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

Kew GardensPhoto Emily Underworld / Unsplash

Places to explore near Sudbury & Harrow Road StationSudbury

32 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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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.

1.1 km S · spans 9 counties

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

7.6 km S

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.

7.6 km S · 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.

9.1 km S

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.

9.3 km E

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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.

0.8 km SW · London

Fryent Country Park

Country park near Watford

A country park in London.

3 km NE

Minet Country Park

Country park near Hayes & Harlington

A country park in London.

6.2 km SW

Gunnersbury Park

House & garden near London

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

6.6 km S

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.

7 km SE

Photo of Stanmore Country Park, a country park near Watford, London, England.

Stanmore Country Park

Country park near Watford

A country park in London.

7.4 km N

Photo along the London LOOP, a 150-mile long-distance path running from Erith to Purfleet, England.

London LOOP

Long-distance path

The 'M25 for walkers' — an orbital path through outer London's woods, commons and river valleys from Erith to Purfleet.

7.7 km NW · spans 5 counties

Syon Park

House & garden near Brentford

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

8.6 km S

Chiswick House

House & garden near London

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

8.7 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (18) — 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.