Britwell

Worth seeing in and around Britwell

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
   40-foot telescope

   William Herschel's 40-foot telescope, also known as the Great Forty-Foot telescope, was a reflecting telescope constructed between 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough, England. It used a 48-inch diameter primary mirror with a 40-foot-long focal length.

   3.5 km · reflecting telescope constructed between 1785 and 1789 at Observatory House in Slough, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Observatory House

   Observatory House was the name of an 18th-century observatory established by William and Caroline Herschel in Windsor Street, Slough. After the original building had been demolished, the name was re-applied to a modern office block on the same site which now serves as the headquarters of Slough Borough Council.

   3.5 km · municipal building in Slough, Berkshire, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cippenham Moat

   Cippenham Moat refers to the remains of a 13th Century Royal Palace created by King Henry III, located in the Cippenham suburb of Slough, in Berkshire. The area where the Palace once stood is still referred to and marked on maps as Cippenham Moat.

   2.8 km · remains of a 13th Century Royal Palace created by King Henry III · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Church of St Mary

   St Mary's Parish Church is a red brick gothic style Church of England parish church in the parish of Upton cum Chalvey in the borough of Slough and the county of Berkshire in England. Built between 1876–8 to a design by John Oldrid Scott and partly funded through a personal donation by Queen Victoria, it was again enlarged in 1911–1913, and is protected as a grade II* listed building.

   3.6 km · church in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of Our Lady Immaculate and St Ethelbert

   St Ethelbert's Church or Our Lady Immaculate and St Ethelbert's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Slough, Berkshire, England. It was built from 1908 to 1910 and designed by Benedict Williamson.

   3.3 km · church building in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Slough Town Hall

   Slough Town Hall is a former municipal building in Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, England. The town hall was the headquarters of Slough Borough Council until 2011.

   2.8 km · school building, formerly a town hall, in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Cocksherd Wood

   Cocksherd Wood is a 4.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Slough in Berkshire. It is owned by Slough Borough Council and managed by Evergreen 2000.

   1.1 km · park · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Haymill Valley

   Haymill Valley is a 7.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Slough in Berkshire. It is owned by Slough Borough Council and managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.

   1.6 km · park · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Baylis House

   Baylis House is a Grade I listed building currently operating as a hotel and business centre in Slough, Berkshire, England. It is representative of the plain Dutch style that was popular in England after post-Civil war restoration of the English monarchy in 1660.

   2.2 km · Grade I listed house & hotel in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Montem Mound

    The Montem Mound is an ancient mound of earth. It lies on Montem Lane, around half a mile west of central Slough, Berkshire, overlooking the Chalvey Brook, a minor tributary of the River Thames.

    2.7 km · archaeological site in Slough, United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Britwell

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 13 km · London Luton (LTN), 42 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 53 km

Stations

Slough railway station, 3.3 km · Burnham railway station, 1.9 km · Slough bus station, 3.3 km

• London → Britwell

  35 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £4–5
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• Luton, Luton → Britwell

  41 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · £5–7
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• London, Essex → Britwell

  35 km · quickest by road, 1h 13m · £4–5
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