Marble Hill Park

Marble Hill Park is a riverside public park in Twickenham on the north bank of the River Thames in southwest London, surrounding the 18th-century Marble Hill House. The house was constructed in the 1720s and sits within the park’s formal grounds.

Key attractions are the period house and the riverside parkland. The house is presented as a historic house museum with period rooms, while the park offers lawns, specimen trees, paths and a terrace overlooking the river. The setting is used for recreation, riverside walking and occasional public events.

The villa was created for Henrietta Howard in the 1720s and has since passed through private ownership into public stewardship, with restoration and conservation work undertaken in the 20th and 21st centuries to maintain both house and grounds.

Marble Hill Park sits in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Twickenham, immediately adjacent to the River Thames and within the suburban context west of central London.

• House date and style: The central house dates from the 1720s and is a well-preserved example of an early eighteenth-century riverside villa in England.
• Best viewing points: Riverside walkways and lawns provide accessible views across the Thames and are popular for picnics and informal recreation in summer.

What to See #

• Marble Hill House: An early 18th-century Palladian villa built between 1724 and 1729 for Henrietta Howard, set within formal river-facing grounds and now operated as a historic house museum.
• Parkland and riverside terrace: Extensive riverside parkland with lawns, specimen trees, paths and a riverside terrace that provide views across the River Thames.