Strode's College, Egham

Name: Strode's College
Address: Egham, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Egham

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Strode's College is a sixth form college located in Egham, Surrey. Its history began in 1704 when Henry Strode bequeathed £6,000 to set up a free school in his native parish of Egham. In the twentieth century Strode's became a boys' grammar school before being designated a sixth form college in 1975. At present it has a roll of 1100 students aged 16 to 18. It achieved an overall pass rate of 98% at A Level and 100% success in 28 A Level subjects, with over a third of its A Level students achieving either one or more A* or A grades. The college also provides a wide range of day and evening Adult Education courses. In September 2016, the college announced its intention to merge with East Berkshire College in February 2017. Alumni of the college are sometimes referred to as Old Strodians. ()

Coordinates: 51°25'57"N, 0°33'1"W

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Nearby attractions include: Runnymede, Founder's Building, Air Forces Memorial, Church of Our Lady of the Assumption.

0.6 miNW
Park
Runnymede, Egham
17 min walk • Nestled in the lush greenery of Englefield Green in Egham, Runnymede is a historical site that resonates deeply with the roots of British democracy. It is here, on this picturesque meadowland along the banks of the River Thames, that the Magna Carta was sealed by King...
0.8 miSW
Square, Gothic Revival architecture
Founder's Building, Egham
22 min walk • The Founder's Building is the original building of Royal Holloway College, University of London, in Egham, Surrey, England. It is an example of French-Renaissance-style architecture in the United Kingdom, having been modelled on French chateaus such as Château de Chambord.
0.7 miNW
Cemetery, View point, Memorial
Air Forces Memorial, Egham
19 min walk • The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, in Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from air forces of the British Empire who were lost in air and other operations during World War II.
0.7 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Egham
19 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church in Englefield Green, Surrey. It is situated on St Cuthbert's Close and faces Harvest Road in the older side of the village close to Egham Hill. It was built from 1930 to 1931 and designed by Joseph Goldie.
0.9 miN
Tree
Ankerwycke Yew, Egham
23 min walk • The Ankerwycke Yew is an ancient yew tree close to the ruins of St Mary's Priory, the site of a Benedictine nunnery built in the 12th century, near Wraysbury in Berkshire, England. It is a male tree with a girth of 8 metres at 0.3 metres. The tree is at least 1,400 years old, and could be as old as 2,500 years.
0.8 miSW
Architecture, Universities and schools
Royal Holloway, Egham
20 min walk • Royal Holloway, University of London, formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London.
~1420 ftE
Church
St John's Church, Egham
7 min walk • St. John's Church, Egham or St. John the Baptist, Egham or St. John's Church is an evangelical Anglican church located in the centre of Egham, Surrey, in the Diocese of Guildford. There are approximately 320 members on the Electoral Roll and a usual Sunday attendance in the region of 300.
1 miE
Island
Hollyhock Island, Staines-upon-Thames
26 min walk • Hollyhock Island is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach between Bell Weir Lock and Penton Hook Lock.
0.8 miNE
Bridge
M25 Runnymede Bridge, Egham
20 min walk • The M25 Runnymede Bridge is a motorway, A-road and pedestrian and cycle bridge, built in the 1960s and 1980s and expanded in the 2000s, carrying the M25 and A30 across the River Thames near the uppermost end of the Staines upon Thames and Egham reach of the river.
0.7 miN
Island
The Island, Egham
18 min walk • The Island is an inhabited island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Bell Weir Lock, a part of the Hythe End part of Wraysbury village and civil parish, Berkshire.
1.1 miNW
Monuments and statues, Memorial
Magna Carta Island, Egham
28 min walk • Magna Carta Island is an ait in the River Thames in England, on the reach above Bell Weir Lock. It is in Berkshire facing water-meadows forming Runnymede.

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Which popular attractions are close to Strode's College?

Nearby attractions include St John's Church, Egham (7 min walk), Runnymede, Egham (17 min walk), The Island, Egham (18 min walk), Air Forces Memorial, Egham (19 min walk).

How to get to Strode's College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Strode's College:

Bus

Church Road • Lines: 441, 500, 8, 8A, 8B, Rh3 (3 min walk)
Langham Place • Lines: 441, 500, 8, 8A, 8B, Rh3 (4 min walk)

Train

Egham (7 min walk)