Virginia Water

Virginia Water is a commuter village in the Borough of Runnymede in Surrey, England. It is home to the Wentworth Estate and the Wentworth Club. The area has much woodland and occupies a large minority of the Runnymede district.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Valley Gardens and Fort Belvedere.

Valley Gardens

Garden

Photo: Andrew Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Valley Gardens are 220 acres of woodland garden, part of the Crown Estate located near Englefield Green in the English county of Surrey, on the eastern edge of Windsor Great Park.

Fort Belvedere

Castle

Fort Belvedere is a Grade II* listed country house on Shrubs Hill in Windsor Great Park, in Surrey, England. The fort was built as a folly by Henry Flitcroft in 1750–1755, and was later predominantly re-constructed by Jeffry Wyatville in a Gothic Revival style in the 1820s.

Wentworth Club

Golf course

Photo: A1833, Public domain.

Wentworth Club is a privately owned golf club and country club in Virginia Water, Surrey, on the south western fringes of London, not far from Windsor Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wentworth Estate and Englefield Green.

Wentworth Estate

Neighborhood

Photo: Julian Small, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Wentworth Estate is a private residential estate in Virginia Water, Borough of Runnymede, Surrey. Set in 2.7 sq mi of woods, it lies on a gently undulating area of coniferous heathland adjacent to Windsor Great Park.

Englefield Green

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Englefield Green is a large village in the Borough of Runnymede, Surrey, England, approximately 20 miles west of central London. It is home to Runnymede Meadow, The Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial, The Savill Garden, and Royal Holloway, University of London. Englefield Green is situated 1½ miles northeast of Virginia Water.

Virginia Water

Type: Lake
Category: body of water
Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.41123° or 51° 24′ 40″ north

Longitude

-0.60215° or 0° 36′ 8″ west

Elevation

131 feet (40 metres)

Open location code

9C3XC96X+F4

GeoNames ID

2634953

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