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Chiswick House

Chiswick House is a neo-Palladian villa in the Chiswick district of London. The built-up area of Hounslow includes it. It is on the official list as a scheduled monument.

Photo: Chiswick House, Michael Coppins (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

In Hounslow

inside the built-up area

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 4%

#309 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–24°C

In brief

Historic house in Hounslow

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#309 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (15 Wikipedias). About ↓

Inside Hounslow

Chiswick House is inside Hounslow’s built-up area, with 50 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Hounslow has 465 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 and weather

For warmth, aim for May to September (18–24°C highs in Hounslow).

Jan8° / 3°61 mm

Feb9° / 3°45 mm

Mar12° / 4°39 mm

Apr15° / 6°43 mm

May18° / 9°44 mm

Jun21° / 12°50 mm

Jul24° / 14°44 mm

Aug23° / 14°55 mm

Sep20° / 11°52 mm

Oct16° / 9°67 mm

Nov11° / 5°70 mm

Dec9° / 3°61 mm

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

About

Chiswick House

Its care is managed by English Heritage. 15 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. A short trip away is British Museum, 9.9 km off, the first of 551 within 15 km.

Hounslow’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 15 languages
Town: in Hounslow
Official site: chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk

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

The map

Getting your bearings

The map centres on Chiswick House, in orange, with nearby places numbered.

Towns near it

Towns close to Chiswick House

Ealing tops the 6 for size, at 367,271 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in town

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

2 · 700 m southwest of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

3 · 1.1 km east of it

Hammersmith and Fulham

182,187 people · 266 places to visit

4 · 1.2 km northwest of it

Ealing

367,271 people · 101 places to visit

Compare the 6 towns

Town	Where Chiswick House is	People	Places to visit
Hounslow	It’s in town	286,591	106
Richmond upon Thames	700 m southwest of it	192,888	128
Hammersmith and Fulham	1.1 km east of it	182,187	266
Ealing	1.2 km northwest of it	367,271	101
Wandsworth	2.1 km southeast of it	326,725	442
Kensington and Chelsea	3.6 km northeast of it	143,348	399

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Chiswick House

The 551 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum9.9 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)2

GardenKew Gardens2.5 km away 3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace8.3 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey9.2 km away 5

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum6.1 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)6

Historic houseKensington Palace5.4 km away · 383K visitors a year (2015)7

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum5.9 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)8

AttractionElizabeth Tower9.5 km away

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

Asked about Chiswick House

Where is Chiswick House?

Chiswick House is in Hounslow, London, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Chiswick House?

Neo-Palladian villa in the Chiswick district of London, England, UK.

Who runs Chiswick House?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Chiswick House?

May to September are the warmest months in Hounslow, with afternoon highs of 18–24°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Chiswick House a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Chiswick House?

Within 15 km: British Museum (9.9 km), Kew Gardens (2.5 km), Buckingham Palace (8.3 km) and Westminster Abbey (9.2 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)

Chiswick House: Michael Coppins, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Buckingham Palace: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Westminster Abbey: Σπάρτακος, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Victoria and Albert Museum: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kensington Palace: Steve Cadman from London, U.K., CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Natural History Museum: Christine Matthews, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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