Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about 14 miles south of central London.
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about 14 miles south of central London. The town is first recorded as Ebesham in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Saxon landowner. The earliest evidence of human activity is from the mid-Bronze Age, but the modern settlement probably grew up in the area surrounding St Martin's Church in the 6th or 7th centuries and the street pattern is thought to have become established in the Middle Ages. Today the High Street is dominated by the clock tower, which was erected in 1847–8.
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Worth seeing in and around Epsom
9 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.
- 01Gander Green Lane
Gander Green Lane, currently known as the 360 Engage Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Sutton, Greater London, and is the home ground of Sutton United Football Club and Crystal Palace Women. The record attendance for Gander Green Lane is 14,000 when Sutton United lost 6–0 to Leeds United in the fourth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup.
5.9 km · football stadium in Sutton, south London · Wikipedia - 02Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington World of Adventures Resort is a 128 acres theme park, zoo and hotel complex in Chessington, Greater London, England, around 12 miles southwest of Central London. The complex originally opened as Chessington Zoo in 1931; the theme park aspect was developed by The Tussauds Group, debuting on 7 July 1987 as one of the first combined animal-amusement parks in the UK. The theme park, which features over 40 rides, is owned by Merlin Entertainments, following its merger with The Tussauds Group in 2007.
3.8 km · amusement park · Wikipedia - 03Nonsuch Park
Nonsuch Park is a public park between Stoneleigh, Cheam, and Ewell in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. It borders the London Borough of Sutton.
3.9 km · park in Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Church of Our Lady and St Peter, Leatherhead
The Church of Our Lady and St Peter is a Roman Catholic church in Leatherhead, Surrey. It was founded as a local chapel during the First World War and later became a Parish church.
5.4 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Nonsuch Mansion
Nonsuch Mansion is a historic house located within Nonsuch Park in north Surrey, England near the boundary with Greater London. It is in the borough of Epsom and Ewell, adjacent to the London Borough of Sutton.
3.9 km · house in Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Chisenhale Gallery
Chisenhale Gallery is a non-profit contemporary art gallery based in London's East End. The gallery occupies the ground level of a former veneer factory on Chisenhale Road, situated in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, near Victoria Park and flanking the Hertford Union Canal.
3.5 km · non profit art gallery in London · Wikipedia - 07Secombe Theatre
The Secombe Theatre was a theatre in Cheam Road, Sutton, Greater London. The theatre was opened in 1983 by the Welsh comedian Sir Harry Secombe, who lived in Sutton for over 30 years, and was named after him.
5.9 km · theatre in Sutton, London, England · Wikipedia - 08Recreation Ground, Banstead
The Recreation Ground is a cricket ground in Banstead, Surrey. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1955, when South Women Second XI played the Women's Cricket Association.
5.1 km · cricket ground in Banstead, Surrey, England · Wikipedia - 09Wesley House, With Steps And Walls To Front
Wesley House, formerly the Council Offices, is a former municipal building on Bull Hill, Leatherhead, Surrey, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Leatherhead Urban District Council, is a Grade II listed building.
5.9 km · building in Mole Valley, Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Epsom Downs Racecourse
The home of the Epsom Derby, a two-day festival of horse racing dating back to 1780, held each year in early June.
- 02Bourne Hall Museum
A small local museum with some interesting exhibits.
- 03Hobbledown
Horton Lane, KT19 8PT (Between Epsom and Chessington near junction 9 of the M25), epsominfo@hobbledown.com.
- 04Polesden Lacey
- 05Box Hill
The Old Fort, Box Hill Road, Box Hill, Tadworth, KT20 7LB (1 mile north of Dorking, 2 miles south of Leatherhead on the A24), fax: +44 1306 875030, boxhill@nationaltrust.org.uk.
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Things to do
- 01Catch a show at the Epsom Playhouse
Ashley Avenue, KT18 5AL (behind the Ashley Centre shopping mall),.
- 02Chessington World of Adventures
Apr-Oct and limited winter partial opening.
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Where to eat
There are many chain restaurants in the centre of town, but on Epsom Downs, by the racecourse, there are two pubs which provide good food at reasonable prices. Both can get very busy, particularly at weekends.
- 01Derby Arms
Epsom Downs, KT18 5LE,.
- 02Rubbing House
Langley Vale, Epsom Downs, KT18 5LG,.
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Getting to Epsom
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 20 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 21 km · London Luton (LTN), 61 km
- Stations
- West Sutton railway station, 5.7 km · Leatherhead railway station, 5.9 km · Ashtead railway station, 3.2 km · Epsom Downs railway station, 2.3 km · Tattenham Corner railway station, 3.2 km
- Luton, Luton → Epsom62 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · £8–11
- London, Essex → Epsom22 km · quickest by road, 1h 8m · £2.5–3.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Epsom170 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · £20–27
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Epsom
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Epsom. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Go nextRoad/rail links to Oxford (with organised day trips to Blenheim Palace or Henley on Thames) and Salisbury (with organised day trips to the Stonehenge museum) are good.
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Next door to Epsom
Epsom is 22 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Leatherheadtown in Surrey, England5.9 km
- Bansteadtown in Reigate and Banstead, Surrey, England4.7 km
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- Tolworthsuburban area of southwest London in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London, England5.7 km
- Cheamsuburb in the London Borough of Sutton, England4.3 km