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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Syon Park
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Road, TW8
25 minutes walk from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Syon Park encompasses 30 acres of gardens and 200 acres of parkland attached to the Duke of Northumberland's London home, Syon House. The attractively...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Chiswick House
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Burlington Lane, W4
33 minutes walk from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
One of the most glorious examples of 18th century British architecture, Chiswick House was designed by the third Earl of Burlington (1694-1753). A triumph of...
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London Leisure / Golf
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Dukes Meadows Golf Club
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Great Chertsey Road, W4
1.63 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
This nine-hole par-three course next to Chiswick Bridge is in immaculate condition and has the most extensive practice facilities in the London area including a...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Richmond Park
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Park Office, Holly Lodge, TW10
2.22 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Only 30 minutes or so from central London, Richmond Park is English countryside as you might imagine it depicted in a glossily illustrated Robin Hood...
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London Leisure / Spectator Sport
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Craven Cottage - Fulham FC
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Stevenage Road,Fulham, SW6
3.05 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Fulham FC's Premiership ground.
Boosted by the funds of Harrods’ owner Mohammed Al-Fayed, this friendly west London football club has become a successful Premiership side, playing...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Bishops Park
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Bishop's Avenue, SW6
3.42 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
This long strip of parkland running alongside the Thames with views
over the river towards Putney gets its name from the former resident of Fulham Palace...
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London Leisure / Health and Beauty
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Shymala Ayurveda
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152 Holland Park Avenue,
Notting Hill, London, W11
3.7 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
A plush and wonderfully relaxing health and beauty centre using the ancient Indian healing system Ayurveda. It offers a wide range of treatments including detoxification,...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Holland Park
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Holland Park Avenue / Kensington High Street,
Kensington, London, W8
3.94 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Small, pretty park in west London.
Pretty, petit Holland Park is the ideal location for those wanting to escape the clamour of the city but who...
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London Leisure / Activities
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London Archers
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Perks Field, Kensington Palace,
Kensington, London, W8
4.62 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
An excellent members archery club that shoots in the grounds of Kensington Palace in summer and in Pimlico in winter. Archery is a totally satisfying...
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London Leisure / Health and Beauty
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Float
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2A Bridstow Place,
Bayswater, London, W2
4.67 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
As Londoners struggle to relax in this bustling behemoth of a city, people seem to keep on finding new, bizarre ways to chill out. Float...
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London Leisure / Golf
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Hampton Court Palace Golf Club
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Hampton Wick, Kingston-upon-Thames, KT1
5.14 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Situated in the grounds of Henry VIII’s former residence, Hampton Court Palace, with deer roaming about the fairway, this golf course is an agreeable choice...
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London Leisure / Health and Beauty
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G-Spa
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63-81 Pelham Street,
South Kensington, London, SW7
5.19 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Downstairs from LA Fitness (keep going past the people who look like they're about to die on the running machines) you'll find G-Spa. A world...
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London Leisure
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Hyde Park Stables
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63 Bathurst Mews,
Bayswater, London, W2
5.32 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Hop on a steed and trot your way through one of London's most central parks, courtesy of those lovely equestrian types at Hyde Park Stables....
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London Leisure
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Hampton Heated Open Air Pool
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High Street, Hampton, TW12
5.44 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
One of only three heated outdoor pools in the capital, Hampton Heated Open Air Pool is open 365 days of the year. It's situated to...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Chelsea Physic Garden
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66 Royal Hospital Road,
Chelsea, London, SW3
5.46 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Second oldest botanic garden in England.
The largest fruiting olive tree in Britain and the world’s northern-most outdoor grapefruit tree call this historic botanic and apothecary...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Chelsea Physic Garden
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66 Royal Hospital Garden,
Chelsea, London, SW3
5.46 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
The largest fruiting olive tree in Britain and the world's northern-most outdoor grapefruit tree call the historic Chelsea Physic Gardens home. Hidden behind towering brick...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Hyde Park
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The Park Manager, The Ranger's Lodge,
Mayfair, London, W2
5.59 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Central, sporty park.
Technically two different parks, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are in practical and historical terms one huge, merging expanse. Almost every kind...
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London Leisure / Parks and Gardens
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Kensington Gardens
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Park Office, Magazine Storeyard, Magazine Gate,
Mayfair, London, W2
5.59 miles from Kew Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens)
Technically two different parks, Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens are in practical and historical terms one huge, merging expanse. Almost every kind of outdoor pursuit...
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