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THAMES A ROYAL RICHMOND & BOUTIQUES F TWICKENHAM, YORK HOUSE & LANDSCAPE EEL PIE ISLAND STRATEGY Richmond Green was the setting for ceremonies, courtly HAMPTON to KEW enter tainment and jousting played out in front of the magnifi cent Behind the White Swan pub, Ferry Road retains many former ‘Tudor’ Richmond Palace built by Henry VII. It was at waterman’s cottages and boat sheds evocative of Twickenham’s Richmond that Elizabeth I died in 1603. Next to the Palace past as a working riverside settlement. At York House the river side gatehouse is a glorious row of Georgian houses called Maids of garden includes a magnificent statue of leaping horses and naked Honour Row where the un-married daughters of monarchs ladies reclining on scallop shells. From Twickenham Embankment The Arcadian once lived. To the south of Richmond Green (extending up to views across to Eel Pie Island and its working boat yards can be Hill Rise at the foot of Richmond Hill) are a series of enchanti ng seen (the island was once home to the infamous Eel Pie Jazz Club little lanes full of boutiques, specialist shops and eateries. where the Rolling Stones and The Who first played). Thames Walks B CHOLMONDELEY WALK & G HAMMERTONS FERRY ’the ferry to fairyland’ A series of healthy walks for all the family to enjoy RICHMOND RIVERSIDE Cross the river via Hammertons Ferry the last surviving foot ferry Cholmondeley Walk dates from the C18th and was one of the on the tidal Thames celebrated in song as the ‘ferry to fairyland’. first pedestrian walkways in the UK – originally having two No3. RICHMOND - TWICKENHAM - RICHMOND sep arate paths one for ‘polite’ society and a more muddy path on H HAM HOUSE & HAM AVENUES the water’s edge for everyone else. Richmond Riverside retains Ham House is the best surviving C17th house and garden in via PETERSHAM & MARBLE HILL many historic boat sheds making everything from the Queen’s England – owned and managed by the National Trust. Radiating Barge to submarines! Rowing boats can be hired from here. from Ham House are the world famous Ham Avenues that are currently being restored. C RICHMOND BRIDGE PETERSHAM The walk winds its way up to Richmond Bridge via Bridge House I Gardens where a statue to Bernando O’Higgins cele brates one Retaining a real village character Petersham is quite special. of Richmond’s most honoured residents who later liberated At the church Vincent Van Gogh was once curate and around Chile from Colonial rule. Richmond Bridge is the oldest surviv ing Petersham Nurseries celebrity spotting is the order of the day! bridge across the Thames in London. Petersham Meadows, below Richmond Hill has a herd of cattle managed by a local trust who lease the meadow from the D MARBLE HILL HOUSE coun cil for an annual charge of a posy of wild flowers picked Marble Hill House is managed by English Heritage and was from the riverside. built in the C18th for Henrietta Howard the mistress of King George II. Along this stretch of the river look out for traditional J RICHMOND HILL & TERRACE GARDENS riverside wildlife including ducks, geese, purple loosestrife and A steep climb takes the walker up to the world famous willow trees. Richmond Hill, the inspiration for the English Landscape Movement, the most painted scene in London and the only view protected ORLEANS HOUSE & GARDENS E by an Act of Parliament in the UK. The nearby Terrace Gardens Orleans House is named after the Duc d’Orleans (the rightful are laid out as a Victorian pleasure garden and include an C18th King of France following the French Revolution) who lived at the grotto under the main road linking the park with the river. DISCOVER THE ARCADIAN THAMES property. The building now houses a fascinating art gallery that is free to enter and retains a fine Octagon room designed by Explore the fascinating and historic River Thames on your Gibbs. The woodland gardens are currently being restored. doorstep. Places to see, wonderful river facts, access information, public transport, picnic spots and lots more . Printed on 80% recycled paper
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NUE Richmond THE THAMES LANDSCAPE AVE Bridge STRATEGY(TLS) THE The TLS aims to conserve, enhance and pro mote CD R the remarkable ArcaDdian Thames between A ROA O H E HaTmSptEonY and Kew. For more about thSe TLS R L ER T D IL I H 33 R68 L T C and useful visitor information please go toM: N S A O R www.thames-landscape-strategy.org.uk M IS ’S R H E G IC R A R A THERE COULD BE A BETTER WAY R I E Terrace R TO TRAVEL T H37 F St. Margarets ’S
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H R L IC L Petersham Richmond I R68 E Marble H L R A Glover’s O N Meadows Hill R E N L Orleans House S Hill House Island E T B R D A O R York Hou se A O N & Gardens A D O D G N Gard en & N E D s R P R I N e I O Sculp ture Park A V A S m E I R A O R a R R . N FE R K h T Y L A T D S R A R r T D K D e N S . v R . i E T. R O S Y H RIVER C T SIDE Hammerton’s R E N U KM G H N Ferry C BA EM E T TH F S d RIC NG iel KI Eel Pie Island lo F King Henry’s k Po Par ar Mound C KEY Ham House H & Gardens 371 65 65 Bus Route HAMMERTONS FERRY Tel: 020 8892 9620 P Feb - Oct: Mon - Sun and public holidays 10.00 E The Arcadian Thames Walk HAM LANDS until 18.00 or dusk if earlier. Ham Avenues Dec - Jan: Weekends only 10.00 until dusk. Thames Path Nov: No service during November.
Place of Interest WESTMINSTER PASSENGER SERVICES ASSOCIATION Tripboat Stop E Tel:020 7930 2062/4721 Radnor DY LAN SAN Westminster, Kew, Richmond, Hampton Court Gardens Pub 371 D To i lets TURKS LAUNCHES H A A Tel: 020 8546 2434 M O Richmond, Kingston, Hampton Court Specialist Shops S R T . R D E Approximate Distance: R E PAMRR’S CIRCULAR CRUISES M T A A 10 km T/6hmailmes e( 3s hYoouurs n) g NH Tel: 020 8977 8850/07956 902 646 R H W 371 U Richmond Pier, Teddington Lock Strawberry Mariners B S H B R S R Hill House I E V A E R E R T R S ID R Y E E
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Film Studios
Kingston Local Studies Library
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Garrick’s Temple
Market Sq. Diana Fountain
Platts Ait Coronation Stone
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Hampton and other key Court Palace walking routes
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Tripboat stop
Seething Wells