Wilderness House

Wilderness House is a historic house situated within the gardens of Hampton Court Palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Built around 1700, it was originally constructed as the residence of the Master Gardener and is closely associated with the early development of the palace gardens.

Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Building
Description: house in Richmond upon Thames, London, England, UK
Also known as: “The Wilderness House”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kings Arms Hotel and Hampton Court Bridge.

Kings Arms Hotel

Hotel

Photo: Jonathan Cardy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hampton Court Bridge

Bridge

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Hampton Court Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge that crosses the River Thames in England approximately north–south between Hampton, London and East Molesey, Surrey, carrying the A309. Hampton Court Bridge is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Wilderness House.

Hampton Court railway station

Railway station

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Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London. Hampton Court railway station is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Wilderness House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hampton Wick and Thames Ditton.

Hampton Wick

Suburb

Photo: Stevekeiretsu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hampton Wick is a Thamesside area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, contiguous with Teddington, Kingston upon Thames and Bushy Park.

Thames Ditton

Photo: Gavin Wilson, Public domain.

Thames Ditton is a large suburban village on the River Thames, in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Apart from a large inhabited island in the river, it lies on the southern bank, centred 12.2 miles south-west of Charing Cross in central London.

Kingston upon Thames

Town

Photo: Kreepin Deth, CC BY 3.0.

Kingston upon Thames, colloquially known as Kingston, is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. It is situated on the River Thames, 10 miles south-west of Charing Cross.

Wilderness House

Category: house
Location: Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.40641° or 51° 24′ 23″ north

Longitude

-0.3384° or 0° 20′ 18″ west

Open location code

9C3XCM46+HJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 128739754

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

Wikidata ID

Q26355829

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