London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Worth seeing in and around London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hampton Court Palace

   Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York and the chief minister of Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace to the king to try to save his own life, which he knew was now in grave danger due to Henry VIII's deepening frustration and anger.

   1.5 km · historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Kingston University

   Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded in 1899.

   2.5 km · UK university (1992-) · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bushy Park

   Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, at 445 hectares in area, after Richmond Park. The park, most of which is open to the public, is immediately north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton Court Park and is a few minutes' walk from the west side of Kingston Bridge.

   500 m · Royal Park of London · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kingsmeadow

   Kingsmeadow is a football stadium in Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames, London, which is used for home matches by Chelsea Women and Cobham Next Gen. It was formerly the home of Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon and has a capacity of 4,850 with 2,265 seats.

   3.8 km · football stadium in Kingston upon Thames, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Strawberry Hill House

   Strawberry Hill House—often called simply Strawberry Hill—is a Gothic Revival villa in Twickenham, London, built by Horace Walpole from 1749 onward. It is the prototypical example of the "Strawberry Hill Gothic" style of architecture, and it prefigured the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival.

   2.4 km · villa and house museum in Twickenham, London, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Twickenham Stoop

   Twickenham Stoop is a stadium in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, close to Twickenham Stadium, England's national rugby union stadium. The Stoop is home to the Harlequins in Premiership Rugby and has a capacity of 14,800.

   3.8 km · sports stadium in London · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ham House

   Ham House is a 17th-century house set in formal gardens on the bank of the River Thames in Ham, south of Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. The original house was completed in 1610 by Thomas Vavasour, an Elizabethan courtier and Knight Marshal to James I. It was then leased, and later bought, by William Murray, a close friend and supporter of Charles I. The English Civil War saw the house and much of the estate sequestrated, but Murray's wife Catherine regained them on payment of a fine.

   3.3 km · historic house museum in Ham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Thatched House Lodge

   Thatched House Lodge is a Grade II-listed building, dating from the 17th century, in Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London, England. It was the home of British prime minister Sir Robert Walpole and, since 1963, has been a royal residence, being leased from the Crown Estate by Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, and, until his death in 2004, her husband, Sir Angus Ogilvy.

   3.5 km · house in Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in London, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hampton Court Bridge

   Hampton Court Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge that crosses the River Thames in England approximately north–south between Hampton, London and East Molesey, Surrey, carrying the A309. It is the upper of two road bridges on the reach above Teddington Lock and downstream of Molesey Lock.

   1.6 km · Broad bridge near to a palace, over the Thames linking outer south-west London with Surrey (in England). To an inter-war design. · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Hampton Court railway station

    Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London. The station is 14 miles 76 chains down the line from London Waterloo.

    1.7 km · terminus station opposite Hampton Court Palace near London, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Airports

London Heathrow (LHR), 11 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 32 km · London Luton (LTN), 51 km

Stations

Twickenham railway station, 3.8 km · Strawberry Hill railway station, 2.5 km · Fulwell railway station, 2.2 km · Hampton railway station, 2.7 km · Surbiton railway station, 3.3 km

• Luton, Luton → London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

  49 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £5–7
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  15 km · quickest by road, 1h · £1.5–2
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• Birmingham, West Midlands → London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

  159 km · quickest by road, 3h 12m · £18–24
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