Gardens · South East England
Savill Building
In or near Englefield Green.
Savill Building — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Colin Smith — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Egham · 3.5 km
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Savill Building is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Photo gallery
360° viewimagery from 2020
Imagery © Mapillary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Windsor Forest and Great Park SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Savill Building is a visitor centre at the entrance to the Savill Garden in Windsor Great Park, Surrey, England designed by Glen Howells Architects, Buro Happold and Engineers Haskins Robinson Waters. It was opened by the Duke of Edinburgh on 26 June 2006.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The building is located on the space of a mature beech tree plantation which was severely damaged in the hurricane of 1987. All remaining mature trees were retained in the scheme. The Stirling Prize judges describe it as:
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4271, -0.5966
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Runnymede
- Parish
- Runnymede, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW20 0UU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Windsor
- Established
- 2006
- Nearest railway station
- Egham — 3.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7428230 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Savill Building (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Savill Building?
- Savill Building is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode TW20 0UU), in the parish of Runnymede, unparished area.
- What is Savill Building?
- Savill Building — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Savill Building?
- The nearest railway station is Egham, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode TW20 0UU.
- When was Savill Building built?
- Built or established in 2006. Designed by Glenn Howells.
- Is Savill Building a protected site?
- Yes — Savill Building is part of the Windsor Forest and Great Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Savill Building?
- The nearest railway station is Egham, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW20 0UU.