OS grid reference TQ155725 Ceremonial county Greater London Country England Phone +44 20 8744 1241 | London borough Richmond Region London Sovereign state United Kingdom Architect Horace Walpole | |
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Address 268 Waldegrave Rd, Twickenham TW1 4ST, UK Hours Open today · 10AM–5:30PMWednesday10AM–5:30PMThursdayClosedFridayClosedSaturday10AM–5:30PMSunday10AM–5:30PMMonday10AM–5:30PMTuesday10AM–5:30PMSuggest an edit Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Marble Hill House, Whitton railway station, Fulwell railway station, World Rugby Museum, Twickenham Museum Profiles | ||
Strawberry Hill is an affluent area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in Twickenham. It is a suburban development situated 10.4 miles (16.7 km) west south-west of Charing Cross. It consists of a number of residential roads centred on a small development of shops and served by Strawberry Hill railway station. The area's ACORN demographic type is characterised as well-off professionals, larger houses, and converted flats. St Mary's University, Twickenham, the country's oldest Roman Catholic University, is situated on Waldegrave Road. Its sports grounds were used as a training site for the 2012 Olympics.
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Strawberry Hill House
The nineteenth-century development is named after "Strawberry Hill", the fanciful Gothic Revival villa designed by author Horace Walpole between 1749 and 1776. It began as a small 17th century house "little more than a cottage", with only 5 acres (20,000 m2) of land and ended up as a "little Gothic castle" in 46 acres (190,000 m2). The original owner had named the house "Chopped Straw Hall", but Walpole wanted it to be called something more distinctive and after finding an old lease that described his land as "Strawberry Hill Shot", he adopted this name.
After a £9 million, two year restoration, Strawberry Hill House re-opened to the public in October 2010.
Other attractions
Other local attractions include: