Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames

Name: Kempton Park Racecourse
Address: Sunbury-on-Thames, United Kingdom

#5 among attractions in Sunbury-on-Thames

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Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury-on-Thames

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Kempton Park Racecourse is a horse racing track together with a licensed entertainment and conference venue in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England, 16 miles south-west of Charing Cross, London and on a border of Greater London. The site has 210 acres of flat grassland surrounded by woodland with two lakes in its centre. Its entrance borders Kempton Park railway station which was created for racegoers on a branch line from London Waterloo, via Clapham Junction. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1878 (146 years ago)Coordinates: 51°25'7"N, 0°23'53"W

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Kempton Park Racecourse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St George's Church, Hampton Methodist Church, Kempton Park Steam Engines, Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve.

1.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St George's Church, London
30 min walk • St George's Church, Hanworth, is a Church of England parish church based in Hanworth, London. It is dedicated to Saint George and has Grade II* listed status.
1 miE
Church
Hampton Methodist Church, Molesey
27 min walk • Hampton Methodist Church is a Methodist church on Percy Road, Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, in England. Since 2019, Hampton Methodist Church has been part of Hampton Mission Partnership.
0.6 miNW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Museum
Kempton Park Steam Engines, London
15 min walk • The Kempton Park steam engines are two large triple-expansion steam engines, dating from 1926–1929, at the Kempton Park Waterworks in south-west London.
0.8 miNE
Park
Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve, London
21 min walk • Oak Avenue is a 1.85 hectare Local Nature Reserve and Grade II Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is owned and managed by Richmond upon Thames Borough Council.
1.1 miE
Cemetery
Hampton Cemetery, London
27 min walk • Hampton Cemetery is a cemetery on Hollybush Lane in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was opened in 1879 and is now managed by Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council. Fourteen Commonwealth servicemembers of World War I and seven of World War II are buried in the cemetery.
1 miNE
Church
All Saints' Hampton, London
26 min walk • All Saints' Hampton is an Anglican church on The Avenue in Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It was built in 1908 as part of the parish of St Mary's, Hampton and it has been a parish church since 1929. Its vicar is Rev. Donna Williams.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Bessborough Reservoir
32 min walk • The Bessborough Reservoir is an embanked storage reservoir south of the River Thames in Surrey adjacent to the Knight Reservoir. To the south lies Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir and to the north the now disused Molesey Reservoirs. The A3050 runs to the north of the reservoir and the neighbouring town is Molesey to the east.
0.5 miNE
Park
Kempton Park Reservoirs, London
14 min walk • Kempton Park Reservoirs are a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the London Borough of Hounslow and Kempton Park in Surrey. It is owned by Thames Water.
1.3 miSE
Island
Platt's Eyot, London
33 min walk • Platt's Eyot or Platt's Ait is an island on the River Thames at Hampton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, on the reach between Molesey Lock and Sunbury Lock.
0.8 miS
Island
Rivermead Island, Sunbury-on-Thames
21 min walk • Rivermead Island is a flat grassy island in the River Thames on the reach above Molesey Lock at Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England which is owned mostly by Spelthorne and as to a small part by Elmbridge Borough Council.
0.7 miS
Island
Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury-on-Thames
18 min walk • Sunbury Court Island is a long, pedestrianised residential island of houses and bungalows in the River Thames in England on the 'Sunbury and Hampton' or 'Molesey' reach, above Molesey Lock in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England.

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Which popular attractions are close to Kempton Park Racecourse?

Nearby attractions include Kempton Park Reservoirs, London (14 min walk), Kempton Park Steam Engines, London (15 min walk), Sunbury Court Island, Sunbury-on-Thames (18 min walk), Oak Avenue Local Nature Reserve, London (21 min walk).