The water meadow beside the Thames where King John agreed to Magna Carta in 1215, the charter that became a foundation of law and liberty. Memorials include the classical Magna Carta Memorial put up by the American Bar Association and the John F. Kennedy Memorial.
Across the river, the ruined priory and 2,500-year-old Ankerwycke Yew are a walk away. The Air Forces Memorial on Cooper's Hill above has wide views.
The oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and an official residence of the King.
A grand Italianate mansion on cliffs above the Thames, once the home of the Astor family and the setting of the Profumo affair.
A Tudor mansion transformed by Robert Adam in the 18th century for the Child family of bankers, with some of his finest interiors, from the Etruscan …
A 17th-century house on the Thames, home of the Duchess of Lauderdale and kept with much of its original furniture and decoration.
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, in south-west London, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hold one of the largest collections of living plants in the wor…
The Edwardian country house of the society hostess Margaret Greville, where kings, maharajas and politicians came to stay.
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