It was a Saturday morning when I was walking through massive fields of high fern in the west of London when a white stag appeared in front of me on the path. What sounds like the beginning of some fairy-tale is daily routine at Bushy Park: the vast park is roamed by many deer that are pretty much used to visitors. Every now and then you will see one pass or you can see a group of horns peaking out of high grass. They are in this place because of king Henry VIII who was a passionate hunter.
But Bushy Park is much more than a park with wild deer. It was shaped by royalty over time and contains an artificial river, a chestnut alley and a Diana fountain created by Sir Christopher Wren. There are the Woodland Gardens with a nice coffee bar, people play hockey and cricket and there is also the National Physical Laboratory that cares about a genetically identical copy of Newton’s famous apple tree.
Accessing Bushy Park is possible from all directions. You can easily get to Kingston upon Thames and walk over Kingston bridge to the park. But all around you’ll find train stations: Hampton Wick, Teddington and even Hampton and Hampton Court (near the Hampton Court Palace). It takes typically about an hour to get there from central London – but it is definitely worth the ride.
Bushy Park
Richmond upon Thames / Teddington
London
England
United Kingdom
https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/bushy-park
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