
Close to Upper Halliford: Thorpe Park and more
Thorpe Park drew 1.6M visitors in 2024. Our list finds nothing inside Upper Halliford’s built-up area, but 16 places within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 11 attractions, 2 museums and a theme park, among others. A longer outing takes you to Hampton Court Palace, 6.6 km off.
The names to know near Upper Halliford
Beyond Thorpe Park, there are 3 attractions, a historic house and an abbey or priory.
Historic houseOatlands Palace2.9 km outside town, to the south
AttractionColossus4.8 km outside town, to the west
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey4.1 km outside town, to the west
AttractionHyperia4.7 km outside town, to the west
AttractionStealth4.9 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.
Places on the map
To the west is where most of the 16 lie.
The dashed line is Upper Halliford’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
Count 11 other attractions and 2 castles or historic places.
Green: inside Upper Halliford. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Every place, in and near Upper Halliford
The list runs to 16 places, all within 5 km of its edge.
Stealth
Steel roller coaster located in the Amity area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England.
The Walking Dead: The Ride
Indoor roller coaster located at Thorpe Park, England.
Samurai
Top Scan ride at Thorpe Park (formerly located at Chessington World of Adventures).
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
2 listed buildings are on Upper Halliford’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Upper Halliford →
Day trips
Top of the 12 day trips: Hampton Court Palace, at 6.6 km.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.6 km east
CastleWindsor Castle15 km northwest
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum25 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace23 km northeast
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey24 km northeast
Big drawCastleTower of London27 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower24 km northeast
GardenKew Gardens13 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery24 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum21 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye24 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum21 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Upper Halliford (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 Upper Halliford: questions
What is there to see near Upper Halliford?
No attraction is mapped inside Upper Halliford itself. Within 5 km of it are Thorpe Park, Oatlands Palace, Colossus and Chertsey Abbey.
Does Upper Halliford have a museum?
2 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Upper Halliford: Kempton Steam Museum and Chertsey Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Upper Halliford?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 6.6 km east.
What are the best-known days out near Upper Halliford?
Within 40 km: Hampton Court Palace (6.6 km), Windsor Castle (15 km), British Museum (25 km), Buckingham Palace (23 km).
Where are Upper Halliford’s historic buildings listed?
Upper Halliford has 2 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 Upper Halliford 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 (24)
- 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
- Flying Fish: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 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
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, 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
- 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
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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