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Bushy Park
Before a Royal Park......The flat site of Bushy Park has been settled for at least 4,000 years. A Bronze Age barrow & burial mound was excavated near Sandy Lane and the contents are now housed in the British Museum. There are clear remains of medieval settlements, with the finest example found South of Waterhouse Woodland Gardens, where there are traces of the largest and most complex field system in Middlesex.With an area of 445 hectares (1,099 acres). Bushy is the second largest of the Royal Parks. Lying to the north of Hampton Court Palace, the park, has a distinctly rural character and is home to around 320 free-roaming deer. The famous Arethusa 'Diana' Fountain forms the centrepiece to the famous Chestnut Avenue.Brompton Cemetery covers 16.5 hectares and is one of the finest cemeteries in the country. Brompton Cemetery is managed by The Royal Parks under contract from the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Located in the Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, it is the only Crown Cemetery.