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Chiswick House is one of the most glorious examples of 18th-century British architecture.
The Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1QJ
tel: 0844 871 7651
London making a countryside impression
An important open space since the Middle Ages
Sandycombe Lodge was built by 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.
Since 1922, The Poppy Factory (originally called the Disabled Society) has been employing wounded, sick and injured ex-Service personnel in its Factory
The Langdon Down Centre was known as the theatre wing of the Normansfield Hospital, set up in 1868 by John and Mary Langdon Down.
Langdon Down Centre, 2A Langdon Park, Teddington, TW11 9PS
tel: 0208 614 5100
The impressive sight that greets visitors today is an original redbrick Tudor house, transformed and remodelled by Robert Adam between 1760-1780 for a wealthy banking family, the Childs.
Ham Pond is the Common's focal point, and it dates back to when horses were watered on the Common
Upper Ham Road, Ham, TW10 5LA
Richmond upon Thames, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, TW / SW
Internationally prized garden centre
Kneller Hall is a mansion in Whitton, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames which is stone-corniced, casemented and constructed as to its ground floor central range and otherwise built of red bricks.
Kneller Road, Whitton, Twickenham, TW2 7DU
tel: 020 8744 8633
Kew Palace is the smallest and most intimate of the royal palaces.
