Chessington - Chessington visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Chessington' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Greater London.

Chessington lies near the south-western edge of Greater London, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames on the Hogsmill river. The town was mentioned as 'Cisedune' and 'Cisendone' in the 1086 Doomsday Book. In 1348 a mansion house was built here but this was burned to the ground by Oliver Cromwell, and became known as Burnt Stub.

Chessinton - Chessintgon World of Adventures

Chessington is most famous, and to many only known, for the Chessington World of Adventures tourist attraction. This theme park is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the entire region, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors, especially during the holiday period.

Chessington World of Adventures has become so well known, that is is often simply marketed as 'Chessington'. The park has it's roots in the 18th century when Burnt Stub was rebuilt by the Vere Barker family as a neo-gothic Victorian mansion. The surrounding land became a zoo in 1931, known as Chessington Zoo. The zoo was taken over by the Tussauds Group in 1978 and incorporated into a theme park, which has continued to expand and innovate to this day. The original mansion still exists, and houses the Hocus Pocus Hall haunted house ride within Chessington World of Adventures.

Chessinton - Other Tourist Attractions

Other tourist attractions near Chessington include:

• Horton Country Park - 400 acres of parkland with walking, cycling, kite flying, orienteering, golf and more.
• Surbiton Golf Club - 18 hole Par 70 parkland course, running out to just over 6,000 yards from the competition tees.
• Claygate Common - nature reserve and common ground at Claygate village.
• Holy Trinity Church in Claygate - 19th century church unusual in that it has two spires.
• Epsom Common and Forest - public space near Epsom, about 5 miles from Chessington.
• Hampton Court - 16th century, former Royal Palace on the River Thames about 6 miles north of Chessington.
• Bushy Park - second largest Royal Park, next to Hampton Court.

Chessington World of Adventures
Leatherhead Road
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2NE

Train: Chessington South Rail Station
Road: Chessington World of Adventures is 12 miles from London on the A243, just 2 miles from the A3 and M25 (junction 9 or 10).