Bushy the Royal Park

Bushy is the second largest Royal Park, with an area of 445 hectares (1,099 acres). Located to the north of Hampton Court Palace, and is home to around 320 free-roaming deer. Cycling allowed on roads, horse-riding permitted on rough grass. This historic parkland, with grassland, ancient trees, woodlands, ponds and streams, supports a rich diversity of fungi, plants and animals, and many species of birds and waterfowl. Children’s playground and public toilets with disabled access. Mini café, open 10.00-dusk, offers a wide range of hot and cold snacks, beverages and ice creams. Lying north of Hampton Court Palace, the history of the park is inextricably linked to the palace, yet it has always had its own distinct rural character. The famous Arethusa 'Diana' Fountain forms the centrepiece to the equally famous Chestnut Avenue.  The flat site on which Bushy Park lies has been settled for at least 4,000 years. There is clear evidence of the medieval field boundaries, with the finest example just south of the Waterhouse Woodland Gardens, where there are traces of the largest and most complete medieval field system in Middlesex.

VISITORS INFORMATION:

Entry  : Free
Opening hours:
The park is open 24 hours for pedestrians, except September and November.
September & October : 8am - 10:30pm.
Vehicle access is from 6:30am to dusk, closing at 7:00pm in winter.
September and November, the park opens at 8am.

Getting there:

Train:

From Waterloo to Teddington/Hampton Wick/Hampton Court - 5 to 10 minute walk, entering the park through the Sandy Lane Gates.

Bus:

111 Kingston – Heathrow 
216 Kingston - Staines
411 Kingston - West Molsey
465 Sandy Lane - Fulwell
X26 Express service Heathrow - Croydon
R68 Hampton Court - Richmond

Hampton Court Gate off Hampton Court Road and Teddington Gate off Sandy Lane.
Parking and disabled parking available.


Picnics in the Park:

Many people enjoy picnics in the parks.

Sport in the Park

Informal games regularly take place in the open areas of level, maintained grassland. Cycling is allowed on all roads in the park.

Wildlife in Bushy Park

Red and fallow deer; sandpipers, herons; three species of native woodpeckers; warblers, finches, tits, redwing thrushes; frogs, toads, newts.