White Lodge, Richmond Park

Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. It is now a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation and is included, at Grade I, on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Its landscapes have inspired many famous artists and it has been a location for several films and TV series. Richmond Park includes many buildings of architectural or historic interest. The Grade I-listed White Lodge was formerly a royal residence and is now home to the Royal Ballet School. The park's boundary walls and ten other buildings are listed at Grade II, including Pembroke Lodge, the home of 19th-century British Prime Minister Lord John Russell and his grandson, the philosopher Bertrand Russell. In 2020, Historic England also listed two other features in the park – King Henry's Mound which is possibly a round barrow and another (unnamed) mound which could be a long barrow.Historically the preserve of the monarch, the park is now open for all to use and includes a golf course and other facilities for sport and recreation. It played an important role in both world wars and in the 1948 and 2012 Olympics.

Richmond Park Golf Course, a public, daily fee golf course comprising two 18-hole courses, is located in Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and is home to Richmond Park Golf Club, Putney Park Golf Club and White Lodge Golf Club.

Richmond Park is a constituency in Greater London represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Since 2019, its Member of Parliament (MP) has been Sarah Olney of the Liberal Democrats. Previously held by Zac Goldsmith of the Conservative Party from 2010, Goldsmith stood down in 2016 in protest over expansion of Heathrow Airport. Olney won the seat at the resulting by-election, defeating Goldsmith who was then standing as an independent. Goldsmith subsequently regained the Conservative nomination and the seat in the 2017 general election, before losing to Olney a second time at the 2019 general election.

Palewell Park or Palewell Common is a public park in East Sheen adjacent to Richmond Park which it is connected to by a footpath and gate through its boundary wall. Beverley Brook runs along the eastern edge of the park. The park is a mix of woodland and fields and covers an area of roughly 12 hectares (30 acres). The park hosts facilities including football pitches, tennis courts, a pitch and putt course as well as a playground. The northwest corner originally held a well and later an artificial pond which was filled in. "Palewell Park" is also the title of an instrumental song by Bruford on their 1980 album Gradually Going Tornado with the park serving as the subject of the piece.

Templeton House is a Grade II listed house in Roehampton, London, dating from the late 18th century and set in a three acre garden. It was completed in 1786 as part of the Grove Estate and is named after Lady Elizabeth Templetown who resided there as its first occupant. The house has been used as a hospital during the First and Second World Wars as well as student accommodation for several decades under the nearby University of Roehampton. Winston Churchill briefly lived in the house with his wife Clementine, staying with the then owner Freddie Guest. The 3rd season of Downtown Abbey has also used the house as a filming set. Templeton House has been remodeled signifcantly throughout the years including by Ivor Guest who is said to be responsible for the Wrenaissance redecoration of the library in the early 1900s. After years of neglect the house underwent significant restoration in the 2010s. Among those carrying out the project were Todd Longstaffe-Gowan and Bob Sandford, with an aim of maintaining historic architectural elements.

Mount Clare is a Grade I listed house built in 1772 in Minstead Gardens, Roehampton, in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The architect was Sir Robert Taylor, and the house was enlarged with a portico and other enrichments in 1780 by Placido Columbani. It was Grade I listed on 14 July 1955.The house was built for the politician George Clive and the gardens were landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown.

East Sheen Lodge was an 18th-century house in East Sheen, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, on the west side of Sheen Lane, with grounds extending to Richmond Park. It was built around 1720. Its residents included Sir John Barber, Lord Mayor of London in 1732, and Rear Admiral William Fitzroy, whose large household is recorded in the 1851 census. James Stuart-Wortley bought the property in 1858, renamed it Wortley Lodge, and soon realised the potential of the land in East Sheen for development. Later residents included the 1st Duke of Fife and Princess Louise in 1889, and it was by a pond in the garden that her brother, the future George V, proposed to Queen Mary. It was also where the Duchess of Fife delivered her two daughters, Princesses Alexandra and Maud. In 1908 the property was up for sale, and described in an extensive brochure, and in 1912 Rear Admiral Horace Hood purchased the property, he died at the Battle of Jutland in 1916, and his wife continued to live in the Lodge until 1925. East Sheen Lodge was the last of the grand houses in East Sheen to be demolished. It survived until 1965, though it had been converted into apartments in 1925.

Ibstock Place School is a private co-educational day school for pupils aged 4–18 located in Roehampton, southwest London. It was founded as the Froebel Demonstration School due to its affiliation with the Froebel Institute and adherence to Froebelian pedagogy. Ibstock Place's campus sits on a ten-acre property at the edge of Richmond Park in Southwest London.

Percy Lodge is a Grade II listed house in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, dating from around 1740, in Christchurch Road, East Sheen, near Richmond Park. It was originally used as a hunting lodge and is listed along with West Lodge, a house made from its former stables. The house is rendered in a Georgian style, built in brickwork with Venetian windows. Other than Atkinson, notable owners of the property are said to include David Jacobs, Julia Margaret Cameron, and the Marquess of Hartington. The name of the house points to it being built for Hugh Percy, the Duke of Northumberland. It is considered the only house in East Sheen that remains from the 18th century, a notable pre-Victorian survivor. It lies opposite The Plough public house as well as some older cottages, also designated, that are said to collectively represent the historically bucolic character of East Sheen. In the 1920s, restoration was carried out by the architect Robert Atkinson who had bought the house and saved it from demolition. The house is listed along with West Lodge, a house made from its former stables.

The Halsteads is a Victorian Grade II listed house that stands on Fife Road in East Sheen. It was one of the first houses in England built from concrete.

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis, wheelchair tennis, and beach tennis. It was founded in 1913 as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by twelve national tennis associations. As of 2016, there are 211 national and six regional associations that make up the ITF's membership. The ITF's governance responsibilities include maintaining and enforcing the rules of tennis, regulating international team competitions, promoting the game, and preserving the sport's integrity via anti-doping and anti-corruption programs. The ITF partners with the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) to govern professional tennis. The ITF organizes annual team competitions for men (Davis Cup), women (Billie Jean King Cup), and mixed teams (Hopman Cup), as well as tennis and wheelchair tennis events at the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games on behalf of the International Olympic Committee. The ITF sanctions circuits that span age ranges (junior, professional men and women, and seniors) as well as disciplines (wheelchair tennis; beach tennis). In addition to these circuits, the ITF also maintains rankings for juniors, seniors, wheelchair and beach tennis.

The Ubuntu Museum: African Museum of Humanity is a small museum in Roehampton, London dedicated to the experiences of people of colour in Britain and the West.