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Richmond Palace

Richmond Palace is a former royal residence. Find it 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames. Its status is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Richmond Palace, Patche99z (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

100 m

northeast of Richmond upon Thames

How well known

Top 3%

#243 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Richmond upon Thames

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

#243 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Richmond upon Thames

Richmond Palace is 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames. Towns near it ↓

Grade I 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

Month by month

Highs of 18–23°C mark May to September in Richmond upon Thames.

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

Richmond Palace

It is written up in 20 Wikipedias. Close by, Kew Gardens is 2.4 km away, one of 424 within 15 km.

Richmond upon Thames’ listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 20 languages
Town: 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames

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

The map

Richmond Palace and what surrounds it

The places near Richmond Palace are numbered on the map in the order below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Richmond Palace

Of these 5 towns, the largest is Ealing (367,271 people). The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · 100 m southwest of it

Richmond upon Thames

192,888 people · 128 places to visit

2 · 1 km west of it

Hounslow

286,591 people · 106 places to visit

3 · 3.1 km south of it

Kingston upon Thames

166,333 people · 67 places to visit

4 · 3.5 km north of it

Ealing

367,271 people · 101 places to visit

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Richmond Palace is	People	Places to visit
Richmond upon Thames	100 m southwest of it	192,888	128
Hounslow	1 km west of it	286,591	106
Kingston upon Thames	3.1 km south of it	166,333	67
Ealing	3.5 km north of it	367,271	101
Wandsworth	3.6 km east of it	326,725	442

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

More near Richmond Palace

Nearby, 424 places within 15 km include 3 museums, 2 historic houses and a garden.

GardenKew Gardens2.4 km away 2

Big drawMuseumBritish Museum14 km away · 5.8M visitors a year (2023)3

Historic houseBuckingham Palace12 km away 4

Cathedral · English HeritageWestminster Abbey13 km away 5

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.6 km away 6

AttractionElizabeth Tower14 km away 7

Big drawMuseumVictoria and Albert Museum10 km away · 858K visitors a year (2021)8

Big drawMuseumNatural History Museum10 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2021)

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

Planning a visit to Richmond Palace

Where is Richmond Palace?

Richmond Palace is 100 m northeast of Richmond upon Thames, London.

What is Richmond Palace?

Former royal residence in London, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Richmond Palace?

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

Is Richmond Palace a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Richmond Palace?

Within 15 km: Kew Gardens (2.4 km), British Museum (14 km), Buckingham Palace (12 km) and Westminster Abbey (13 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)

Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kew Gardens: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
British Museum: Ham, 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
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Elizabeth Tower: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

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