Visit Raynes Park Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Raynes Park

  

Raynes Park Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Raynes Park

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Raynes Park history

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Raynes Park was originally used in the 1870s and only applied to the area south of the railway line. The name refers to the Rayne family, the previous landowners of the farmland on which landowner Richard Garth intended to build. Cottenham Park was the first part of the area to be laid out for development in 1870s. The area remained rural until late into the 19th century.

Raynes Park geography / climate

Raynes Park is 7.8 miles from Central London and has one of the largest proportions of green open space in South West London. It lies approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) north of the Greater London border with Surrey. Cannon Hill Common covers 21 hectares of open space, and is a site of borough importance – Grade 1 for Nature Conservation.

You can visit Raynes Park places with Walkfo Raynes Park to hear history at Raynes Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Raynes Park has 117 places to visit in our interactive Raynes Park 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 Raynes Park, 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 Raynes Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Raynes Park & the surrounding areas.

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Walkfo: Visit Raynes Park Places Map
117 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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

  

Best Raynes Park places to visit

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

Worcester Park House Worcester Park House, built in 1607, was one of the residences of the 4th Earl of Worcester, who was appointed Keeper of the Great Park of nearby Nonsuch Palace in 1606 . The ruins are in Surrey, in the United Kingdom .

Surbiton Lagoon Surbiton Lagoon was an open air swimming pool located in SurBiton, London, England . It was located on the banks of the River Thames in the early 1960s and early 1970s .

Raeburn Open Space Raeburn Open Space, locally known as Berrylands Nature Reserve, is a 5-hectare Local Nature Reserve and Site of Borough Importance for Nature Conservation, Grade 1, in Berrylands in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. The site is a linear park along the Tolworth Brook (also known as the Surbiton Stream), a tributary of the Hogsmill River.

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