RHS Garden, 1.1 km from Wisley
Wisley’s list takes in 9 historic sites, 7 attractions and 5 museums. Nothing is mapped inside Wisley’s built-up area, but 24 places to visit are within 5 km of its edge. Out of town, Windsor Castle is 20 km away.
The best known around Wisley
Once you have seen RHS Garden, try 4 museums and a garden.
GardenRHS Garden, Wisley900 m outside town, to the south
GardenPainshill3 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMercedes-Benz World3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumBrooklands Museum3.2 km outside town, to the north
MuseumLondon Bus Museum3.2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSend and Ripley History Society Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Finding your way
The 24 outside town cluster to the north.
The dashed line is Wisley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What they are
There are more castles or historic places (9) than anything else, then other attractions (7).
Green: inside Wisley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
All of them, one by one
All of it lies within 5 km of its edge: 24 places.
Mercedes-Benz World
Motor museum and driver training facility in Surrey, UK.
Brooklands Museum
Sports museum in Weybridge, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
London Bus Museum
Transport museum located at Brooklands, Weybridge, England, United Kingdom.
Send and Ripley History Society Museum
Museum in Woking, England, United Kingdom.
Close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
4 listed buildings are on Wisley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Wisley →
Further out, the best known
Top of the 12 day trips: Windsor Castle, at 20 km.
CastleWindsor Castle20 km northwest
Big drawMuseumBritish Museum33 km northeast · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)
Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace13 km northeast
Historic houseBuckingham Palace31 km northeast
Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey31 km northeast
Big drawCastleTower of London35 km northeast · 2.7M visitors a year (2016)
AttractionElizabeth Tower31 km northeast
Big drawArt galleryNational Gallery32 km northeast · 709K visitors a year (2021)
AttractionLondon Eye32 km northeast
Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum29 km northeast · 858K visitors a year (2021)
CathedralSt Paul's Cathedral34 km northeast
Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum28 km northeast · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)Places well known beyond Wisley (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.
Questions before you go to Wisley
What is there to see near Wisley?
No attraction is mapped inside Wisley itself. Within 5 km of it are RHS Garden, Wisley, Painshill, Mercedes-Benz World and Brooklands Museum.
Does Wisley have a museum?
6 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Wisley: Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands Museum, London Bus Museum and Send and Ripley History Society Museum.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Wisley?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Hampton Court Palace (Historic Royal Palaces), 13 km northeast.
What are the best-known days out near Wisley?
Within 40 km: Windsor Castle (20 km), British Museum (33 km), Hampton Court Palace (13 km), Buckingham Palace (31 km).
Where are Wisley’s historic buildings listed?
Wisley has 4 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 Wisley 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 (17)
- RHS Garden, Wisley: Colin Smith, 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
- Brooklands Museum: Tony Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- London Bus Museum: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windsor Castle: Diliff, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- St Paul's Cathedral: Mark Fosh, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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