Bushy
Park
 Bushy Park |
Bushy Park was originally three parks owned by Cardinal Wolsey; they were taken over by Henry VIII when he fell out of favour, and became a royal park. Charles I made a canal to take water to Hampton Court, and during the reign of William and Mary the Chestnut Avenue and Diana Fountain were laid out by Sir Christopher Wren. During the war a large U.S. base was established near the Teddington Gate, from which were planned the D-day landings.
The ley crosses the Park entering on the south side passing through the Stockyard, now the park headquarters, on the site of a medieval farm which once served Hampton. This is also the junction of two tracks and the A308.
 Twisted tree, car park |
It passes across the park through a very pleasant wooded area and across the car park on the far side, by a twisted tree, touching Bushy House, a Georgian mansion, once the residence of prime minister Lord North, and the Duke of Clarence when he was heir to the throne. It is now part of the National Physical Laboratory complex.
It leaves the park going through a strange towered house, and through the junction of Queens Road and Park Road, Teddington.
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