
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points. Alight at Staines Road between Hythe End and Wraysbury and walk to Magna Carta Lane. Bus: Route 60/61, Eton Wick to Heathrow Terminal 5. Leave the station via Station Road and continue into Staines Road B376. Train: Half hour walk from Wraysbury Station, Windsor/Waterloo line. Be wary of Sat Nav, as this may take you down the wrong lane to Thatch Lodge Lane Magna Carta Lane is the next left after this. This is the main entrance point to the site For sat nav: TW19 5AD. From here, you can see the Magna Carta Lane sign cul-de-sac symbol.Go down Magna Carta Lane 100 yards or so to the turning area where there is a notice board. Note, on Staines Road, you see two yellow-backed chevrons to the right hand side. Follow the road for about a mile and Magna Carta Lane is on the left just before the Wraysbury 30 mph zone. At the roundabout junction with M25, take the 1st exit (from south) or 3rd exit (from north) toward Wraysbury/B376. From A30 or A308, go to the roundabout junction with M25. Ankerwycke If you’re travelling by car: From the M25, exit at junction 13 onto A30 toward London (W)/Hounslow/Staines. On foot We're on the Thames Path, National Trail for 1¼ miles. SatNav: Use postcode TW20 0AE or type in "National Trust Runnymede". The Memorials car park (tea-room side) is open all year, and the riverside car park is open seasonally, weather dependent. Parking: Pay-and-display car parks either side of the A308 (free for National Trust members). Continue along the A308 (Osborne Road, Albert Road, Straight Road, Windsor Road) until you reach the memorials car park. At the roundabout, take the first exit onto the A308. From Windsor: Head north and turn left onto Alma Road. Drive along the river for about 1½ miles (2.4km) to the memorials car park. At the large roundabout, take the third exit onto the A308. From Heathrow: Turn off at junction 13 of the M25 and take the exit to Egham/Windsor. By road From Egham: Take the exit onto Windsor Road/A308 at Runnymede roundabout. Traveling from Heathrow: You can take the Underground from Terminal 1-3 to Hatton Cross, connect with the 490 bus to Feltham, then take the National Rail service to Egham.

To plan a train journey please use the National Rail journey planner. We're open all year round, so come and explore a beautiful and important slice of history.īy train Our entrance is approximately 2 miles (3.2km) from Egham train station, and can be reached using the First 8 bus route.

Look out for the ruins of a Benedictine priory and the National Trust's oldest tree, a 2,500-year-old Yew where Henry VIII was rumoured to have courted Anne Boleyn.

On the other side of the Thames you'll find Ankerwycke, a hidden gem with secrets to discover among the woods and fields. Enjoy a picnic, take in the views, ride your bike along the riverbank or bring your dog on one of our waymarked countryside walks. Within easy reach of the M25, this peaceful river scenery is home to rolling hills, open meadows and a variety of wildlife. Kennedy and the Commonwealth Air Forces, and a unique installation by artists Hew Locke and Mark Wallinger. As well as a monument to the democratic legacy of the Magna Carta, you'll find further memorials to John F. Today Runnymede is an ideal place to relax outdoors, or to pause and reflect on the history of the struggle for freedom. Seen by many as the birthplace of modern democracy, this open landscape beside the Thames was witness to King John's historic sealing of the Magna Carta 801 years ago on 15 June 1215.
