Visit Mortlake Places

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

  

Mortlake Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Mortlake

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Mortlake history

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The place-name ‘Mortlake’ is first attested in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as Mortelaga and Mortelage. The first National School in Mortlake was built providing compulsory education at primary level in 1869, followed by an infants school in 1890 and county level school in 1906.

You can visit Mortlake places with Walkfo Mortlake to hear history at Mortlake’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Mortlake has 412 places to visit in our interactive Mortlake 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 Mortlake, 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 Mortlake places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Mortlake & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 412 audio facts unique to Mortlake places in an interactive Mortlake map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Mortlake Places Map
412 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Mortlake tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Mortlake

  

Best Mortlake places to visit

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

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 .

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 .

Putney Library Putney Library is a Grade II listed public library in the London Borough of Wandsworth . It is located in Putney, London .

Putney Old Burial Ground Putney Old Burial Ground is a public urban park and former cemetery in the London Borough of Wandsworth near Putney town centre .

The Duke’s Head, Putney The Duke’s Head is a Grade II listed pub in Putney, London . It is located in the centre of Putney and is Grade II-listed in London .

Green Man, Putney The Green Man is a public house in Putney in the London Borough of Wandsworth . The pub was once frequented by highwaymen and was a popular place for participants to fortify themselves .

Curlew Rowing Club Curlew Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames at Greenwich, London . It was founded in 1866 and has been in Greenwich without interruption for over 130 years .

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 .

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