Aldershot

Worth seeing in and around Aldershot

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bishopric of the Forces

   The Bishopric of the Forces is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church which provides chaplains to the British Armed Forces based in the United Kingdom and their overseas postings. It is exempt, and so immediately subject to the Holy See and the Dicastery for Bishops, and is not part of any ecclesiastical province, whilst being a full member of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales.

   1.3 km · catholic church ministry in the UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Recreation Ground

   The Recreation Ground, currently known as The EBB Stadium at The Recreation Ground for sponsorship reasons and informally known as The Rec, is a football ground in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Football matches have been played there since 1927 when Aldershot was founded.

   500 m · football stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cathedral of St Michael and St George, Aldershot

   Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George serves as the Roman Catholic cathedral for the Bishopric of the Forces. Located on Queens Avenue in Aldershot, England, the building was originally intended to be the principal church for the Anglican chaplaincies of the British Army but since 1973 it has been the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Forces.

   1.3 km · Catholic cathedral in Rushmoor, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   University for the Creative Arts

   The University for the Creative Arts is a specialist art and design university in Southern England. It was formed in 2005 as University College for the Creative Arts at Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Maidstone and Rochester when the Kent Institute of Art and Design was merged into the Surrey Institute of Art & Design, which already had degree-awarding status; both constituent schools had been formed by merging the local art schools, in Kent and Surrey respectively.

   4.8 km · university in Surrey, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Farnham Castle

   Farnham Castle is a 12th-century castle in Farnham, Surrey, England. It was formerly the residence of the Bishops of Winchester.

   4.4 km · Grade I listed historic house museum in Farnham, Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough

   Saint Michael's Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, which belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. The small community is known for its liturgy, its pipe organ, and its liturgical publishing and printing.

   5.4 km · abbey in Hampshire, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Waverley Abbey

   Waverley Abbey was the first Cistercian abbey in England, founded in 1128 by William Giffard, the Bishop of Winchester. Located about 2 miles southeast of Farnham, Surrey, it is situated on a flood-plain; surrounded by current and previous channels of the River Wey.

   5.3 km · Cistercian abbey in Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Museum of Military Medicine

   The Museum of Military Medicine, formerly the Army Medical Services Museum, is located in Keogh Barracks, on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England. The museum documents healthcare services in the military over the past 200 years.

   5 km · military museum in Mytchett, Surrey, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Joseph Church, Aldershot

   St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Aldershot, Hampshire. Built in 1913, it is situated at the top of a ridge on Queens Road, overlooking the town centre, between the Municipal Gardens and Princes Hall.

   500 m · grade II listed Catholic church in Rushmoor, Hampshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Redan Road Cemetery

    Aldershot Cemetery is the main public burial ground for the town of Aldershot in Hampshire. Although most military burials take place in the nearby Aldershot Military Cemetery, there are 57 men from all three services buried in Aldershot Cemetery who died on active service during World War I and World War II. Today the cemetery is maintained by Rushmoor Borough Council.

    1 km · cemetery in Aldershot · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Aldershot Military Museum

   It tells the story of Aldershot Military Town, and the civil towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.

2. 02
   Wellington Statue

   Aldershot's most famous landmark, a huge statue of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, two-term prime minister and hero of the Battle of Waterloo, sitting astride his ever trusty steed Copenhagen.

From Wikivoyage: Aldershot, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Watch football at Aldershot Town FC, who play soccer in the National League, the game's fifth tier in England. They play at the Recreation Ground (sponsored as EBB Stadium), capacity 7100, 200 yards east of the railway station.

From Wikivoyage: Aldershot, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Aldershot

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 32 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 42 km · London Luton (LTN), 75 km

Stations

Farnborough International Airshow, 3.3 km · Farnborough Airport, 3.2 km · Aldershot railway station, 200 m · Farnborough (Main) railway station, 5.4 km · North Camp railway station, 3.7 km

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  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · £6–8
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• Luton, Luton → Aldershot

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 43m · £8–11
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• London, Essex → Aldershot

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 38m · £6–8
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