Local Attractions

If you and the family are looking for a free or cheap day out then look no further. We have all the information you need for the best local activities.

Denham Lock Canalside

Not far from the M40 and London’s urban life is Denham Deep Lock. It’s called ‘deep lock’ because with an 11 feet drop, Denham has the deepest lock on the Grand Union Canal.

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Colne Valley Park

The Colne Valley Regional Park is 43 square miles of parks, green spaces and reservoirs alongside the often multi-channel River Colne and parallel Grand Union Canal.

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Richmond Park

Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London’s Royal Parks, and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park.

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Kew Gardens

You can walk parallel to Kew on the Thames path, it walks alongside the gardens on one side and the river on the other side so it is pretty. If you want to go into Kew Gardens however, you do need to pay an entrance fee, it’s worth it though as the gardens are huge, stunning and all year there is stuff to see.

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Little Venice

Little Venice is a district in West London, England, around the junction of the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, the Regent’s Canal, and the entrance to Paddington Basin. The junction forms a triangular shape basin.

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Hampton Court

Hampton Court Park, also known as Home Park, is a walled royal park managed by the Historic Royal Palaces.

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London Wetland Centre

WWT London Wetland Centre is a wetland reserve managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in the Barnes area of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest London, England, by Barn Elms. The site is formed of four disused Victorian reservoirs tucked into a loop in the Thames.

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