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Malden Rushett

Malden Rushett is a small village in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London.

Malden Rushett
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The place

Malden Rushett is a small village in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. It is located at the southernmost tip of the Royal Borough, surrounded by woodland and farmland, and between the larger suburban villages and towns of Claygate, Chessington, Epsom, Ashtead, Leatherhead and Oxshott.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Malden Rushett

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
    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.

    1.3 km · amusement park · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Croc Drop

    Croc Drop is an SBF Visa drop tower attraction that opened in April 2021 at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in Greater London, United Kingdom. Located within the Forbidden Kingdom section of the park, the ride features a central tower integrated into a large-scale stylised crocodile head.

    1.4 km · amusement park ride · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Epsom Playhouse

    Epsom Playhouse is the main theatre in Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England.

    3.7 km · theatre in Epsom and Ewell, Surrey · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Epsom Town Hall

    Epsom Town Hall is a municipal building in The Parade, Epsom, Surrey, England. It is the headquarters of Epsom and Ewell Borough Council.

    3.9 km · town hall in Epsom, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Bonesgate Open Space

    Bonesgate Open Space is a public park, Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Chessington in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. It has an area of 5.07 hectares, and was designated an LNR in 1994.

    3.4 km · a public park in London · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Hocus Pocus Hall

    Hocus Pocus Hall was a themed walk-through attraction at Chessington World of Adventures Resort in southwest London, England. Scenes featured 3D UV artwork, viewed via 3-D glasses worn by the guest.

    1.4 km · House of mirrors at Chessington World of Adventures · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath

    Colony Bog and Bagshot Heath is a 1,130.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Camberley and Woking in Surrey, England. Part of it is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. It is part of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area and the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham Special Area of Conservation.

    3.5 km · Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Epsom Common

    Epsom Common is a 177.4-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Epsom, Surrey, England. It is owned and managed by Epsom and Ewell Borough Council.

    2.2 km · park in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    Epsom and Ashtead Commons

    Epsom and Ashtead Commons are a 360.4-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Epsom and Ashtead in Surrey. Epsom Common is a local nature reserve, and Ashtead Common is a national nature reserve, The site also includes a triangular enclosure which is a Scheduled Monument These commons have diverse habitats on London Clay which provide habitats for rich communities of breeding birds.

    1.4 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Woodcote Park

    Woodcote Park is a Grade II* listed stately home and estate of about 350 acres near Epsom, Surrey, England, currently owned by the Royal Automobile Club. It was formerly the seat of a number of prominent English families, including the Calvert family, Barons Baltimore and Lords Proprietor of the colony of Maryland.

    3.9 km · country house near Epsom, Surrey, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Malden Rushett

Airports
London Heathrow (LHR), 18 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 23 km · London Luton (LTN), 60 km
Stations
Claygate railway station, 3.3 km · Oxshott railway station, 2.9 km · Ashtead railway station, 2.3 km · Epsom railway station, 3.6 km · Chessington South railway station, 2.4 km
  • Luton, Luton → Malden Rushett
    60 km · quickest by road, 1h 31m · £8–10
  • London, Essex → Malden Rushett
    23 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £2.5–3.5
  • Birmingham, West Midlands → Malden Rushett
    167 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £20–26
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Malden Rushett

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 Malden Rushett. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • 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.

From Wikivoyage: Surrey, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    100 km
  2. 02
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    303 km
  3. 03
    VlielandNL

    10 ways of moving, 47 sources

    420 km
  4. 04
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    569 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    605 km

If you know how people move in Malden Rushett – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

Next door to Malden Rushett

Malden Rushett is 23 km from London, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Epsomtown in Surrey, England, United Kingdom3.7 km
  • Epsom and Ewelllocal government district with borough status in Surrey, England, UK3.9 km
  • Claygatea village located in Elmbridge, United Kingdom3.1 km
  • Ashteadvillage in Mole Valley, Surrey, United Kingdom3.3 km
  • Hookarea in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London3.6 km
  • Hortonvillage in Surrey, England, UK2.5 km