre4.4 km outside town, to the northwestPark or estatePark or estate · National TrustFrensham Common2.8 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Close by, the 11 mostly lie to the northwest.

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The dashed line is Tilford’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

The mix

5 are museums or galleries; castles or historic places come next with 3.

Museums & galleries 4 museums · 1 art gallery0 in town · 5 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 abbey or priory · 1 castle · 1 fort0 in town · 3 nearby
Gardens & estates 2 parks or estates0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

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

4 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Waverley Abbey, Farnham Castle, Frensham Common and The Flashes, Churt Common).

Every place

Every one of them

11 places, all within 5 km of its edge, make the list.

Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

18 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Tilford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Tilford →

Big names nearby

Big names nearby

Windsor Castle (34 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.

CastleWindsor Castle34 km northHistoric house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace37 km northeastCathedralGuildford Cathedral13 km northeastCastleArundel Castle39 km southMuseumJane Austen's House Museum18 km westCathedralCathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot8.1 km northTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park29 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)Historic houseBagshot Park Mansion21 km northMuseumWatts Gallery9.3 km northeastBig drawTheme parkLegoland Windsor31 km north · 2.3M visitors a year (2024)Garden · National TrustRunnymede31 km northeastCathedralChichester Cathedral39 km south

Places well known beyond Tilford (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.

What people ask about Tilford

What is there to see near Tilford?

No attraction is mapped inside Tilford itself. Within 5 km of it are Waverley Abbey, Farnham Castle, Rural Life Centre and Museum of Farnham.

Does Tilford have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Tilford: Rural Life Centre, Museum of Farnham, Crafts Study Centre and '900 Years of Living History' Permanent Exhibition.

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

Yes. In or within 5 km of Tilford, 4 places are cared for: 2 by English Heritage and 2 by the National Trust (Waverley Abbey, Farnham Castle, Frensham Common and The Flashes, Churt Common).

What are the best-known days out near Tilford?

Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (34 km), Hampton Court Palace (37 km), Guildford Cathedral (13 km), Arundel Castle (39 km).

Where are Tilford’s historic buildings listed?

Tilford has 18 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 Tilford 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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