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Photo of Windsor Castle, a castle near Eton, Berkshire, south east England.

Windsor CastlePhoto Zaymuel / Unsplash

Places to explore near Virginia Water StationVirginia Water

40 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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.

3.8 km NE · spans 7 counties

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.

3.9 km NE · spans 7 counties

Photo of Woven by Adam Smith at Coworth Park, a restaurant near Ascot, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Woven by Adam Smith at Coworth Park

Restaurant · With rooms near Ascot

Fine dining inside a Georgian country-house hotel amid parkland on the edge of Ascot.

4 km W

Photo of Runnymede, a country estate near Eton, Surrey, south east England.Highlight

Runnymede

Country estate near Eton

Thames-side meadow where Magna Carta was sealed.

4.1 km N

Photo of Windsor Great Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near Eton, Berkshire, south east England.Highlight

Windsor Great Park

House & garden near Eton

Ornamental woodland garden in the royal park.

5.2 km NW

Photo of Windsor Castle, a castle near Eton, Berkshire, south east England.Iconic

Windsor Castle

Castle near Eton

Largest occupied castle in the world.

9.6 km N

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Virginia Water Lake, a Lake near Chobham, Surrey, south east England.

Virginia Water Lake

Lake near Chobham

An eighteenth-century ornamental lake in Windsor Great Park, complete with cascade, transplanted Roman columns and a totem pole.

3 km W

Virginia Water

House & garden near Chobham

An ornamental lake ringed by a totem pole, a cascade and Roman columns from Libya.

3.1 km W

The Savill Garden

House & garden near Eton

Thirty-five acres of woodland garden begun by Eric Savill in 1932 at George V's request.

3.3 km NW

Photo of Ankerwycke, a country estate near Eton, Berkshire, south east England.

Ankerwycke

Country estate near Eton

A National Trust place in Berkshire.

4.9 km N

The Loch & The Tyne

Gastropub near Old Windsor

Adam Handling's village pub near Windsor Great Park, reworked classics at good value.

6.5 km N

Photo of the River Wey & Godalming Navigations, a river navigation running from Godalming to Weybridge, south east England.

River Wey & Godalming Navigations

River navigation

Surrey's seventeenth-century navigation, in the National Trust's care, from the Thames at Weybridge up to Godalming.

6.9 km SE · Surrey

Photo of the Basingstoke Canal, a 32-mile canal running from West Byfleet to Greywell, south east England.

Basingstoke Canal

Canal

A heathland canal through Surrey and Hampshire's military country, restored over four decades and rich in dragonflies.

7.5 km S · Hampshire & Surrey

Frogmore House and Garden

House & garden near Eton

A royal retreat since 1792, with the mausoleum where Victoria and Albert are buried.

8.5 km N

Photo of Bedfont Lakes Country Park, a country park near Ashford (Surrey), London, England.

Bedfont Lakes Country Park

Country park near Ashford (Surrey)

A country park in London.

8.5 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (25) — 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.