Part of the Hampton Court Palace Estate
Managed by Historic Royal Palaces
Discover the sights and stories along Barge Walk
History
Barge Walk runs for 5 km alongside the River Thames from Hampton Court Bridge to Kingston . . . — — Map (db m118689) HM
Henry VIII’s hunting park and Charles II’s formal canal.
Hunting at Hampton Court
Hampton Court’s great attraction for Henry VIII (r 1509-1547) and later monarchs was its hunting. Henry enclosed this 750 acre (300 hectare) park . . . — — Map (db m118685) HM
The Site of the Toy Inn
An ancient Hostelry of Note
Built for Oliver Cromwell’s Troops c.1650 rebuilt c.1700, demolished c.1840; wherein Pope wrote the Rape of the Lock; the Duke of Clarence, afterwards William IV, formed & presided over his Toy . . . — — Map (db m118683) HM
These gardens have been famous for their displays of massed bedding plants since they were opened to the public by Queen Victoria (r1837-1901).
Queen Caroline’s flower border
Queen Caroline, the wife of George II (r1727-1760), . . . — — Map (db m118687) HM
The Great Fountain Garden was a magnificent baroque formal garden, created by Daniel Marot for William III (r 1689-1702) and Mary II (r 1689-1694) to frame Henry VIII’s hunting park.
Thirteen fountains
The French . . . — — Map (db m118684) HM
The baroque Privy Garden you see today was originally completed by William III in 1702, then reconstructed by Historic Royal Palaces in 1995.
William III’s baroque masterpiece
William III (r1689-1702) swept away the old . . . — — Map (db m118688) HM
