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THAMES A ROYAL RICHMOND & BOUTIQUES F & HAM AVENUES LANDSCAPE STRATEGY Richmond Green was the setting for ceremonies, courtly Ham House is the best surviving C17th house and garden in HAMPTON to enter tainment and jousting played out in front of the magnifi cent England – owned and managed by the National Trust. Radiating ‘Tudor’ built by Henry VII. It was at Richmond from Ham House are the historic Ham Avenues that are that Elizabeth I died in 1603. Next to the Palace gatehouse is a cur rently being restored. glorious row of Georgian houses called Maids of Honour Row where the un-married daughters of monarchs once lived. To the G HAM COPSE The Arcadian south of Richmond Green (extending up to Hill Rise at the foot At the top of Melancholy Walk the walk divides. A shorter route of Richmond Hill) are a series of enchanti ng little lanes full of (Route A on the map) can be taken by turning left, or a longer boutiques, specialist shops and eateries. more strenuous path (Route B on the map) by turning right via Thames Walks Ham Common and . B CHOLMONDELEY WALK & A series of healthy walks for all the family to enjoy RICHMOND RIVERSIDE H Route A - PETERSHAM Cholmondeley Walk dates from the C18th and was one of the Retaining a real village character Petersham is quite special. At the first pedestrian walkways in the UK – originally having two church Vincent Van Gogh was once curate and around Petersham No2. RICHMOND - HAM HOUSE - RICHMOND sep arate paths one for ‘polite’ society and a more muddy path on Nurseries celebrity spotting is the order of the day! Petersham the water’s edge for everyone else. Richmond Riverside retains Meadows, below Richmond Hill has a herd of cattle managed by a via PETERSHAM & RICHMOND PARK many historic boat sheds making everything from the Queen’s local trust who lease the meadow from the coun cil for an annual Barge to submarines! Rowing boats can be hired from here. charge of a posy of wild flowers picked from the riverside .

C RICHMOND BRIDGE & PROMENADE I Route B - HAM COMMON & RICHMOND PARK The walk follows Richmond Promenade under the grade I listed Richmond Bridge (the oldest surviving bridge on the Thames in The Great South Avenue is a haven for wildlife and an impor tant ) to the Buccleugh and Terrace Gardens which can be ‘bat run’ linking roosting sites in Richmond Park with the feed ing vis ited via a small C18th grotto under Richmond Road. ground at the river. At Richmond Park two types of deer can be spotted – the larger Red and the smaller Fallow. D PETERSHAM MEADOWS Leaving Buccleugh Gardens the walk enters a pastoral land scape J KING HENRY’S MOUND past the Petersham Meadows and its famous herd of cattle King Henry’s Mound is one of the highest places in London. (summer months). The area is celebrated as the Arcadian Thames From the summit a small ‘keyhole’ view in the holly hedge meaning ‘rural paradise’. gives a splendid view of the dome of St Pauls Cathedral exactly ten miles away. E HAM TOWPATH & GLOVERS ISLAND Less than ten miles from Central London, this stretch of the K RICHMOND HILL & TERRACE GARDENS towpath has a country feel. Across the river is Marble Hill A steep climb takes the walker up to the world famous House, built in the C18th for the Henrietta Howard, the mis tress Richmond Hill, the inspiration for the English Landscape of King George II, and also , named after the Movement, the most painted scene in London and the only DISCOVER THE ARCADIAN THAMES Duc d' Orleans, who lived here at the turn of the C19th. view protected by an Act of Parliament in the UK. The near by Terrace Gardens are laid out as a Victorian pleasure garden Explore the fascinating and historic on your and include an C18th grotto under the main road linking the doorstep. Places to see, wonderful river facts, access park with the river. information, public transport, picnic spots and lots more . Printed on 80% recycled paper

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