Ham House
A rare, largely unaltered 17th-century mansion on the Thames at Richmond, built in 1610 and transformed into an opulent Stuart-era home by Elizabeth Murray, Countess of Dysart, and her husband the Duke of Lauderdale.
- Landmark
- Price: ££ · Mid-range
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Did you know
Elizabeth Murray inherited the house and lived a genuinely colourful life there with her second husband. The interiors visitors see today are largely unchanged since their 17th-century remodelling, making it one of the most complete Stuart-era interiors surviving anywhere in England.
Local tip
Pair it with a walk along the Thames Path. The house sits right on the river between Richmond and Kingston, and the formal 17th-century garden is as much a reason to visit as the interior.
Finding it
- Address
- Ham Avenues, Petersham, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, Greater London, England, TW10 7HA
- Nearest station
- Twickenham (National Rail), 1320 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Orleans House GalleryA free gallery in Twickenham built around the Grade I listed Baroque Octagon Room, with changing exhibitions, the Richmond borough art collection, woodland gardens and a cafe.
- Marble Hill HouseA Palladian villa in Twickenham built in the 1720s for Henrietta Howard, mistress of the future King George II, as her own retreat away from court life.
- Eel Pie IslandA small Thames island near Twickenham reached by a footbridge, home to a community of artists' studios and a former hotel and jazz club that hosted early gigs by The Rolling Stones and The Who.
- King Henry's MoundA small hill in the Pembroke Lodge gardens of Richmond Park with a telescope aimed down a protected, tree-framed sightline to St Paul's Cathedral, more than ten miles away.