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Brooklands Museum
The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, featuring the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit from 1907.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Hampton
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Hampton
Hampton works well as a base: 5 minutes from Hampton Wick, 9km from Brooklands Museum.
Hampton is in England, United Kingdom, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Hampton Wick, about 4 km away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hampton?
Within an hour or so of Hampton: Brooklands Museum (9 km), Thorpe Park (10 km), Brooklands (10 km), Virginia Water Lake, Surrey (Forbidden Forest) (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Hampton?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Hampton?
Hampton is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Hampton Wick.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.4133, -0.3670
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Hampton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Thorpe Park
Thrill-focused theme park near London catering to older children and adults with intense roller coasters.
10 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Brooklands
The world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit, opened 1907, where surviving sections of the towering concrete Members' Banking rear up out of the Surrey woodland. The museum holds racing cars and aircraft on the original site.
10 km · about 20 min drive
film location
Virginia Water Lake, Surrey (Forbidden Forest)
The lakeside and woods of Windsor Great Park doubled for the Forbidden Forest and the Hogwarts grounds in Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Science Museum London
Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
16 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Natural History Museum
World-renowned museum in a stunning Romanesque terracotta building, housing 80 million specimens spanning 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.
16 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
16 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Ace Cafe London
The 1938 North Circular roadside cafe that became the home of the ton-up boys and rocker culture, reopened on its original site in 1997 and still holding weekly bike and classic car meets.
16 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Hampton
4 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 19 kmBox HillA steep chalk escarpment above the Mole valley, the Zig Zag Road on its flank made famous by the 2012 Olympic road race.
- 21 kmCrystal Palace CircuitA parkland racing circuit in south London that ran until 1972 and still hosts occasional sprint events. Sections of the old track survive as park roads and footpaths, complete with original kerbing among the Victorian terraces.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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