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Wish You Were Here: From Horace Walpole to Ted Lasso

About

From Horace Walpole to Ted Lasso, visitors have flocked to Richmond to experience its picture postcard beauty and the rest bite from the busy nearby metropolis of London.

Explore this FREE exhibition and discover how Richmond first attracted visitors and still keeps them coming after 300 years.

Open July to December 2024

Generously supported by The Asgill House Trust

 

Group Visits:

The Museum of Richmond offer a growing programme of talks and workshops that can be booked by groups either at the Museum, or they can come to you.

The Museum of Richmond aims to bring the history of Richmond and the surrounding area to life in exciting and varied ways for people of all ages and from all backgrounds. They offer a growing programme of talks that can be booked by groups of 10 or more, often for groups who cannot come into the museum.

Book Tickets Online

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets

Children

  • Children welcome

Groups

  • Education/study area
  • Facilities for educational visits
  • Guided tours for groups

Parking

  • Parking with charge

Property Facilities

  • Dogs not accepted (except guidedogs)
  • Gift shop
  • Guided tours for individuals
  • Smoking not allowed

Map & Directions

Road Directions

Train: Richmond Station. Turn left out of the station and follow the directional signs.

 

Tube: Richmond

 

Buses - H22, 33, H37, 65, R68, R70, 190, 337, 371, 391, 419, 485, 490.

 

 

Wish You Were Here: From Horace Walpole to Ted Lasso

Type:Exhibition

Museum of Richmond, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1TP

Tel: 020 8332 1141

Opening Times

Season (1 Aug 2024 - 31 Dec 2024)
Monday - SundayClosed

* Closed on Mondays and Sundays. Please note that the Old Town Hall and the museum are closed on public holidays.

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