Twickenham and St. Margarets, West London
Twickenham is famous as the home of British rugby, the location of the international Rugby Stadium and Rugby Museum, but it is also an ancient town, which features in the Doomesday Book. It is just a mile from Richmond, over the bridge, or or a slightly longer walk along the tow-path of the river. There is also a foot ferry from Ham House to the wonderful Marble Hill House and Park on the Twickenham side, near the Orleans House art gallery (free) There are also many good pubs and independent restaurants in Twickenham, near the river. Eel Pie Island across a small foot bridge and another free outdoor art gallery in the grounds of York House. The beautiful Royal Kew Botanical Kew Gardens are also about 2 miles away. Wimbledon, the home of British Lawn Tennis is less than 10 miles away. Richmond Hill, with the best view in London, is also just 2 miles away.
Table of Contents: Twickenham and St. Margarets
- Map of Twickenham
- Marble Hill House, Twickenham
- Rugby Stuff on CafePress
- York House, Twickenham
- View from York House (Sion Road)
- Other Places Nearby
- Richmond Postcards
- River Thames
- London, Parks and Towns
- Marble Hill House and Park, Twickenham
- Twickenham and Rugby Football Union
- Wild Parakeet
- Guidebooks
- St Margarets
- Local Restaurants
- The White Swan Pub, Twickenham Riverside
- Sion Road, St. Margarets
- London Restaurants
- About Me
- Please Leave Some Feedback
- England Photo Gallery
Map of Twickenham
Map of St Margarets, Twickenham and Richmond
Marble Hill House, Twickenham
Geogian, Palladian villa in Marble Hill Park
Marble Hill House, next to the river Thames in Twickenham, is a beautiful Geogian, Palladian villa in Marble Hill Park. It is now an English Heritage property, originally built for Henrietta Howard a mistress of King George II. The setting is wonderful, opposite Ham House, on the other side of the river and just a few miles from Hampton Court. The grounds are used for summer picnic concerts, but for the rest of the year the park is completely open to the public for free. Visiting the house is interesting and inexpensive with well restored interior, some restored furniture and also offers great views of this beautiful part of London.Marble Hill House and park are a short walk from Twickenham and St. Margarets railway stations with links to Clapham Junction and Waterloo and Richmond underground station is just 1.5 miles away. There was a series of elegant villas along the Thames between Richmond and Hampton court, but only Marble Hill Remains intact. It is well restored and in a wonderful location next to the river.
Rugby Stuff on CafePress
York House, Twickenham
Views from York House across the Thames
York House belongs to Richmond Borough Council and is not open to the public, unlike Marble Hill, but it is a beautiful building with stunning grounds, which has been used as a film-set. The grounds are open to the public, for free, and are a good route to take to Twickenham riverside, over an old bridge. There is a huge fountain with ornate classical statues and lovely views across the river to Eel Pie Island. There are also tennis courts in the grounds, which can be rented by the hour.
View from York House (Sion Road)
Other Places Nearby
River Thames
London, Parks and Towns
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Richmond Hill, London, England
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Richmond Hill is a small district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England and is famous for having the best view in London; This stunning view was loved by the painter, Turner and inspired many other artists. Richmond Hill is now perh...
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Richmond Park, London, England
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Richmond Park in Richmond, West London, UK is an area of natural beauty and wildlife despite its proximity to central London (just 12 miles away) St Paul's Cathedral and The City are visible from a hill in the park and yet hundreds of red and fa...
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Richmond upon Thames, West London
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Richmond upon Thames is beautiful and historically fascinating borough in west London. Richmond Park was the royal hunting grounds and deer still roam free; Richmond Hill has the best view in London, loved by Turner and many other artists (and home...
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Kew Gardens: Royal Botanical Gardens in London, England
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Kew Gardens are probably the best and most famous botanical gardens in the world and the model on which many others are based. There are several interesting buildings including a royal palace and large glasshouses ranging from a few years old to sev...
Marble Hill House and Park, Twickenham
Twickenham and Rugby Football Union
Twickenham: The Story of a Rugby Ground
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Twickenham: 100 Years of Rugby's HQ
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Twickenham: The Story of a Rugby Ground
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Twickenham calling: A book for players and spectators of rugby football
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Centenary history of the Rugby Football Union,
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Wild Parakeet
Guidebooks
Frommer's London Day by Day (Frommer's Day by Day - Pocket)
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London (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)
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Not for Tourists Guide 2009 to London (Not for Tourists Guidebook)
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Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to London
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The Official Tower of London Guidebook (Official Guidebooks)
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St Margarets
St. Margaret's Village sits between Twickenham and Richmond and was mostly built during the Victorian era on the site of St. Margaret's House, which was in Twickenham Park (which no longer exists). It was a convenient location for a railway station halfway between those serving its bigger neighbours.
St. Margarets claim to fame is that it was home to the painter, Turner (before the Victorian expansion) and his house is still there although not generally open to the public as it is a private residence. It is also home to Twickenham Studios. Some of Turner's famous paintings were painted from the Terrace at the top of Richmond Hill, just a mile or so away.
St. Margarets has a good selection of traditional pubs and restaurants.
Brula is the sister restaurant to La Buvette in Richmond (see the full review here: Richmond Restaurants)
The Turk's Head Pub in St. Margarets is also home to The Bear Cat Club: A comedy club featuring many famous names on the British comedy scene. It is an excellent club: small and intimate, packed into the small back room of the pub, but still hosting many of the big-names from television.
Local Restaurants
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La Buvette Restaurant, Richmond, London
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Restaurant Review: Les Amis de Brula (Three small French restaurants in Richmond borough) In my quest for good independent restaurants, rather than the usual chain restaurants found on so many high-streets, I stumbled upon this wonderful little rest...
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London Restaurant Reviews
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This article is a selection of restaurant reviews, mostly in west London. Richmond upon Thames is a beautiful town and also a borough in West London which has many great restaurants. Please follow the link to the restaurant reviews below.
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Zizzi Restaurant Review, Richmond, London
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I try to avoid eating in chain restaurants, but sometimes there is little other choice. On any high street you may be quite close to a small independent restaurant, but they are rarely in the more expensive prominent, convenient locations, so unless...
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San Marco Restaurant, Richmond, London, England
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I am a big fan of proper individual restaurants rather than chain restaurants, and Richmond upon Thames suffers from the same problem as so many towns in England, with most of the independent restaurants on the high street gradually being replaced by...
The White Swan Pub, Twickenham Riverside
Sion Road, St. Margarets
London Restaurants
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- Shelly Shelly Jul 21, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
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- Tipi Tipi Jul 2, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
- There is a lot of history and culture in England that is so interesting, fascinating!
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- Tipi Tipi Jul 2, 2009 @ 1:12 pm
- There is a lot of history and culture in England that is so interesting, fascinating!
I don't even know if we have rugby in the United states of America. I should find out...oh, there must be somewhere. A gem of a lens to visit Andy!
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