Gardens · London
Thames Young Mariners
In or near Thames Ditton.
Thames Young Mariners — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Mat Fascione — 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
- Strawberry Hill · 0.8 km
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Thames Young Mariners is located in Richmond upon Thames, with the postcode TW10 7RX. The nearest railway station is Strawberry Hill, which is 0.8 km away. Entry details are not provided, so please check ahead for accessibility options.
About
Thames Young Mariners 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.
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Summary from the official site
Thames Young Mariners is an outdoor learning center located in Ham, west London, offering a variety of water-based and land activities for school trips and team development. The site features a 10-acre tidal lake and 25 acres of parkland, providing a natural setting for adventure and skill-building experiences.
Read more on the official property page.
From the Wikipedia article
Thames Young Mariners is a 25-acre area of land situated in Ham. It includes the Thames Young Mariners Base Lagoon, which is a calm 10-acre lake connected to the River Thames by a lock. The site was established over 40 years ago and sits in between Richmond and Kingston. Thames Young Mariners is surrounded by Ham Lands, which is a Local Nature Reserve of approximately 200 acres. Ham Lands is home to an array of wildlife across its various areas of woodland, scrub, grassland, and wetland, and also features one of Britain’s most well-preserved heaths.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
In the 1800s the Thames Young Mariners site housed three farms, all of which were owned by the Earl of Dysart. However, industrial and economic shifts over time saw agriculture in the area die out between the 1900s and 1950s in favour of housing and gravel extraction. Much of the area in the Ham Lands has historically been used for gravel extraction and the Thames Young Mariners Base Lagoon is itself artificial; the lake is in fact an old gravel pit that has been filled in to serve as a public amenity since the disuse and selling off of the pits in 1952.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4380, -0.3273
- District
- Richmond upon Thames
- Parish
- Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW10 7RX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond Park
- Nearest railway station
- Strawberry Hill — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.surreyoutdoorlearning.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24039217 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thames Young Mariners (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Ham Lands
Wildlife reserves · 0.4 km
Twickenham War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.4 km
Thames Conservancy Lower Limit
Memorials & monuments · 0.4 km
Teddington Obelisk
Forts · 0.4 km
Ham Lands
Forests & woodlands · 0.4 km
Summerhouse
Follies · 0.4 km
Radnor Gardens
Country parks · 0.4 km
St James Independent Schools
Historic churches · 0.5 km
Pope's villa
Historic houses · 0.5 km
Strawberry Hill
Chapels · 0.5 km
St Mary's University, Twickenham
Historic churches · 0.5 km
Strawberry Hill House
Historic houses · 0.5 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thames Young Mariners?
- Thames Young Mariners is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW10 7RX), in the parish of Richmond upon Thames, unparished area.
- What is Thames Young Mariners?
- Thames Young Mariners — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Thames Young Mariners?
- The nearest railway station is Strawberry Hill, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode TW10 7RX.
- Who owns Thames Young Mariners?
- Thames Young Mariners is owned by Surrey Outdoor Learning & Development.
- How do I get to Thames Young Mariners?
- The nearest railway station is Strawberry Hill, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW10 7RX.