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Open House Festival is an annual celebration of London featuring amazing events, tours and open days of special buildings across all 33 London boroughs. With hundreds of thousands of visitors, it is the most popular event of its kind in the world.
Admission is FREE to all Open House events, but some venues and tours require advance booking. Some of the more popular buildings are balloted - those selected will win two tickets to view them. Find out more here.
There are different ways you can get involved.
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Richmond upon Thames is playing a part in this years Open House Festival with plenty venues and attractions across the borough showcasing their rich history and heritage.
To make it easier for all those that want to explore Richmond upon Thames we have created a printable PDF of all the 'Open Houses' across the borough.
Why not visit the neighbouring borough Isleworth
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Richmond
The Lock House is part of Richmond Lock & Weir, on the left bank of the Thames at Richmond. Originally home to the resident lock keeper, it is now the design studio and exhibition space of Astronaut Kawada, architects and designers. They have fully…
Teddington
Architect/owner designed zinc clad modern extension to Victorian home. Cantilevered glass corners and large rooflights create a light-filled space with views to a contemporary garden. The garden connects the house to the Summer House, a contemporary…
Petersham
St Peter's Church has Saxon origins. It was rebuilt in the 11th century and enlarged in 1505. Norman, Tudor and Georgian features can be viewed. The church has a small nave but large and unequal-sized transepts. It is best known for its Georgian box…
Mortlake
Grade II* listed mausoleum in the form of a Bedouin tent carved to resemble draping canvas. The mausoleum houses the coffins of Sir Richard and Lady Isabel Burton. The interior is painted with religious imagery and decorated with camel bells, lamps,…
Twickenham
Grade II listed former waterman's cottage c1720. Restored and converted into a museum celebrating the rich history of Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons.
Twickenham
Egyptian-style, pink and grey mausoleum created for the second Earl of Kilmorey. The form relates to the shrines at the heart of Egyptian Temples.
Twickenham
Mid-17C house, a scheduled ancient monument, with fine staircase and 18C additions.
Kew
St Anne's Church, Kew Green was consecrated in 1714. Built with the support of Queen Anne it has been a place of worship for the Royal Families over the centuries. The original 'chapel' has been extended many times and the church is now a little…
Kew
A family home renown for it's quality of space and light, set around a courtyard and formed from two gabled Corten steel buildings connected by a glazed link. The basement gallery will be showing Art Form, an exhibition on the engineering of 50…
Richmond
An historic living parish church, progressively shaped from the Tudor to the Edwardian period. St Mary's has recently undergone a major refurbishment and the newly restored windows recapture the original airiness of the C18 nave.
East Sheen
The Air Raid Shelter was first built in 1939 for the the residents of St Leonards Court. A dormitory annex with 48 beds was added in 1940. Some of the original features, such as handmade lampshades, are remarkably well preserved.
Richmond
An independent Calvinistic chapel on the east side of Church Terrace in Richmond, London. Built in 1797, the small 1-storey stuccoed building is Grade II* listed. It still has its original galleried interior with pews and pulpit.
East Molesey
A guided walk through Home Park Water Meadows with Thames Landscape Strategy. It is the site of a wetland restoration project that has increased biodiversity and sustainability on the historic site. It is not usually open to the public.
Kew
The Herbarium is a hidden, scientific treasure located on Kew Green, usually only open to visiting researchers since it was first established in 1852. It houses almost seven million preserved botanical specimens, and one of the largest botanical…
Lower Grove Road, Richmond
A small, charming Gothic Revival cemetery chapel in Richmond Old Burial Ground. Recently conserved and back in public use, Grove Gardens Chapel made from Kentish ragstone, with plate tracery and a mosaic altarpiece. It was deconsecrated in the 1960s…
Twickenham
Sandycombe Lodge was built in 1813 to the designs of England’s great landscape painter, J.M.W. Turner; working here as his own architect to create a quiet retreat for himself, away from the pressures of the London art world. We will offer guided…
Richmond
Red brick and Bath stone grand 'Elizabethan Renaissance' style building altered by war, political changes and reflecting Richmond's history.
Discover the hidden secrets of Richmond Old Town Hall in this guided tour. The tour starts at the war…
Hampton
Grade I listed Georgian garden building. Tribute to Shakespeare built in the Ionic style by actor David Garrick. Arcadian Thames-side setting in restored 18C gardens thought to be by Capability Brown.
Richmond
A good example of quality late-Victorian functional design. Richmond Lock &Weir consists of three 32 ton weir gates that operate 2 hours either side of high water.
Richmond
We are a fire safety consultancy working in the built environment. We provide fire safety advice to architects, designers, engineers, building owners, building managers etc. We are based in Richmond and recently completed our own fit-out of the…
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