Esher

Worth seeing in and around Esher

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
   Hampton Court Palace

   Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York and the chief minister of Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace to the king to try to save his own life, which he knew was now in grave danger due to Henry VIII's deepening frustration and anger.

   4.3 km · historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kingston University

   Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded in 1899.

   5.7 km · UK university (1992-) · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bushy Park

   Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, at 445 hectares in area, after Richmond Park. The park, most of which is open to the public, is immediately north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton Court Park and is a few minutes' walk from the west side of Kingston Bridge.

   5.2 km · Royal Park of London · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Hampton Court Bridge

   Hampton Court Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge that crosses the River Thames in England approximately north–south between Hampton, London and East Molesey, Surrey, carrying the A309. It is the upper of two road bridges on the reach above Teddington Lock and downstream of Molesey Lock.

   4.2 km · Broad bridge near to a palace, over the Thames linking outer south-west London with Surrey (in England). To an inter-war design. · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Claremont

   Claremont, also known historically as 'Clermont', is an 18th-century Palladian mansion less than a mile south of the centre of Esher in Surrey, England. The buildings are now occupied by Claremont Fan Court School, and its landscaped gardens are owned and managed by the National Trust.

   1.1 km · country house and gardens in Esher, Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hampton Court railway station

   Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London. The station is 14 miles 76 chains down the line from London Waterloo.

   4.1 km · terminus station opposite Hampton Court Palace near London, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Hampton Court Park

   Hampton Court Park, also known as Home Park, is a walled royal park managed by the Historic Royal Palaces. The park lies between the gardens of Hampton Court Palace and Kingston upon Thames and Surbiton in south west London, England, mostly within the post town of East Molesey, but with its eastern extremity within the post town of Kingston.

   4.7 km · park in South London, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Chessington 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.

   4.1 km · amusement park · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Walton Bridge

   Walton Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in England, carrying the A244 between Walton-on-Thames and Shepperton, crossing the Thames on the reach between Sunbury Lock and Shepperton Lock. The bridge is the first Thames road bridge which is on both banks upstream of Greater London.

   5 km · This bridge in England, across the Thames, is in its sixth incarnation, built in 2013, one which is single-span and tied-arch above in design. · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sandown Park Racecourse

    Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey, England, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes.

    800 m · racecourse in Esher, Surrey · Wikipedia

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Getting to Esher

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 13 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 28 km · London Luton (LTN), 56 km

Stations

Oxshott railway station, 3.7 km · Cobham & Stoke d'Abernon railway station, 6 km · Claygate railway station, 1.5 km · Hersham railway station, 1.9 km · Hinchley Wood railway station, 1.8 km

• Luton, Luton → Esher

  57 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £8–10
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• London, Essex → Esher

  23 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £2.5–3.5
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → Esher

  162 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £19–26
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