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Hampton Court Palace

28 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.40385, -0.33722

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About Hampton Court Palace

Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames.

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Palacescheduled monumentc. 1515

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Jackdaw
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Privy Kitchen — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Jackdaw, Coot +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Stenamma debile, Temnothorax nylanderi, Valenzuela flavidus +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
LOOP link to Fulwell stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thames Down LinkWalking route
Named routeRef TDLRegional walking route
Hogsmill Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeRef HVWLocal walking route
London LOOP (Section 8)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
London LOOP (Section 9)Walking route
Named routeRef LOOPRegional walking route
Chatter Alleypublic footpath · 39 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Barge Walkpublic footpath · 452 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 452 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Chatter Alleypublic footpath · 42 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 42 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
LCN 34Cycling route
Named routeRef 34Local cycle route
Hersham station/Walton routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route CCycling route
Named routeRef CRegional cycle route
Hogsmill River bridge GreenwayCycling route
Named routePoint-to-pointLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cycleway 28Cycling route
Named routeRef C28

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hampton Court Palace - Chapel Court

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hampton Court Palace - Chapel Court

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bushy ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Canbury GardensUrban park2.7 km→🌱Hurst ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Athelstan Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Hampton Court ParkUrban park200 m→🌱The Tilt YardUrban park200 m→

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