Runnymede Pleasure Grounds
Egham, Runnymede
Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Alan Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0
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.
Highlights
- Paddling pool in the spring and summer
- Children's play area beside the river
- Thames Path access towards Runnymede and Staines
- Space for picnics on the grass
Good to know
- Barbecues are not allowed
- The National Trust riverside path links the park with the Runnymede memorials
Getting there
Runnymede Pleasure Grounds, Windsor Road, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0ADParking: Runnymede Pleasure Grounds car park, Windsor Road, TW20 0AE: about 370 spaces, opens 8am weekdays and 9am weekends. Pay by RingGo.
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Nearby
Photo of Egham: David Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0Egham Museum
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.
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: Irid Escent, CC BY-SA 2.0Runnymede and Ankerwycke
The Thames-side meadows where King John sealed Magna Carta in 1215, now cared for by the National Trust as open countryside with memorials and modern artworks. Across the river, Ankerwycke has priory ruins and a yew thought to be around 2,500 years old.