Visit Kew Places

Welcome to Visit Kew Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Kew

  

Kew Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Kew

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Kew economy & business

Chrysler and Dodge

The Kew Retail Park was established in 1918 by Harry Whitworth, who owned Glendower Aircraft Ltd. The factory built Airco DH.4s and Sopwith Salamanders for the British government in the First World War. In 1923 the now-redundant aircraft factory was sold and it became a factory for road vehicles. Dodge Brothers became a Chrysler subsidiary in 1928 and lorry production moved to Chrysler’s car plant at Kew.

Kew etymology

Kew, recorded in 1327 as Cayho, is a combination of two words: the Old French kai (landing place; “quay” derives from this) and Old English hoh (spur of land) The land spur is formed by the bend in the Thames.

You can visit Kew places with Walkfo Kew to hear history at Kew’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Kew has 393 places to visit in our interactive Kew map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Kew, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Kew places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Kew & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 393 audio facts unique to Kew places in an interactive Kew map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Kew Places Map
393 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Kew historic spots	Kew tourist destinations	Kew plaques	Kew geographic features
Walkfo Kew tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Kew

  

Best Kew places to visit

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Kew has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Kew’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Kew’s information audio spots:

St Mary’s Church, Acton, London St Mary’s Church is a Church of England parish church in Acton in the London Borough of Ealing . The present church was designed by Horace Francis and constructed 1865–1867 . The church was listed Grade II in 1981 .

Old Pack Horse The Old Pack Horse is a Grade II listed public house in Chiswick, London . It is located on the corner of the High Road and Acton Lane .

Chiswick Empire The Chiswick Empire opened in 1912 and closed and was demolished in 1959 . George Formby, Laurel and Hardy, Chico Marx, Peter Sellers and Liberace performed there .

Compass Box Compass Box Whisky was founded in 2000 by American entrepreneur John Glaser, a former marketing director at Johnnie Walker . Jill Boyd began blending whisky for Compass Box in 2017 and was joined by James Saxon in 2019 .

Ealing Common Ealing Common is a large open space (approx 47 acres) in Ealing, West London . It is the largest open space in the world, with an area of 47 acres .

Mawson Arms The Mawson Arms/Fox and Hounds is a Grade II* listed public house . The entire terrace of five houses is listed, and they were built in about 1715 for Thomas Mawson . They adjoin one side of Fuller’s Griffin Brewery .

Hanger Hill Hanger Hill or Haymills Estate is a local area and ward of the London Borough of Ealing . It was developed in the interwar period when affluent Londoners moved out of Central London for more green spaces . The estate features spacious houses and flats designed by architects Douglas Smith and Barley .

Ealing Grove Ealing Grove was a mansion and estate in Ealing, Middlesex, west London . It was adjacent to the Ealing House estate, but distinct from it, and stood amongst trees .

Putney Lower Common Cemetery Putney Lower Common Cemetery is a cemetery on the edge of the London Borough of Wandsworth . It is located between Putney and Barnes town centres .

Isleworth Cemetery Isleworth Cemetery is a cemetery in Isleworth, London Borough of Hounslow, in west London, England . It is located in the Isleworth area of west London .

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