Shepperton
Shepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around 15 mi (24 km) south west of central London.
Shepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around 15 mi (24 km) south west of central London. The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames. The village is mentioned in a document of 959 AD and in Domesday Book.
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Worth seeing in and around Shepperton
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.
- 01Colossus
Colossus is a steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England, and the park's first major attraction. It was built by Liechtenstein-based manufacturers Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel as an adaptation of Monte Makaya in Brazil.
4 km · roller coaster at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England · Wikipedia - 02Chertsey Abbey
Chertsey Abbey, dedicated to St Peter, was a Benedictine monastery located at Chertsey in the English county of Surrey. It was founded in 666 AD by Saint Erkenwald who was the first abbot, and from 675 AD the Bishop of London.
2.8 km · Benedictine monastery · Wikipedia - 03Hyperia
Hyperia is a steel roller coaster located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England. Manufactured by Mack Rides, the hypercoaster opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the United Kingdom on 24 May 2024, with a height of 236 feet and a maximum speed that reaches 80 mph.
3.9 km · roller coaster at Thorpe Park · Wikipedia - 04Queen Mary Reservoir
The Queen Mary Reservoir is one of the largest of London's reservoirs supplying fresh water to London and parts of surrounding counties, and is located in the Borough of Spelthorne in Surrey. The reservoir covers 707 acres and is 45 ft above the surrounding area.
3 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 05Walton 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.
2 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 - 06The Walking Dead: The Ride
The Walking Dead: The Ride is an enclosed steel roller coaster at Thorpe Park in England. It was the park’s first non-powered roller coaster.
4 km · indoor roller coaster located at Thorpe Park, England · Wikipedia - 07Chertsey Bridge
Chertsey Bridge is a road bridge across the River Thames in Surrey, England. It carries the B375 road, connecting Chertsey in the borough of Runnymede to Laleham in the borough of Spelthorne.
1.8 km · Classical bridge over the Thames in England that has stood since 1785 · Wikipedia - 08Runnymede Civic Centre
Runnymede Civic Centre is a municipal building located on Station Road in Addlestone, a town in Surrey, England. It serves as the administrative headquarters and meeting place of the Runnymede Borough Council, and also houses a public library and a police station.
3 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia - 09Rush
Rush is a Screamin' Swing ride at Thorpe Park in Chertsey, Surrey which opened at the park alongside another S&S – Sansei Technologies thrill ride, Slammer, in 2005. At the time of its opening, it was the tallest ride of its type in the world.
4 km · amusement ride at Thorpe Park · Wikipedia - 10Vortex
Vortex is a KMG Afterburner at Thorpe Park, an amusement park in Chertsey, Surrey, England. The ride was installed in the Lost City area of the park in 2001 and officially opened on 25 May, seven weeks into the 2001 season.
3.9 km · amusement ride in Thorpe Park, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to Shepperton
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 9 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 33 km · London Luton (LTN), 54 km
- Stations
- Chertsey railway station, 3.5 km · Addlestone railway station, 2.5 km · Weybridge railway station, 3.2 km · Upper Halliford railway station, 3.3 km · Shepperton railway station, 1.2 km
- Luton, Luton → Shepperton54 km · quickest by road, 1h 20m · £6–8
- London, Essex → Shepperton26 km · quickest by road, 1h 9m · £2.5–3.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Shepperton156 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £18–24
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Shepperton
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 Shepperton. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inThe South's major ferry ports are (clockwise from the east) Dover (ferries from Calais and Dunkirk in France), Newhaven (ferries from Dieppe in France) and Portsmouth (ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre and St.
- Get inPoole (which shares ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg and St.
- Go nextLondon - The capital is practically on your doorstep when you're in South East England, so it is an obvious choice for a day trip or longer.
- Go nextGo Abroad - The South East is the closest part of the UK to the European mainland (the English Channel is just 20 miles (32 km) across at its narrowest), and with Channel Tunnel journey times from Kent to Calais as short as 35 minutes, day trips to northern France, Belgium and beyond are highly feasible and attractive.
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Next door to Shepperton
Shepperton is 21 km from Brent, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Weybridgetown in the Elmbridge district of Surrey, England2.6 km
- Walton-on-Thamestown in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England3.3 km
- Chertseytown in the borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England3.3 km
- Lalehamvillage in the Spelthorne borough, United Kingdom2.9 km
- Upper Hallifordvillage in the Spelthorne borough, United Kingdom2.3 km
- Littletonvillage in the borough of Spelthorne, Surrey, United Kingdom1.7 km