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Photo of Richmond Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near North Sheen, London, England.

Richmond ParkPhoto Johan Mouchet / Unsplash

Places to explore near Chessington South StationChessington

36 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 2 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

4.1 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of the River Thames, a 135-mile river navigation running from Cricklade to Teddington, England.Highlight

River Thames

River navigation

The non-tidal Thames — 45 locks of managed river between Cricklade's meadows and the tideway at Teddington.

4.1 km N · spans 7 counties

Photo of Claremont Landscape Garden, a garden near Esher, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Claremont Landscape Garden

Garden near Esher

Early English landscape garden with a grass amphitheatre, lake and island pavilion, worked on by Vanbrugh, Bridgeman, Kent and Brown.

4.9 km W

Photo of Hampton Court Palace, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Hampton Court Palace

House & garden near Hampton Court

Henry VIII's Thames-side palace, with Wren's baroque wing and the maze.

5.2 km N

Photo of St Mary's Church, Stoke d'Abernon, a church in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

St Mary's Church, Stoke d'Abernon

Church near Stoke d'Abernon

Ancient Mole-side church holding what is often called England's oldest monumental brass, to Sir John d'Abernon of 1277.

6.9 km SW

Photo of the Surrey Hills, a National Landscape in Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Surrey Hills

National Landscape near Coldharbour

Wooded ridges and heathy commons an hour from London, with gentle hills and paths made for an easy day out

7.5 km S

Photo of Painshill, a garden near Cobham, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Painshill

Garden near Cobham

Restored 18th-century landscape garden of follies, a crystal grotto and a serpentine lake set out by Charles Hamilton.

9 km W

Photo of Strawberry Hill, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Strawberry Hill

House & garden

Horace Walpole's self-styled little Gothic castle of 1749, which launched the Gothic Revival.

9.2 km N · London

Photo of Richmond Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near North Sheen, London, England.Iconic

Richmond Park

House & garden near North Sheen

London's largest royal park, roamed by red and fallow deer.

9.5 km N

Photo of Ham House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Twickenham, London, England.Highlight

Ham House

House & garden near Twickenham

A rare survival of a grand Stuart house, with formal 17th-century gardens right on the Thames at Richmond

9.5 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Horton Country Park, a country park near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.

Horton Country Park

Country park near Mickleham

A country park in Surrey.

1.1 km SE

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

2.7 km E · spans 5 counties

Photo of Hatch Furlong Ewell, a nature reserve near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.

Hatch Furlong Ewell

Nature reserve near Mickleham

A National Trust place in Surrey.

4.5 km E

Photo of The Homewood, a house & garden near Ripley, Surrey, south east England.

The Homewood

House & garden near Ripley

A National Trust place in Surrey.

5.6 km W

Photo of Coombe Conduit, a landmark near Norbiton, London, England.

Coombe Conduit

Landmark near Norbiton

Pair of Tudor conduit houses in Coombe, Kingston, joined underground, which sent spring water beneath the Thames to Hampton Court.

7 km NE

Bushy Park

House & garden near Teddington

London's second-largest Royal Park, with roaming deer along Wren's mile-long Chestnut Avenue.

7 km N

Photo of Bookham Commons, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Mickleham, Surrey, south east England.

Bookham Commons

SSSI near Mickleham

A Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey.

7.4 km SW

Photo of Cedar House, a house & garden near Ripley, Surrey, south east England.

Cedar House

House & garden near Ripley

A National Trust place in Surrey.

7.5 km SW

Photo of Cannizaro Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.

Cannizaro Park

House & garden near London

A Wimbledon garden of mature trees with a sunken garden and rose garden.

9.2 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (17) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.