Step back in time and visit Little Holland House which was designed, built and furnished by one remarkable man - Frank Reginald Dickinson (1874-1961). Inspired by the ideas of John Ruskin and William Morris, he had dreamed of the type of house that would meet their...

Step back through the centuries into a Tudor timber-framed house in the heart of Cheam Village, A family home up to 1960, Whitehall has additions from all five centuries and a cosy tea room with home-made cake. Activities for children include Victorian and Tudor...

Entering Bourne Hall, you look up to the mezzanine floor to see a museum. The galleries, which are open plan, lie underneath the transparent dome which crowns the building. Displays draw on a collection of over five thousand items acquired over the years through the...

Honeywood is a fine late Victorian and Edwardian house, incorporating part of an earlier 17th century building, overlooking the picturesque town ponds. The restored interior contains a wealth of period detail and displays on a range of topics linked to the history of...

The hammer-beam roof of the Great Hall is Grade I listed. Carews lived here in Beddington from 1352. Sir Nicholas Carew KG was a companion of Henry VIII, but was executed as a traitor in 1536. His son Sir Francis created the first English outdoor orangery. The house...

Coulsdon Common, owned and managed by the City of London at no cost to the public, is a 51 hectare (127 acre) public open space. Located in south Croydon it forms part of a larger area of open countryside within the London green belt that link London with the wider...

Ashtead Common, owned and managed by the City of London at no cost to the public, is a 200 hectare (500 acre) public open space. Located in north-east Surrey, close to junction 9 of the M25, it forms part of a larger area of open countryside, which includes Epsom...

Farthing Downs & New Hill, owned and managed by the City of London, is a 95 hectare (235 acre) area of chalk grassland lying within the London green belt. Farthing Downs was designated in 1975 as part of the Farthing Downs and Happy Valley Site of Special Scientific...

An outstanding area of woodland and open chalk downland. It has much to offer families, as well as ramblers and naturalists, with many beautiful walks and views towards the South Downs. On the summit there is a Discovery Zone, shop, servery, ample car parking and a...

Based in picturesque surroundings, Merton Heritage Centre tells the story of Merton and its people through a changing programme of exhibitions and events. Staff are committed to making local history accessible for poeple of all ages and exhibitions frequently feature...