Egham Museum
Egham, Runnymede
Photo of Egham: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo of Egham: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0
A small volunteer-run community museum on Egham High Street, founded in 1968, covering Egham, Englefield Green, Thorpe and Virginia Water from the earliest settlers to today. Displays explain why King John came to Runnymede and how Thomas Holloway founded his college.
Highlights
- Magna Carta and the story of Runnymede
- Thomas Holloway, Royal Holloway and the sanatorium
- Le Mans winning cars built on the Causeway to Staines
- Finds from the Neolithic and Bronze Ages
Good to know
- Out-of-hours visits can be arranged by emailing the curator
- Combine with a walk to Runnymede, about a mile away
Getting there
Egham Museum, The Literary Institute, 51 High Street, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9EWParking: No dedicated parking; use Egham town centre car parks.
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Nearby
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0Runnymede Pleasure Grounds
A council-run riverside park on the Thames between Egham and Old Windsor, with play equipment, a chlorinated paddling pool in summer and long river frontage. It sits next to the National Trust meadows at Runnymede, so it works well as the start of a longer walk.
Runnymede Air Forces Memorial
A Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial on the crest of Cooper's Hill, naming more than 20,000 airmen and women of the Commonwealth air forces lost in the Second World War who have no known grave. Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth II in 1953, it looks down over the Runnymede meadows.
Photo of Staines-upon-Thames: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0Lammas Recreation Ground
A family park on the Thames in Staines with two play areas, a summer splash park, mini golf and a riverside cafe run by The Little Green Boat Company. There is also a free skate and BMX area and three free tennis courts.