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Richmond - Twickenham - Kew

Discovering Richmond
This walk combines the highlights of the Historic Richmond and Richmond Hill
walks, including the Terrace Gardens and Riverside

Sundays - 2.30pm

21 March, 2 May
Ticket £3

Meet at:
Richmond Information Centre
Old Town Hall
Whittaker Avenue
Richmond

1940's Wartime Walk
Air Raids, Rationing, the Blitz, Dads Army, the GIs stationed in
Richmond and the 65th Anniversary year of VE Day.

Saturday 17 July - 11.00am
Ticket £3.00

Meet at:
Richmond Information Centre
Old Town Hall
Whittaker Avenue
Richmond

Kew Walk
The Hanoverian Royal Family enjoyed life at Kew and were closely
associated with St Anne's Church where the artists Gainsborough
and Zoffany are buried. Walk around Kew Green and the riverside
with us and hear their facinating history

(Enjoy tea and cricket in summer by the church)

2.00pm - Sundays 6 June, 4 July, 1 August, 5 September and 3 October
Ticket £3.00
Suitable for wheelchairs

Meet at:
St Anne's Church, Kew Green

Twickenham Riverside
Exiled French Royals found refuge in "dear quiet Twick" where
an octagonal garden pavilion was said to have been designed
for a Queen's visit and a Palladian villa was built for a royal mistress

Enjoy a stroll taking in the Parish Church,
Orleans Gallery, York House and Marble Hill

3.00pm - Sundays 20 June, 18 July, 22 August
12 September and 17 October
Ticket £3.00

Meet at:
Twickenham Museum
25 The Embankment (where tickets are available)

East Twickenham Walk
Discover Medieval Twickenham Park where barons camped and building
plots were sold for votes. Eclectic styles of architecture, a film studio and
a Mausoleum in a wild life garden

This walk ends at the Kilmorey Mausoleum, free admission - Open Afternoon -
run by The Environment Trust

2.00pm- Sunday 13 June
Ticket £3.00

Meet at:
Richmond Information Centre
Old Town Hall
Whittaker Avenue
Richmond

The Tombstone Trail
Explore the tranquil setting of Richmond Cemetery and discover a hidden
haven of interesting graves and monuments. This walk lasts 2 hours.

11.00am - Saturday 2 October
Ticket £5.00

Meet at:
Sheen Road (Kings Ride Gate)
Richmond Cemetery Entrance

Victorian Walk
A bygone age of cobbled streets, gaslight and horse-drawn vehicles
brought to life. A picture of Richmond during Queen Victoria's reign.

11.00am - Saturday 7 August
Ticket £3.00

Meet at:
Richmond Information Centre
Old Town Hall
Whittaker Avenue
Richmond

Tudor Walk
Travel back 500 years to Tudor times, when the Court stayed at
Henry VII's New Palace. Envoys and Royal visitors were received,
affairs of state decided, archery practiced and tournaments held
on the Green.

11.00am - Saturday 11 September
Ticket £3.00

Meet at:
Richmond Information Centre
Old Town Hall
Whittaker Avenue
Richmond

Literary Walk - with Tea/Coffee at the Riverside Hotel
George Eliot and Virginia Woolf both had homes in Richmond.
Hear about their lives and works and of other famous writers with a
Richmond connection.
(Part of the annual Book now - Literary Festival)

2.00pm - Sundays 7 November and 21 November
Ticket £5.00 incl. tea/coffee

Meet at:
Richmond Theatre
Richmond Green