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Recommended Towns & Villages near Kew

Autumn, Walpole Park, Ealing

Ealing (37 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction N)

Ealing is a thriving place which is now hugely cosmopolitan and has a wide range of multi-cultural offerings...

London River Thames Hammersmith Bridge at sunset, New Year's day 2006.

Hammersmith (18 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (2.8 miles, 4.4 km, direction E)

Hammersmith developed around the River Thames, which is crossed via a graceful suspension bridge designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette...

Fulham Broadway

Fulham (53 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction E)

It is the home to both Fulham Football Club and Chelsea, both play at Premiership level, thus some of the football's most talented and highly paid stars can often be spotted strolling along Fulham's streets...

In search of a bargain at Notting Hill, London

Notting Hill (35 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

This area of London is known throughout the world as the scene of London's biggest annual street party...

A picture of Hyde Park

Kensington (97 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (4.2 miles, 6.8 km, direction NE)

The attractive Royal borough of Kensington has many special places. Most prominent is Kensington Palace, birthplace of Queen Victoria...

Chelsea Old Church

Chelsea (170 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction E)

Chelsea is a district in London which in recent times gained fame as the 'home' of the 'swinging sixties' . The swinging sixties was defined on the Kings Road, which runs the length of the area and both the Beatles and the Rolling Stones lived here at one time...

The Royal Arcade (c.1879), Mayfair

Mayfair (33 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction E)

Mayfair has it all, it is the haunt of the rich and famous, with elegant houses and apartment buildings that are the sole province of the wealthy...

Hampton Court Way Bridge (Hampton Court Palace is just across the river to the right)

East Molesey (84 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (6.4 miles, 10.2 km, direction SW)

This picturesque pleasant place is fortunate to lie between the waters of the historic River Thames and the River Mole. It is perhaps best known for Hampton Court Palace, the building started by Cardinal Wolsey in 1514...

Marylebone, London

Marylebone (6 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (6.5 miles, 10.4 km, direction NE)

Marylebone is one of London's more affluent area's, it is home mostly to the well to do, and yet only a couple of centuries ago a large workhouse was built here to give shelter to the poor and homeless, often foundlings were discovered on the workhouse doorstep...

Royal Academy of Arts (Burlington House), Piccadilly

Piccadilly (18 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (6.6 miles, 10.5 km, direction E)

One of the Capital's most noted places, Piccadilly sweeps uphill with handsome houses on one side and Green Park on the other...

Lewisham street in Westminister district of London

Westminster (131 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction E)

Of all the jewels in the City of Westminster, none shines more brightly than Westminster Abbey, stunning setting for the coronation of almost every English monarch since William the Conqueror was crowned there in 1066...

Trafalgar Square

London (3316 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Greater London (7.2 miles, 11.6 km, direction E)

London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting.....

St Michael's Church

Camden Town (141 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction NE)

Camden town is a vibrant cosmopolitan region of London...

John Betjemen, St. Pancras Station

St Pancras (44 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (7.7 miles, 12.4 km, direction NE)

The name of the area is taken from the boy martyred in AD 304. Pancras was the orphaned Christian son of a Phrygian nobleman who was brought up at the court of the Emperor in Rome...

Shepperton Hight Street.

Shepperton (24 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Surrey (9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction SW)

The charming village of Shepperton was once the haunt of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin who is said to have visited the village's 400 year hostelry - the atmospheric Anchor Hotel overlooking Church Square...

Epsom Racecourse, Surrey

Epsom (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Surrey (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction S)

Epsom, is known world-wide for what is perhaps the most famous horse race of all time - The Derby...

Abney Park Cemetary, Stoke Newington

Stoke Newington (149 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction NE)

Stoke Newington offers visitors a diverse cultural experience, it has restaurants of all types of cuisine, plenty of pubs, clubs, shops and markets, and is sufficiently close to all the historic attractions at the heart of the City of London...

Stamford Hill Cafe

Stamford Hill (28 Pictures)

in the county of Greater London (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

Stamford Hill lies in the north of the London Borough of Hackney. It is a popular residential area, and home to one of Europes' largest Orthodox Jewish communities...

View from the top of Denham Lock

Denham (15 Pictures)

in the county of Buckinghamshire (10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction NW)

This picturesque village is set in rich wooded countryside. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book, and it has many attractive brick and timbered cottages, covered in colourful.....

Cobham, Surrey

Cobham (40 Pictures)

in the county of Surrey (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SW)

Cobham Mill rests on a picturesque stretch of the river surrounded by dipping weeping willows and graceful swans...

Recommended attractions near Kew

Looks a bit limp

Kew Palace (14 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

See also Kew Royal Botanical Gardens..

Alpine house

Kew Royal Botanical Gardens (250 Pictures)

(0.6 miles, 0.9 km)

For over two hundred and fifty years, the gardens at Kew have been the dream and vision of talented gardeners, and the.....

London - Chiswick House, Sept 2002

Chiswick House (16 Pictures)

(1.0 miles, 1.7 km)

Few can resist this fine classical building which was the creation of Lord Burlington, patron of the arts in the early part of.....

London River Thames. Syon Park and house from the towpath by Kew Gardens.

Syon House (5 Pictures)

(1.3 miles, 2.2 km, direction W)

This is the magnificent house that made Robert Adams. At only twenty nine years of age he was commissioned to decorate Syon.....

The London Wetland Centre. Sunset over lagoon.

London Wetland Centre (15 Pictures)

(2.3 miles, 3.8 km, direction E)

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Twickenham Rugby Ground

Twickenham (1 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction SW)

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Kyoto Gardens, Holland Park, London

Holland Park (21 Pictures)

(3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction NE)

Opened in 1952, Holland Park is the most romantic of all the London Parks with one of the main features being the Kyoto Japanese.....

Earl's Court in London

Earl's Court Exhibition Centre (3 Pictures)

(3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction E)

Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London..

Kensington Palace Gardens

Kensington Palace (48 Pictures)

(4.1 miles, 6.6 km, direction NE)

Kensington Palace is not only the private residence for several members of the Royal Family, it also has designated areas that.....

Brompton Cemetery, Chelsea

Brompton Cemetery (69 Pictures)

(4.3 miles, 7.0 km, direction E)

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Boats

Hyde Park (85 Pictures)

(4.7 miles, 7.5 km, direction E)

One of the Royal parks of London, Hyde park is one of London's finest historic landscapes...

The natural History Museum

The Natural History Museum (36 Pictures)

(4.8 miles, 7.8 km, direction E)

The Natural History Museum is situated in South Kensington and first opened in 1881. The Museum is one of the finest and largest.....

Prince Albert Memorial

Albert Memorial (35 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)

The Albert Memorial is a commemorative sculpture of Prince Albert commissioned by Queen Victoria. Whilst the structure was.....

The Science Museum

The Science Museum (8 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)

The Science Museum, situated in South Kensington, first opened in 1857 and holds the world's largest collection illustrating both.....

London - The Royal Albert Hall, Sept 2002

Royal Albert Hall (24 Pictures)

(4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)

Impressive venue for Gala concerts and National celebrations. The Albert Hall was built in Kensington Gardens to a design by.....

London - Victoria and Albert Museum, Sept 1996

Victoria and Albert Museum (13 Pictures)

(5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction E)

The Victoria and Albert Museum dates back to 1852 and is the world's finest and most influential museum of decorative arts. It.....

Bushy Park, London

Bushey Park (27 Pictures)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction SW)

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Hampton Court

Hampton Court Palace & Gardens (328 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

These beautiful gardens set around an illustrious castle given by Henry IV to Rowland Leinthall, who was later knighted by Henry.....

Marble Arch

Marble Arch (10 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.6 km, direction NE)

Marble Arch was was designed by John Nash and purpose built in 1828 to be the grand entrance to Buckingham Palace. It is.....

Wellington Museum, from Wellington Arch in London

Apsley House (15 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction E)

Apsley House is best known for the fact that it was the home of the Duke of Wellington, but it was originally built by Robert.....


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