Hidden Gems

Number of results: 6

1. 

   Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare

   Address

   Hampton Court Road, Hampton, London, TW12 2EN

   Telephone

   020 8831 6000

   garrickstempletoshakespeare@gmail.com

   Hampton

   Dates

   From:

   26 Mar 2025to29 Oct 2025Various Opening Times

   Garrick's Temple was built by the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick in 1756 to celebrate the genius of William Shakespeare.

   

2. 

   Kilmorey Mausoleum

   Address

   St Margarets Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 1NJ

   Telephone

   020 8831 6000

   hello@habitatsandheritage.org.uk

   Twickenham

   Kilmorey (pronounced Kil-murry) Mausoleum is a Grade II listed building with exotic origins and a colourful history. Designed in the Egyptian style, the mausoleum is raised on an octagonal stone base with cast-iron railings and gates.

   

3. 

   Marble Hill House

   Address

   Richmond Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 2NL

   Telephone

   020 8892 5115

   Twickenham

   Dates

   From:

   1 Apr 2025to30 Oct 2025Various Opening Times

   Enjoy a day out at the freshly conserved Marble Hill. This beautiful Georgian villa stands in 66 acres of outstanding riverside parkland. Marble Hill was built for Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, a remarkable woman of letters and friend of…

   

4. 

   York House

   Address

   Richmond Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 3AA

   Telephone

   020 8831 6108

   halls@richmond.gov.uk

   Twickenham

   A 17th century mansion with gardens sweeping down to the River Thames.

   

5. 

   Pope's Grotto

   Address

   Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 4QG

   contact@popesgrotto.org.uk

   Twickenham

   Dates

   From:

   1 Jan 2024to31 Dec 2024

   Alexander Pope's Grotto is the last remaining part of his villa, which he built in 1720 on the banks of the Thames at Twickenham.

   

6. 

   Turner's House

   Address

   Sandycombe Lodge, 40 Sandycoombe Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 2LR

   Telephone

   020 8892 5485

   info@turnershouse.org

   Twickenham

   Dates

   Sandycombe Lodge is of unique significance, built by the great landscape painter J.M.W. Turner. The house was intended for his own use as a rural retreat from the pressures of the bustling art world of the early nineteenth century.