Historic house · near Richmond upon Thames · London

Bushy House

Bushy House is a former royal residence in Teddington. You will find it 200 m south of Richmond upon Thames. It counts as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Bushy House, J. Miall (Public domain)

Where

200 m

south of Richmond upon Thames

Run by

National Physical Laboratory

the operator on record

How well known

Top 15%

#1,210 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Richmond upon Thames

Just outside Richmond upon Thames

Bushy House is 200 m south of Richmond upon Thames. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Richmond upon Thames has 702 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons in Richmond upon Thames

Afternoons in Richmond upon Thames peak at 18–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 3°60 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°38 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°44 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul23° / 14°45 mm

Aug23° / 14°54 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°68 mm

Dec9° / 3°60 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Richmond upon Thames, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Richmond upon Thames. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Richmond upon Thames’ full climate →

About

Bushy House

Management falls to National Physical Laboratory. 7 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Add Hampton Court Palace, 1.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 212 places within 15 km.

Richmond upon Thames’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: National Physical Laboratory
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 7 languages
Town: 200 m south of Richmond upon Thames

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Finding Bushy House

The map puts Bushy House in orange and numbers its neighbours as in the list.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Bushy House

Of these 7 towns, the largest is Hounslow (286,591 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 200 m north of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

2 · 1.6 km south of it

West Molesey

47,144 people · 36 places to visit

3 · 2 km southeast of it

Kingston upon Thames

166,333 people · 67 places to visit

4 · 3.1 km north of it

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

Compare the 7 towns

Town	Where Bushy House is	People	Places to visit
Richmond upon Thames	200 m north of it	192,888	128
West Molesey	1.6 km south of it	47,144	36
Kingston upon Thames	2 km southeast of it	166,333	67
Hounslow	3.1 km north of it	286,591	106
Esher	3.2 km south of it	9,484	40
Sunbury-on-Thames	3.3 km west of it	21,476	13
Walton-on-Thames	4.5 km southwest of it	27,016	32

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Among the 212 within 15 km are 4 historic houses, 3 museums and a garden.

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace1.9 km away 2

GardenKew Gardens7.2 km away 3

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum14 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)4

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum14 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)5

Historic houseKensington Palace14 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)6

Big drawMuseumScience Museum14 km away · 3M visitors a year (2012)7

Historic houseStrawberry Hill House2 km away 8

Historic houseRichmond Palace4.9 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

A visit to Bushy House: questions

Where is Bushy House?

Bushy House is 200 m south of Richmond upon Thames, London.

What is Bushy House?

Former royal residence in Teddington in South West London.

Who runs Bushy House?

National Physical Laboratory.

When is the best time to visit Bushy House?

May to September are the warmest months in Richmond upon Thames, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Bushy House a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Bushy House?

Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (1.9 km), Kew Gardens (7.2 km), Victoria and Albert Museum (14 km) and Natural History Museum (14 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Bushy House: J. Miall, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Science Museum: Shadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Strawberry Hill House: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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