Egham offers a range of options for a stay: local culture on the High Street, architectural history, visits to the Royal Holloway campus, and activity on foot or in the swimming pool. If you’re looking for hotels in Egham, you can first consider which of these activities you’d like to shape your stay. This lets you plan your trip around your own interests, rather than treating the different offerings as a single, uniform itinerary.
Museum, Art and Campus
Egham Museum is an independent community museum in the Literary Institute on the High Street. Its institutional independence and specific location give the cultural side of your stay a local connection. As a community museum, it has a different focus from the campus tours at Royal Holloway.
Guided tours of the campus are offered regularly; alternatively, you can visit on a self-guided tour. This gives you a choice of two different ways to explore the campus: a guided tour or a visit without a guide. Tour bookings and dates may change. Check the university’s current information if a guided tour is important to your visit.
The Picture Gallery in Royal Holloway’s Founder’s Building is a Grade I-listed building and displays a collection of Victorian art. Here, a listed building and an art collection come together. The collection on display may change over time, so what you see may differ on a later visit.
Architecture with Different Accents
Royal Holloway College on Egham Hill is a Grade I-listed building. The Church of Saint John the Baptist offers a different perspective on architectural history: Henry Rhodes built it between 1817 and 1820 in the Soane style. The building’s date, architect and style place it in its historical context; the west façade adds a specific detail to this perspective.
The church has a two-storey portico with four Doric pilasters. The number and arrangement of the pilasters, together with the portico’s two levels, give the façade a clearly structured form. Those interested in architecture can distinguish between a building’s history and a closer look at individual elements of its façade.
Walking or Swimming
The “Egham to Runnymede countryside circular walk” starts at Egham railway station. The starting point is a practical reference for planning the route and makes the walk a different activity from exploring the campus and architecture. If you’d like to focus more on outdoor activity during your stay, you can plan this walk as a separate highlight.
Egham Orbit has a 25-metre swimming pool with eight lanes. Activities include lane swimming, swimming lessons, aqua classes, family sessions and inflatable sessions. The pool therefore offers different types of activities, from lane swimming to special sessions. Check with the operator before you travel to confirm which activities are available on your visit date.
Getting to the Campus and Planning Your Day
Egham railway station is the nearest station to the campus, with buses and taxis running between the station and the campus. The circular walk also starts at the station. This makes a practical difference when planning your day: buses and taxis are the stated connections for visiting the campus, while the walk starts at the station. Check current transport connections, tour dates and swimming activities if they are important to your plans.
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