Close to Walton-on-Thames: Hampton Court Palace and more
Walton-on-Thames and its surroundings hold 10 historic sites, 7 attractions and 6 museums. No place to visit is mapped inside Walton-on-Thames’ built-up area; 32 are within 5 km of its edge. On the list, 2 places are looked after: 1 by Historic Royal Palaces and 1 by the National Trust. The big name further out is British Museum, 25 km from the centre.
The first to see around Walton-on-Thames
Beyond Hampton Court Palace, there are 3 historic houses, a garden and an abbey or priory.
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace3.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseClaremont2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseOatlands Palace1.5 km outside town, to the west
Garden · National TrustNational Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens2.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic houseBushy House4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey4.9 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.
The layout
At 6.7 km, Temple of Bacchus is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Walton-on-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
Castles or historic places number 17, other attractions 7.
Green: inside Walton-on-Thames. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for: 1 by Historic Royal Palaces and 1 by the National Trust (Hampton Court Palace and National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens).
The complete list
Nothing is inside Walton-on-Thames itself; these 32 are within 5 km of its edge.
National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens
Historic garden in Surrey, England, UK.
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8Mercedes-Benz World
Motor museum and driver training facility in Surrey, UK.
9The Homewood
UK modernist house in Esher, Surrey, England designed by Patrick Gwynne.
10Brooklands Museum
Sports museum in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
11London Bus Museum
Transport museum located at Brooklands, Weybridge, England, United Kingdom.
12Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
32 listed buildings are on Walton-on-Thames’ History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Walton-on-Thames →
Day trips from Walton-on-Thames
Allow a day for British Museum, 25 km away, the pick of 12.
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum25 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
CastleWindsor Castle18 km northwest
Historic houseBuckingham Palace22 km northeast
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey23 km northeast
Big drawCastleTower of London27 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower23 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery24 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens13 km northeast
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum21 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye24 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum20 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)
MuseumMadame Tussauds23 km northeastPlaces well known beyond Walton-on-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.
Visiting Walton-on-Thames: the answers
What is there to see near Walton-on-Thames?
No attraction is mapped inside Walton-on-Thames itself. Within 5 km of it are Hampton Court Palace, Claremont, Oatlands Palace and National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens.
Does Walton-on-Thames have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Walton-on-Thames: Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Museum, London Bus Museum and Kempton Steam Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Walton-on-Thames?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Walton-on-Thames, 2 places are cared for: 1 by Historic Royal Palaces and 1 by the National Trust (Hampton Court Palace and National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Walton-on-Thames?
Within 40 km: British Museum (25 km), Windsor Castle (18 km), Buckingham Palace (22 km), Westminster Abbey (23 km).
Where are Walton-on-Thames’ historic buildings listed?
Walton-on-Thames has 32 listed buildings, 2 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 Walton-on-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).
Photo credits (24)
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oatlands Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bushy House: J. Miall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chertsey Abbey: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Painshill: Ian Capper, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz World: Supermac1961 from CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Homewood: Tjandspallan at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brooklands Museum: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Bus Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kempton Steam Museum: Kempton Steam Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, 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
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Madame Tussauds: Citizen59, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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