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The Terrace Gardens, Petersham Road, are famous for their seasonal bedding, shrubberies, rockery and rose garden, all set amongst fine trees and sloping lawns. Close to the main entrance in Petersham Road is a conservatory with tropical plants.
On the balustrade seating area on the top terrace is a formal pool with its modern statue of Aphrodite (affectionately known as Bulbous Betty). From the gravel walk at the summit of Richmond Hill many local landmarks can be viewed through a telescope situated near the boundary hedge. On a clear day you can see Windsor Castle, and there is a viewing panel outlining other key landmarks.
The Terrace Gardens and adjacent Terrace field, overlooking the River Thames, were formerly brick works. During the 18th century various noble owners had fine houses erected, all now sadly demolished. Some features of the gardens? history remain, including the re-sited statue of the River God and an ice house set in the slope to the rear of the thatched summer house.
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