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Ham House and Gardens is now owned by the National Trust, who describe the property as "unique in Europe as the most complete survival of 17th century fashion and power" Ham House overlooks the River Thames, in Ham in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Marble Hill House on the opposite bank of the river in Twickenham.

As you approach the property you are greeted rather appropriately by a statue of Father Thames crafted in Coade stone by John Bacon the younger. Meander around the beautiful Stuart gardens you will find the famous Cherry Garden, featuring lavender parterres flanked by two vaulted trellises of pleached hornbeam with a statue of Bacchus as a centre piece.

It was built in 1610 for Sir Thomas Vavasour. In 1626 it became the property of William Murray the "whipping boy" of Charles I. Murray remodelled the house, before it passed into the hands of perhaps it’s most infamous owner, his daughter Elizabeth, Lady Dysart, who through marriage became The Duchess of Lauderdale. Her legacy continues to this day not only with the extravagant work she had carried out to the house, but it is said that her spirit and that of her dog are still roaming the corridors of this mansion. Making it one of Britain’s most haunted buildings.

Weddings and Filming

Along as being a great place to visit, Ham House is often used as a filming location as well as a stylish wedding venue.

Ham House Resources

• Ham House Chauffeur Service
• Ham Wedding Car Hire
• Ham House Wikipedia entry

The Richmond Register office is located at 1, Spring Terrace, close to the centre of Richmond Upon Thames, Surrey. Featuring an elegant ceremony room which can accommodate 40 people. Fresh flowers, a comfortable waiting room, with French doors leading to a spacious garden, and a very private “secret garden”. There is a paved front area which is perfect for “confetti shots”, beneath the highest tree in Richmond. The venue also offers an exclusive Richmond certificate to commemorate your ceremony.

The registry office is located near to a large public car park, and well placed for wedding photographs beside Richmond Bridge and Richmond’s signature cobbled streets and alleyways.

Richmond Register Office
1, Spring Terrace
(corner of Mount Ararat/Paradise Roads)
Richmond Upon Thames
Surrey
TW9 1LW

Telephone: 020 8940 2853 or 020 8940 2651
Fax: 020 8940 8226
Official Website

Richmond Registry Office Resources

• Surrey Wedding Cars

Kew Gardens was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003. Over 250 years earlier, in 1752 Princess Augusta instructed her head gardener, to “compleat all that part of the Garden at Kew that is not yet finished in the manner proposed by the Plan and to keep all that is now finished”.

Over the years, and especially under the “superintendence” of Sir Joseph Banks (1743-1820), Kew Gardens evolved into a world class centre of botany. Banks paid for his own passage and those of 8 companions on several collecting expeditions including, Captain James Cook’s round the world expedition in the Endeavour.

Today Kew Gardens is a popular tourist destination and is also available to hire for events and as a wedding venue.

Weddings at Kew Gardens

Cambridge Cottage, is Kew Garden’s only licensed premises for civil ceremonies and civil partnerships. A former royal residence that is ideal for wedding receptions of up to 80 guests.

The Orangery is one of Kew’s most striking venues and is ideal for evening wedding receptions of up to 200. During the summer, the Palace Pavilion Marquee is built next to Kew Palace and overlooks one of Kew’s lakes. It can seat up to 400 guests and is available for both day and evening hire.

Kew Gardens Resources

• Kew Gardens Chauffeur Travel

Royal Botanic Gardens
Kew
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3AB
Tel: 020 8332 5655
Website