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Discover Brooklands
The district Brooklands of in Surrey (England) is a district in United Kingdom about 18 mi south-west of London, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Byfleet, Horton, Hounslow, Twickenham and Mickleham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Evening Temperature | 10°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 2% |
Air Humidity | 73% |
Air Pressure | 986 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 14 km/h (9 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky |
General Conditions | Light rain |
Saturday, 30th of March 2024
13°C (56 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Sunday, 31st of March 2024
13°C (55 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Monday, 1st of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Brooklands Hotel and Spa
Holiday Inn LONDON - SHEPPERTON
Great Fosters
Oatlands Park
Colne Lodge by esa
The Talbot Inn
Thatcher’s Hotel
Hilton Cobham
The Swan Hotel
The Boleyn
Videos from this area
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Canoeing the Historic River Wey Byfleet to Weybridge (Brooklands) Part 1 (of 2)
The first of two videos exploring Brooklands from the river Wey. A group of us put Canoes in the River Wey at Byfleet and paddled up to Weybridge. This of course took us through Brooklands...
Brooklands Hotel, Weybridge, UK #HotelReviews
Located in the stunning county of Surrey, just 20 minutes from London and standing where the world famous Brooklands race track once reigned supreme during the 1920s and 30s. The Brooklands...
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey
The Birthplace of British Motorsport & Aviation - Home of Concorde 8. September 2013 Musik : "Eresos" highland-musikarchiv.com.
Abandoned BAC Weybridge Fire Station at Brooklands 1986
This was the home BAC Weybridge Airfield Fire Service up until around 1980 when it closed. I explored it in 1986, just before Trafalgar House (the new owners) had it pulled down. What a great...
Canoeing the Historic River Wey Byfleet to Weybridge (Brooklands) Part 2 (of 2)
The second of two videos concluding our exploration of Brooklands from the river Wey. This time we cross under the James May Scaletrix Bridge and the railway viaduct as we puddled up to Weybridge.
VB 3. A ride in RT1431 through Weybridge.
VB-3. A ride in RT1431 around Weybridge on route 462 during the London Bus Museum's 2014 Spring Gathering. Hold very tight please - ding ding! The theme was 'RT 75' to celebrate 75 years...
Brooklands Circuit Byfleet Weybridge from the Air
Brooklands was a 2.75-mile (4.43 km) motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorspor.
Lover Lover Lover (2 of 2) - Leonard Cohen Live, Weybridge 11 July 2009
Lover Lover Lover (2 of 2) - Leonard Cohen Live Sound Check at Mercedes Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey, England 11 July 2009 - I recorded parts of the sound check from some distance and and...
Tour of Brooklands Museum
A recent visit to the excellent Brooklands Museum and a bit of a tour around the site incuding the Clubhouse motorsport and aviation displays a little test hill action from Norton and Salmson...
2013 Brooklands Mayday Emergency Vehicles Day Part 5 - Pedestrian Accident
This is the fifth and final video in the series made at the Brooklands Emergency Vehicle Mayday Event in 2013. This one shows a staged Road Traffic Accident involving a car and a Pedestrian...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Brooklands
Brooklands was a 2.75-mile motor racing circuit and aerodrome built near Weybridge in Surrey, England, United Kingdom. It opened in 1907, and was the world's first purpose-built motorsport venue, as well as one of Britain's first airfields, which also became Britain's largest aircraft manufacturing centre by 1918.
Weybridge Heath
Weybridge Heath is a part of Weybridge common. The Heath comprises 47 acres (190,200 square metres) of lowland heathland that runs from the deep cutting of the South Western Main Line railway eastwards to Cobbetts Hill. To the west of the railway line, much of the original heathland is now occupied by Heathside School and Brooklands College.
RHS Garden, Wisley
The Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley in the English county of Surrey south of London, is one of four gardens run by the Society, the others being Harlow Carr, Hyde Hall and Rosemoor. Wisley is the second most visited paid entry garden in the United Kingdom after the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with 959,434 visitors in the year to 31 January 2010. Wisley was founded by Victorian businessman and RHS member George Ferguson Wilson, who purchased a 60 acre (243,000 m²) site in 1878.
G-BBDG
G-BBDG (manufacturer's serial number 202, known as Delta Golf) was the third British production Concorde built for evaluation testing. Along with the French Concorde F-WTSB, the aircraft was used to enable sufficient testing to allow for the Concorde fleet to receive certification. It was stored at Filton airfield from the mid-1980s until 2003, when it was transported by road to the Brooklands Museum in Weybridge, Surrey.
Mercedes-Benz World
Mercedes-Benz World is a facility at the historic Brooklands motor racing circuit in Weybridge, Surrey, UK, owned and operated by the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz. It opened on 29 October 2006. Mercedes-Benz World has five courses for learning advanced skills and trying out an AMG. Entry to the Mercedes complex is free to the public. The building is spread over three floors with over 100 cars on display, including a 300SL Gullwing as well as the McLaren Mercedes SLR sports car.
Kenwood, St. George's Hill
Kenwood is a house on the St. George's Hill estate, Weybridge, Surrey, England. Originally called the Brown House, it was designed by architect T.A. Allen, and built in 1913 by local builders, Love & Sons. The estate was constructed around the Weybridge Golf Club, which was designed in 1912 by Harry Colt. Kenwood was renamed by manufacturer Ken Wood when he owned the property.
Oatlands Palace
Oatlands Palace is a former Tudor and Stuart royal palace located between Weybridge and Walton on Thames in Surrey, England. The surrounding modern district of Oatlands takes its name from the palace. Little remains of the original building, so excavations of the palace took place in 1964 to rediscover its extent.
D'Oyly Carte Island
D'Oyly Carte Island is a small island in the River Thames, England, between Weybridge and Shepperton, on the reach above Sunbury Lock and just below Shepperton Lock. It is located about 17 mile upriver from London. The island was formerly called Folly Eyot.
Pharaoh's Island, River Thames
See also Pharaoh's Island in Egypt. Pharaoh's Island is an island in the River Thames, in Surrey, England. The island is located above Shepperton Lock. It was given to Admiral Nelson following the Battle of the Nile who used it as a fishing retreat. The island has a number of relatively large residences on it. However, it is not connected by any bridge and is only accessible by boat. In January 2011, a small dinghy ferrying people from the island capsized with the loss of two lives.
Shepperton Lock
Shepperton Lock is a lock on the River Thames, in England adjoining the northern bank near Shepperton, Surrey. It is across the river from Weybridge, but not directly accessible from there. In 1813, the City of London Corporation built the pound lock on a cut along an existing watercourse to create Lock Island. There are two weirs, one between Lock Island and Hamhaugh Island and the other larger one between Hamhaugh Island and the southern bank.
Sunny Heights
Sunny Heights, in St George's Hill estate in Weybridge, Surrey, England, was the mid-1960s home of Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles. Starr purchased his home on 24 July 1965 after bandmates John Lennon and George Harrison had bought houses. Sunny Heights, along with its large house and grounds, boasted its own bar, The Flying Cow, where Starr played host. The previous owner was Mr. H. E.
Chertsey and Walton (UK Parliament constituency)
Chertsey and Walton was a parliamentary constituency in Surrey which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system. The constituency was created for the February 1974 general election from parts of the seats of Chertsey and Esher. It was abolished for the 1997 general election.
Wey and Godalming Navigations
The Wey and Godalming Navigations is the name given to the navigable parts of the River Wey, in Surrey, UK. The navigation runs for around 20 miles between the River Thames below Shepperton Lock near Weybridge, to the south-west of London, and the centre of Godalming, in Surrey; it runs through Guildford and Pyrford and is joined by the Basingstoke Canal at West Byfleet, and the Wey and Arun Canal near Godalming.
River Bourne, Chertsey
The River Bourne or the Chertsey Bourne is in Berkshire and Surrey; it runs from sources in Windsor Great Park and Swinley Forest through to the River Thames.
River Bourne, Addlestone
There are two rivers named Bourne in Surrey which join together at St George's College (Woburn Park) near the Thames. This article refers to the southern branch which runs generally north-eastward and its tributaries. It is not to be confused with the River Bourne, Chertsey which begins at sources by Sunninghill and ends at the same place.
Broadway Malyan
Broadway Malyan is a global architecture, urbanism and design practice. It is distinguished by its global reach with 16 offices across world centres, unrivalled diversity with 500+ sector experts and distinctive client focus with over 85% income from repeat business. It creates world-class and fully integrated cities, places and buildings. Established in 1958, the company has been ranked as one of the top architectural practices in the world.
Shepperton to Weybridge Ferry
The Shepperton to Weybridge Ferry is a pedestrian and cycle ferry service across the River Thames in the English county of Surrey. The ferry runs from Ferry Lane, in Shepperton, to a point a short walk from Thames Street, in Weybridge. It is situated just below Shepperton Lock on the reach above Sunbury Lock. The ferry provides a crossing for the Thames Path, as well as for local trips. The ferry operates from 0800 on weekdays, 0900 on Saturdays, and 1000 on Sundays.
Hamhaugh Island
Hamhaugh Island is an island in the River Thames in England close to Shepperton Lock, near Shepperton, Surrey. The island is mainly residential with a total of 46 houses and a communal green. Access is on foot from Shepperton lock, across Lock Island and then across a weir. A second weir, without foot access, connects the island to the right bank. Although the island is close to Weybridge, the town can only be reached from there by boat.
Lock Island
Lock Island is an island in the River Thames in England connected to Shepperton Lock, near Shepperton. There is a stretch of open ground where refreshments are served, making the island a popular place to visit or stop and rest. The Thames River Police have a station on the Island. The island is connected to Hamhaugh Island by a walkway across the weir.
Ockham and Wisley Commons
Ockham and Wisley Commons is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Surrey, England.
Brooklands Museum
Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd operates the independent Brooklands Museum as a charitable trust and a private limited company incorporated on 12 March 1987; its aim is to conserve, protect and interpret the unique heritage of the Brooklands site. The museum is located south of Weybridge, Surrey and was first opened regularly in 1991 on 30 acres of the original 1907 motor-racing circuit.
Martin Hotine
Brigadier Martin Hotine CMG CBE (1898–1968) was the head of the Trigonometrical and Levelling Division of the Ordnance Survey responsible for the 26 year long retriangulation of Great Britain (1936–1962) and was the first Director General of the Directorate of Overseas Surveys (1946–1985). He served on the North-West Frontier during the First World War and later in the Persian and Mesopotamian campaigns. He has been described as "decisive, ingenious and tough".
British Aerospace Company Ground
British Aerospace Company Ground was a cricket ground in Byfleet, Surrey. The ground was built as a works venue for the nearby Vickers-Armstrongs factor at nearby Brooklands. In 1920 a factory side was established, although the first recorded match on the ground was in 1970, when Surrey played Warwickshire in what was the grounds first List-A match.
Saint George's Hill
Saint George's Hill is a 964-acre private estate in Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom. The estate has both golf and tennis clubs, as well as approximately 420 houses. The estate is a popular residential location for celebrities and successful entrepreneurs. In a 2007 survey, most roads in the estate showed an average house sale price of over £3,000,000 in the previous 12 months.
London Bus Museum
London Bus Museum is a purpose-built transport museum, open daily to the public and located at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey. Entry is on a joint basis with Brooklands Museum.