Weybridge

United_Kingdom

Weybridge is a town in Surrey. It is quite close to London and has good rail and road links to London and to the coast. The only place in the area of tourist interest is the former site of the Brooklands car racing track, which has several museums and attractions.

Near the town is the site of Brooklands, which between the wars was one of Britain's most famous auto racing tracks and during World War II was the site of an airbase and aeroplane factory. The site is occupied by:

  • Brooklands Museum. Open daily 10AM-5PM (summer) or 10AM-4PM (winter). It incorporates surviving buildings from the car-racing and airbase eras of the site, with many road and air exhibits including a preserved Concorde and the unique Napier-Railton Special racing car. Admission £12.10 adults, £6.60 children.
  • London Bus Museum, Cobham Hall, Brooklands Rd, KT13 0QN. Opening times as the Brooklands Museum and admission with the same ticket. Not to be confused with the London Transport Museum in central London, this is an independent charitable museum specialising in the London bus, with vehicles of all eras on show.
  • Mercedes-Benz World. Car dealership and theme park, with a few unusual vehicles on display, stunt driving shows, and the chance to drive a vehicle. Free admission but most specific attractions need to be paid for. You can get to Brooklands on foot (15-20 minutes walk) or by taking buses 436 or 437 from Weybridge station.

Brooklands Museum. Open daily 10AM-5PM (summer) or 10AM-4PM (winter). It incorporates surviving buildings from the car-racing and airbase eras of the site, with many road and air exhibits including a preserved Concorde and the unique Napier-Railton Special racing car. Admission £12.10 adults, £6.60 children.

London Bus Museum, Cobham Hall, Brooklands Rd, KT13 0QN. Opening times as the Brooklands Museum and admission with the same ticket. Not to be confused with the London Transport Museum in central London, this is an independent charitable museum specialising in the London bus, with vehicles of all eras on show.

Mercedes-Benz World. Car dealership and theme park, with a few unusual vehicles on display, stunt driving shows, and the chance to drive a vehicle. Free admission but most specific attractions need to be paid for.

Many charity shops offer low cost items for the less well off and bargin hunters.

Hansa's Thai Kitchen, 125 Oatlands Drive, +44 1932 859859. Very nice Thai restaurant.

The Colony Chinese Restaurant.

The Thai Garden Restaurant.

The Gaylord, 73 Queens Road, +44 1932 855325. Indian restaurant with bargain prices.

The Percy Lambert, High Street.

The Slug and Lettuce, High Street.

Abaya.

The British Volunteer.

Hand and Spear.

  • Chertsey - the home of Thorpe Park, one of Europe's best theme parks for thrillseekers
  • Chessington World of Adventures - a family-friendly theme park, zoo and resort
  • Kingston-upon-Thames - Surrey's county town, home to the Coronation Stone
  • Thames Ditton - beautiful riverside scenery and Hampton Court Palace
  • Woking - Britain's oldest mosque and largest cemetery in an unassuming dormitory town

[[Chertsey]] - the home of Thorpe Park, one of Europe's best theme parks for thrillseekers

[[Thames Ditton]] - beautiful riverside scenery and Hampton Court Palace