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The Homewood

The Homewood is an uK modernist house in Esher, Surrey, England designed by Patrick Gwynne. On the official register, it is a Grade II listed building. Our list has 119 more places within 15 km; first among them is Hampton Court Palace, at 6.9 km.

Photo: The Homewood, Tjandspallan at English Wikipedia (Public domain)

Where

300 m

southwest of Esher

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house near Esher

Just outside Esher

The Homewood is 300 m southwest of Esher. Towns near it ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Esher has 70 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

Weather, month by month

Afternoons in Esher peak at 18–23°C, May to September.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar12° / 4°40 mm

Apr15° / 5°44 mm

May18° / 8°45 mm

Jun21° / 11°49 mm

Jul23° / 13°46 mm

Aug23° / 13°56 mm

Sep20° / 11°53 mm

Oct16° / 8°70 mm

Nov11° / 5°71 mm

Dec9° / 3°63 mm

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

About

The Homewood

It has articles in 3 Wikipedias.

Esher’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: 300 m southwest of Esher
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/the-homewood

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

The map

Map of The Homewood and nearby

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; The Homewood is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns to The Homewood

Of the 8, Kingston upon Thames is the largest, at 166,333 people. The list runs from its own town outward.

1 · 300 m northeast of it

Esher

9,484 people · 40 places to visit

2 · 400 m south of it

Cobham

17,505 people · 50 places to visit

3 · 1.3 km northwest of it

Hersham

12,622 people · 46 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northeast of it

West Molesey

47,144 people · 36 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Homewood is	People	Places to visit
Esher	300 m northeast of it	9,484	40
Cobham	400 m south of it	17,505	50
Hersham	1.3 km northwest of it	12,622	46
West Molesey	2.8 km northeast of it	47,144	36
Walton-on-Thames	2.9 km north of it	27,016	32
Byfleet	3.1 km west of it	14,187	35
Weybridge	3.4 km northwest of it	15,918	45
Kingston upon Thames	4.7 km northeast of it	166,333	67

Make a day of it

Also near The Homewood

Among the 119 within 15 km are 6 historic houses, a theme park and a garden.

Historic house · Historic Royal PalacesHampton Court Palace6.9 km away 2

Historic houseClaremont1.8 km away 3Theme parkBig drawTheme parkThorpe Park10 km away · 1.6M visitors a year (2024)4

Garden · National TrustNational Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens1.1 km away 5

Historic houseNonsuch Palace10 km away 6

Historic houseStrawberry Hill House10 km away 7

Historic houseRichmond Palace13 km away 8

Historic houseOatlands Palace5.2 km away

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

Good to know about The Homewood

Where is The Homewood?

The Homewood is 300 m southwest of Esher, Surrey.

What is The Homewood?

UK modernist house in Esher, Surrey, England designed by Patrick Gwynne.

When is the best time to visit The Homewood?

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

Is The Homewood a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near The Homewood?

Within 15 km: Hampton Court Palace (6.9 km), Claremont (1.8 km), Thorpe Park (10 km) and National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens (1.1 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 (8)

The Homewood: Tjandspallan at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Hampton Court Palace: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Claremont: Heathermitch, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
National Trust - Claremont Landscape Gardens: ogwen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nonsuch Palace: Joris Hoefnagel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Strawberry Hill House: Chiswick Chap, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Richmond Palace: Patche99z, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Oatlands Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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