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Places worth the detour in London

69 places worth going out of your way for lie within 30 km of London, United Kingdom, across 2 kinds of detour; archaeological & historic sites are the largest group (59). Best known: Londinium. 53 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.

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Within 30 km
69
Little known
53 of 69
Most from
18th century
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Londinium
Londinium · Photo: Fremantleboy 06 July 2007 · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

The 60 best known, ranked 69

Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 9 are on the map and on the United Kingdom pages.

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Within reach of London

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Questions about this page

What is worth seeing near London?

69 places within 30 km: 59 archaeological & historic sites and 10 nature & landscapes. The best known is Londinium.

Is there anything near London that most visitors miss?

53 of these 69 places rank as little known — they carry a Wikipedia article in only a handful of languages, which is usually the difference between a queue and an empty path. They are in the ranked list below, furthest down.

What is the oldest thing near London?

Roman amphitheatre, Guildhall Yard, dated to 70.

How is the 30 km radius measured?

As the crow flies from the centre of London, not by driving time. A place inside the circle can still be a long way round by road, and the distance to each is on its card on the map.

Where does this information come from?

Every place is drawn from Wikidata (CC0), with photographs from Wikimedia Commons and a link to its English Wikipedia article. Selection is deterministic: a place is here because Wikidata files it under one of the classes this atlas carries and it has coordinates, a photo and an article. Nothing is written or chosen by an AI, and the ranking is simply how many Wikipedia language editions cover a place.