Location: Twickenham
Top Things to do in Twickenham
What to do and see in Twickenham, England: The Best Things to do Good for Big Groups
Twickenham is a suburban area and town in Greater London, lying on the River Thames 10.2 miles west-southwest of the centre of London. It has an extensive town centre and is famous as being the home of rugby union, with hundreds of thousands of spectators visiting Twickenham Stadium, the world's largest rugby stadium, each year. The historic riverside area is famous for its network of 18th-century buildings and pleasure grounds, many of which survive intact. This area has three grand period mansions with public access: York House, Marble Hill and Strawberry Hill House. Another has been lost, that belonging to 18th-century aphoristic poet Alexander Pope. Among these is the Neo-Gothic prototype home of Horace Walpole which has given its name to a whole district, Strawberry Hill, and is linked with the oldest Roman Catholic university in the country, St Mary's University, Twickenham.
Restaurants in Twickenham
1. Bubble Boys Ltd
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5.0 based on 34 reviews
Bubble Boys provides the most unique experience of playing football in bubbles at the cheapest price in the UK with exclusive packages that include venues. Our Packages are less than half the price of other major players in the field. We provide this exclusive experience throughout London, Hertfordshire, Essex and the South East. We have events every weekend at Peckham Rye Common and our most popular other locations include Chelmsford, Luton and Hastings.
2. Twickenham Fine Ales
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5.0 based on 40 reviews
Founded by Steve Brown in 2004 Twickenham Fine Ales has been at the forefront of the resurgence of breweries in London. Using whole hops sourced from around the world and only the finest UK malted barley, Twickenham produces a fine range of well hopped, award winning beers. We supply beer in cask, bottle and keg to pubs and clubs within 30 miles of Twickenham. The brewery shop opens to the public selling beer from Monday to Saturday (see website for times). Five beers are available in bottles and draught beers can be bought in quantities from 2 pints to 72 pints. The brewery bar that open before selected international and Saturday Harlequin rugby games.
Reviewed By BillyBobSled - London, United Kingdom
Have come to love the Twickenham Fine Ales beers over time, so thought it was only right to visit the brewery before a Harlequins match. At £3.50 a pint for some of the freshest beers you're going to get, you can't go wrong. With very few seats, you're not going to be overly comfortable, but the place was packed and there was a great pre-game atmosphere. I really enjoyed the experience being sandwiched between home and away fans and the large brewing barrels - a fun experience!
3. Twickenham Stadium
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4.5 based on 1,841 reviews
Twickenham Stadium is the home of England Rugby and the largest dedicated rugby union venue in the world, seating up to 82,000 people. The stadium is a destination for fans around the world to experience the action on the pitch on a match day, dance to some of the biggest stars in music, re-live the history of a stadium tour, visit the newly housed World Rugby Museum, host a fantastic event or take a trip to the Rugby Store. Why not visit the stadium on a behind the scenes tour and World Rugby Museum visit.
Reviewed By Global680473
Had a a great time here. every thing is well organised plenty of food and drink and a great atmosphere... Great street stalls from the station to the stadium
4. World Rugby Museum
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4.5 based on 121 reviews
Twickenham Stadium Tour & World Rugby Museum. Explore Twickenham Stadium the iconic Home of England Rugby with a rugby expert on a behind-the-scenes tour, then journey through rugby history in the World Rugby Museum. The Stadium Tour visits some of the most exciting and select areas of the Stadium, including the Royal Box, players’ tunnel, breathtaking view of the arena from the top of the stand and a visit pitchside. Whilst the Secret Twickenham Tour available at limited times only, grants exclusive access to a selection of venues in the East Stand, the mysterious candle-lit ‘Project X’ facility, media briefing room and pitch views from the Upper Tier. The Museum tells the story of rugby from around the world, following the game’s history from its origins to the present day. Interactive galleries encourage participation at all levels of the game and give younger visitors the opportunity to find out ‘What Kind of Rugby Player’ they are.
Reviewed By johnchilles
Located close to the iconic stadium this well curated and designed museum is a time capsule of World Rugby and visitors from both hemispheres were there when we visited and everyone found something of great fondness and interest.
5. Strawberry Hill House & Garden
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4.5 based on 450 reviews
Discover Strawberry Hill House, Horace Walpole’s magnificent 18th century ’little gothic castle’. Set back from the River Thames in Twickenham, it has captivated visitors for over 250 years. This enchanting House & Garden inspired Walpole to write the first ever gothic novel, ‘The Castle of Otranto’ and today, is internationally famous as Britain’s finest example of domestic Georgian Gothic revival architecture.
Reviewed By DGarethOwen - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This is a fascinating house to visit with its unusual neo-gothic features which must be some of the earliest u its kindi in England (it prefigured the 19th century gothic revival). Unfortunately many of the original artworks were sold off in 1984. However about 150 items were returned for display in their original positions in the house for an exhibition between Oct 18 to feb 19. There is an excellent free app giving a virtual tour of this exhibition (lost treasures of strawberry hill house). There were volunteers in each room which gave excellent explanations of the major features of interest. Note that there is a 50% entrance fee reduction for National Trust members and other similar organisations. I particularly enjoyed the magnificent gallery (see photo).
6. Twickenham Stoop
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4.5 based on 110 reviews
Reviewed By 531PaulC - Deddington, United Kingdom
i came here with my son and his girlfriend to watch the legends match. A thoroughly enjoyable game and as always the stadium and it facilities are excellent as always, just a shame about the result .. On top of this my sons girlfriend seems to have become a rugby convert especially after getting her photograph taken with a few of the legends.
7. The Turks Head
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4.0 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By Boo2808 - London, United Kingdom
We recently had our wedding reception in the Winchester room at the Turks Head and it was simply fantastic. Hannah, the Events Manager, was amazing and made the whole process in the run up to the wedding a completely stress free experience. Nothing was too much trouble, they were very accommodating to our choices to make the evening unique to us and contact was easy through both email and get together's at the Turks Head. We were able to go in the night before to set the room up with Kate, the General Managers, help. Again nothing was too much trouble and it was a relaxed and fun evening. On the day, everything went smoothly with Hannah and Kate both present and available to us. We had a buffet, there was a wide selection to chose from and it was delicious with ample amounts to feed all of the party. Everyone commented on the quality of food. The bar staff were fantastic and good fun. I cannot praise the Turks Head enough and would recommend it to everyone as a venue for a wedding reception or party. The Winchester room has it's own bar, toilets, entrance and doors to the beer garden and so the party can be completely private, which was ideal. All of the staff at the Turks Head were fantastic, completely customer focused and a pleasure to deal with. We will definitely going back for visits (their menu is extremely good and the food is to a high standard) and will be telling all of our friends and family to make a visit. Thank you so much for helping to make our special day truly memorable, you guys are great ????????
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