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RICHMOND-UPON-THAMES VisitRichmond Reiseführer ©Ian Thomas www.visitrichmond.co.uk WILLKOMMEN IN RICHMOND UPON THAMES Vorwort Richmond upon Thames ist ein fantastischer Ort zum Leben, Arbeiten, Lernen und Besuchen. Dies ist ein Stadtteil mit einer reichen Geschichte und einer Vielzahl von Attraktionen, die Sie sicher während ihres Aufenthaltes hier beschäftigen werden. Sie betreten die Heimat weltberühmter Sehenswürdigkeiten; wie den Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, den Hampton Court Palace und Home of English Rugby, das Twickenham Stadion, wo Sie das World Rugby Museum besuchen oder eine Tour durch das 80.000-Sitze-Stadion unternehmen können. Der Stadtteil liegt nur wenige Minuten vom Fluss entfernt und hat eine wundervolle Auswahl an historischen Herrenhäusern und versteckten Juwelen, in denen Sie den Tag verbringen können. In Twickenham können Sie die Orleans House Gallery besuchen, die einst die französische und englische Aristokratie beherbergte, und den vor kurzen renovierten Octagon Raum bestaunen. Besuchen Sie während Ihres Aufenthalts das Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond oder verlieren Sie sich in unserem musikalischen Erbe auf Eel Pie Island, wo Superstars wie Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton und die Rolling Stones ihre Karriere begannen. Die heutigen Besucher der Insel können Live-Musik im Crawdaddy Club, im Eel Pie Island Club und im Bulls Head genießen. Jeder, der einen Tag in der Gemeinde verbracht hat, hat keinen Zweifel daran, warum einige unserer berühmtesten früheren Bewohner, darunter Künstler wie JW Turner und Alexander Pope beschlossen, hier ihr Zuhause zu machen. Und warum Königin Elisabeth I. und Heinrich VIII. den Stadtteil als königlichen Rückzugsort nutzten. Wir sind stolz darauf, der schönste Stadtteil in London zu sein, und ohne Zweifel werden Sie sehen warum. 2 Twitter: Visit_Richmond1 Facebook: Visit-Richmond-Surrey www.visitrichmond.co.uk Wir haben über 160 Parks, Gemeindegebiete und Wälder, darunter den größten Royal Park - Richmond Park, der jedes Jahr Millionen von Besuchern anzieht. Dies ist der einzige Stadtteil Londons, der sich auf beiden Seiten der Themse befindet. Im Sommer können Sie mit dem Boot vom Londons Stadtzentrum zum Hampton Court Palace fahren, von wo aus Sie einen Blick auf die historische Architektur von Ham House und Marble Hill House werfen können. Wenn Sie unseren grünen Stadtteil erkunden, werden Sie vergessen, daß Sie nur eine 20-minütige Zugfahrt vom Zentrum Londons entfernt sind und Sie eine reichhaltige Auswahl von Transportmitteln - Boot, Bahn, Bus und U-Bahn - haben. Wenn Sie über Nacht bleiben, können Sie aus einer Vielzahl von Unterkünften und tollen Restaurants wählen, die Ihnen einen herzlichen Empfang bieten. Ich heiße Sie herzlichst Willkommen und hoffe, daß Sie mit guten Erinnerungen an Londons grünsten Stadtteil abreisen. Cllr Gareth Roberts Vorsitzender, Richmond upon Thames Council 3 Twitter: Visit_Richmond1 Facebook: Visit-Richmond-Surrey www.visitrichmond.co.uk KINGS AND QUEENS / KÖNIGE UND KÖNIGINNEN Im 13. Jahrhundert hieß Richmond Sheen oder Shene, aber als Heinrich VII. den Richmond Palace baute, erhielt die Stadt ihren Namen Richmond. Sie können noch heute die Überreste des Palastes besichtigen und eine Gedenktafel sehen, die an Heinrich VII. und Elisabeth I. erinnert. Richmond upon Thames war ein beliebter Rückzugsort von Königen, Malern, Schriftstellern und Musikern; und wenn Sie hierher kommen, sehen Sie Architektur aus den Zeiten von den Stuarts und Georgian. Der weltberühmte Hampton Court Palace war einst die Residenz von Heinrich VIII., Wilhelm III., Maria II. und anderen Königen aus der Zeit um 1500 bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. Der weltberühmte Kew Gardens wurde 1759 von Prinzessin Augusta und Lord Bute gegründet; er ist der erste und größte botanische Garten der Welt. Kew Palace, das früheste erhaltene Gebäude in den Gärten, war einst das Zuhause von König George III. und Königin Charlotte. Wagen Sie sich auf 253 Stufen zur Spitze der kürzlich eröffneten Großen Pagode und genießen Sie einen spektakulären Blick über London. Marble Hill House, eine elegante palladianische Villa, die in den 1720er Jahren für Henrietta Howard, der Geliebten von König George II, erbaut wurde, liegt an der Themse und am gegenüberliegenden Ufer, attraktiv durch Hammertons Passagierfähre verbunden, liegt Ham House and Gardens, ein stimmungsvolles Stuart Herrenhaus erbaut im Jahre 1610. Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, Kew Kew Gardens ist Londons größtes UNESCO-Weltkulturerbe und beherbergt die weltweit vielfältigste Sammlung lebender Pflanzen. Es befindet sich auf einer 4 Twitter: Visit_Richmond1 Facebook: Visit-Richmond-Surrey www.visitrichmond.co.uk Fläche von über 30 Hektar, verfügt über kultige Gewächshäuser, einen hoch aufragenden Baumwipfelpfad und wunderschöne Pflanzen, die das ganze Jahr über farbenfroh sind; sowie über den intimsten königlichen Palast Großbritanniens und zwei Kunstgalerien, die sich der botanischen Kunst widmen. Kew Road, TW9 3AB – Tel: 020 8332 5655 Täglich, außer am 24. und 25. Dezember, ab 10 Uhr geöffnet Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise entnehmen Sie bitte der Website. Nächstgelegener Bahnhof: Kew Gardens (U-Bahn [District Line] und London Overground Linien). Kew Palace und die königlichen Küchen Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond TW9 3AB - Tel: 0844 482 7770 In der Eintrittskarte für Kew Gardens enthalten. Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise entnehmen Sie bitte der Website Nächstgelegener Bahnhof: Kew Gardens (U-Bahn [District Line] und London Overground Linien). Ham House und Garden (National Trust) Am Ufer der Themse liegt Ham House, eines der geheimen Schatzkammern Londons. Mit einer umfangreichen Sammlung von Gemälden, Möbeln und Textilien aus dem 17. Jahrhundert zeigt Ham, wie das Leben unter Karl I. und II. aussah. Sie erfahren, wie spätere Generationen ihr Erbe schützten, indem Sie sich um die kostbaren Erbstücke ihrer Vorfahren kümmern. Draußen gibt es Statuen, Parterres und Alleen, die im formellen Kirschgarten erkundet werden können; finden Sie Zuflucht in der Wildnis und saisonale Produkte des Gemüsegartens. Ham Street, Ham, Richmond TW10 7RS - Tel: 020 8940 1950 Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise entnehmen Sie bitte der Website. 5 Twitter: Visit_Richmond1 Facebook: Visit-Richmond-Surrey www.visitrichmond.co.uk Zugänglichkeit: rollstuhlgeeignet; Mobilitätsroller und manuelle Rollstühle können im Voraus gebucht warden. Nächstgelegener Bahnhof: Richmond (U-Bahn [District Line] & Züge) 2 Meilen zu Fuß entlang des Thames Towpath. Mit den Bussen 371 und 65 gelangen Sie nach Ham. Von der Bushaltestelle erreichen Sie Ham House zu Fuß in 5 bis 10 Minuten. Marble Hill House Eine hübsche palladianische Villa inmitten einer 1,6 Hektar großen Parklandschaft am Flussufer. Richmond Road, Twickenham TW1 2NL - Tel: 020 8892 5155 Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise finden Sie auf der Website. Eintritt nur mit Führung. Zugänglichkeit: Rollstuhlfahrer leider nur im Erdgeschoß zugänglich. Nächstgelegener Bahnhof: St Margarets (Züge). Hampton Court-Palast ©Rebecca Wood Entdecken Sie diesen prächtigen Tudor-Palast mit State Apartments, spektakulären Kunstwerken und 500 Jahren königlicher Geschichte. East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU - Tel: 0844 482 7770 Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise, sowie Veranstaltungen und ‘Access for All’ (behindertengerechte Touren) finden Sie auf der Website. 6 Twitter: Visit_Richmond1 Facebook: Visit-Richmond-Surrey www.visitrichmond.co.uk Nächstgelegener Bahnhof: Hampton Court (Züge). HIDDEN GEMS / VERSTECKTE SCHÄTZE Richmond upon Thames hat eine Fülle von versteckten Schätzen. Wie zum Beispiel: Strawberry Hill House und Garten Der Besuch von Strawberry Hill ist ein wahrhaft theatralisches Erlebnis. Die heutigen Besucher treten in die Fußstapfen ihrer Vorgänger aus dem 18. Jahrhundert und können das preisgekrönte restaurierte Interieur und den Garten des exzentrischen gotischen Schlosses von Horace Walpole erkunden. 268 Waldegrave Road, Twickenham TW1 4ST - Tel: 020 8744 3124 Öffnungszeiten und Eintrittspreise finden Sie auf der Website. Private Führungen für Gruppen ab 15 Personen. Garricks Shakespeare-Tempel am Flussufer in Hampton; wurde 1756 vom großen Schauspieler-Manager David Garrick erbaut, um das Genie von William Shakespeare zu feiern. Hampton Court Road, Hampton TW12 2EN - Tel: 020 8831 6000 Öffnungszeiten, Veranstaltungsprogram und Eintrittspreise finden Sie auf der Website. 7 Twitter: Visit_Richmond1 Facebook: Visit-Richmond-Surrey www.visitrichmond.co.uk York House Gardens befinden sich hinter York House. Die größte Umgestaltung der Gärten erfolgte 1906 mit der Ankunft von Sir Ratan Tata. Er schuf den versunkenen Garten unmittelbar hinter dem Haus und errichtete die ihn umgebenden Mauern. Er gestaltete den Riverside Garden komplett um, als er 1910 die prächtige Gruppe von Marmorfiguren, The Sea Nymphs (bekannt als Naked Ladies), kaufte, die wir heute sehen können. Sion Road, Twickenham TW1 3DD Öffnungszeiten finden Sie auf der Website. Das Kilmorey Mausoleum ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Gebäude mit exotischen Ursprüngen und einer farbenfrohen Geschichte. Es wurde in den frühen 1850er Jahren vom Earl of Kilmorey für seine Geliebte Priscilla Hoste erbaut. Das Mausoleum wurde vom Architekten HE Kendall im ägyptischen Stil entworfen und zuerst auf dem Brompton Cemetery errichtet, bevor es nach Twickenham kam. St. Margarets Road, Twickenham TW1 - Tel: 07860 878462 Nur am ‘Wochenende der offenen Tür’ und an besonderen eintägigen Veranstaltungen geöffnet. Für Information zu den Öffnungszeiten wenden Sie sich bitte an den Environmental
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