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Photo of Richmond Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near North Sheen, London, England.

Richmond ParkPhoto Johan Mouchet / Unsplash

Places to explore near Acton Main Line StationActon

58 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 6 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

1.8 km NE · spans 9 counties

Photo along the Thames Path, a 185-mile National Trail running from Kemble to London, England.Highlight

Thames Path

National Trail

The river from its Cotswold trickle to the Thames Barrier — the gentlest long walk in Britain.

3.5 km SE · spans 7 counties

Photo of Kew Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden near Richmond NLL, London, England.Iconic

Kew Gardens

House & garden near Richmond NLL

World Heritage botanic garden of the Palm House and the Pagoda.

5.6 km SW

Photo of Kensington Gardens, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Kensington Gardens

House & garden near London

Queen Caroline's 1720s pleasure garden, with J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan statue by the Long Water.

6.2 km E

Photo of Fulham Palace, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Fulham Palace

House & garden near London

The Bishops of London's country home for over a thousand years, with a 1490s Tudor courtyard.

6.3 km SE

Photo of Osterley Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Isleworth, London, England.Highlight

Osterley Park

House & garden near Isleworth

A Robert Adam mansion and its lakes, hemmed in by the west London suburbs but still a proper green escape

6.6 km SW

Photo of Hyde Park, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Hyde Park

House & garden near London

London's great royal park of the Serpentine and Speakers' Corner.

7.4 km E

Photo of Hill Garden and Pergola, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Hill Garden and Pergola

House & garden near London

An Edwardian pergola of stone columns and wisteria built for soap magnate Lord Leverhulme.

7.9 km NE

Photo of Marble Hill, a Grade II* registered house & garden near St Margarets (London), London, England.Highlight

Marble Hill

House & garden near St Margarets (London)

A 1720s Palladian villa built for a royal mistress, with Alexander Pope's input.

8.1 km SW

Photo of Apsley House, a house near Hyde Park Corner, London, England.Highlight

Apsley House

House near Hyde Park Corner

Wellington's townhouse at Hyde Park Corner, nicknamed Number One London, filled with his paintings and Canova's colossal nude statue of Napoleon.

8.1 km E

Photo of Buckingham Palace, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Buckingham Palace

House & garden near London

The monarch's London palace, its State Rooms open each summer.

8.6 km E

Photo of Richmond Park, a Grade I registered house & garden near North Sheen, London, England.Iconic

Richmond Park

House & garden near North Sheen

London's largest royal park, roamed by red and fallow deer.

8.7 km S

Photo of Green Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Green Park

House & garden near London

One of the Royal Parks, walled by Charles II in 1660 — just trees and grass.

8.7 km E

Photo of Ham House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Twickenham, London, England.Highlight

Ham House

House & garden near Twickenham

A rare survival of a grand Stuart house, with formal 17th-century gardens right on the Thames at Richmond

8.9 km S

Photo of St James's Park, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

St James's Park

House & garden near London

London's oldest royal park, enclosed by Henry VIII, with pelicans kept here since 1664.

9.4 km E

Photo of Trafalgar Square, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Iconic

Trafalgar Square

House & garden near London

Nelson's Column and the National Gallery at the heart of London.

9.7 km E

Photo of Westminster Abbey, an abbey in London, England.Iconic

Westminster Abbey

Abbey near London

Coronation church of England’s monarchs since 1066.

9.9 km E

Photo of Highgate Cemetery, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.Highlight

Highgate Cemetery

House & garden near London

A Victorian burial ground of 1839 where Karl Marx and George Eliot lie.

10 km NE

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Gunnersbury Park

House & garden near London

Once a Rothschild country estate, now a public park with an orangery and free museum.

2.8 km SW

Photo of Kensal Green Cemetery, a Grade I registered house & garden in London, England.

Kensal Green Cemetery

House & garden near London

London's first great Victorian cemetery, opened in 1833, where Isambard Kingdom Brunel lies.

3.2 km NE

Chiswick House

House & garden near London

A 1720s Palladian villa whose William Kent gardens launched the English landscape style.

3.7 km S

Photo along the Capital Ring, a 78-mile long-distance path in England.

Capital Ring

Long-distance path

London's inner orbital walk, stringing together 78 miles of parks, canals and viewpoints through the middle suburbs.

4.8 km SW · London

Syon Park

House & garden near Brentford

The Percy family's London seat, with an 1830s conservatory, Britain's first in cast iron and glass.

5.4 km SW

Photo of 33 Kensington Square, a house & garden in London, England.

33 Kensington Square

House & garden near London

A National Trust place in London.

5.6 km E

Photo of the Regent's Canal, a 9-mile canal running from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin, England.

Regent's Canal

Canal

London's canal — from Little Venice round Regent's Park and through Camden Town to the Thames at Limehouse.

5.8 km E · London

Fryent Country Park

Country park near Watford

A country park in London.

5.9 km N

Photo of Alexandra Road Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden in London, England.

Alexandra Road Park

House & garden near London

A dramatic linear park by Janet Jack, threading a celebrated 1970s housing estate.

6.2 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (31) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.