A historic house to see in Weybridge: Oatlands Palace
In 2024, Thorpe Park had 1.6M visitors. We list one place to visit inside Weybridge’s built-up area and 44 within 5 km of its edge. On the list: 19 attractions, 10 historic sites and 6 museums, among others. One of the places on the list is maintained by the National Trust. Windsor Castle, 16 km away, is the best-known day out.
Best known, in and near Weybridge
A theme park, a historic house and an attraction follow Oatlands Palace.
Historic houseOatlands Palacein townTheme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park3.1 km outside town, to the northwest · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)
Historic houseClaremont4.1 km outside town, to the east
AttractionColossus3 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryChertsey Abbey1.9 km outside town, to the northwest
Garden · National TrustNational Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens3.6 km outside town, to the eastEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Map of the places
The outermost point is Elmbridge Museum, at 6.1 km.
The dashed line is Weybridge’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
The list by type
Other attractions are the biggest group (19), then castles or historic places (15).
Green: inside Weybridge. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
1 place is cared for by the National Trust (National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens).
The full list
The one inside Weybridge comes first, then 44 more within 5 km of its edge.
National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens
Historic garden in Surrey, England, UK.
7Mercedes-Benz World
Motor museum and driver training facility in Surrey, UK.
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10Stealth
Steel roller coaster located in the Amity area of Thorpe Park in Surrey, England.
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12Brooklands Museum
Sports museum in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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14The Walking Dead: The Ride
Indoor roller coaster located at Thorpe Park, England.
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16London Bus Museum
Transport museum located at Brooklands, Weybridge, England, United Kingdom.
17The Homewood
UK modernist house in Esher, Surrey, England designed by Patrick Gwynne.
Samurai
Top Scan ride at Thorpe Park (formerly located at Chessington World of Adventures).
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The one inside Weybridge comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
42 listed buildings and 1 scheduled monument are on Weybridge’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Weybridge →
Around the region
Worth the drive, Windsor Castle (16 km) is first of the 12.
CastleWindsor Castle16 km northwest
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace8.4 km northeast
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum28 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic houseBuckingham Palace26 km northeast
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey26 km northeast
Big drawCastleTower of London30 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower27 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery27 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye27 km northeast
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum24 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
GardenKew Gardens16 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum23 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Weybridge (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.
Know before you go to Weybridge
What are the main attractions in Weybridge?
The place to visit inside Weybridge’s built-up area is Oatlands Palace. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 44 more within 5 km.
Does Weybridge have a museum?
7 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Weybridge: Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Museum, London Bus Museum and Chertsey Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Weybridge?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Weybridge, 1 place is cared for by the National Trust (National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens).
What are the best-known days out near Weybridge?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (16 km), Hampton Court Palace (8.4 km), British Museum (28 km), Buckingham Palace (26 km).
Where are Weybridge’s historic buildings listed?
Weybridge has 42 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 Weybridge 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 (30)
- Oatlands Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Colossus: Stefan Scheer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chertsey Abbey: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mercedes-Benz World: Supermac1961 from CHAFFORD HUNDRED, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Painshill: Ian Capper, 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
- Brooklands Museum: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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
- London Bus Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Homewood: Tjandspallan at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Flying Fish: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chertsey Museum: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- National Gallery: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Eye: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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