Bushy Park - Transport

Transport

The closest railway stations are Hampton Court to the south, Hampton Wick to the east, Teddington and Fulwell to the north, and Hampton to the west. All are within a 10- to 20-minute walk.

Transport for London bus routes 111, 216, 265 and 411 pass the Hampton Court Gate on Hampton Court Road (the main southern entrance to the Park).

R70, R68 and 285 buses stop near the two Hampton Hill Gates off the High Street, while the R68 also serves the Blandford Road Gate (next to the NPL on Hampton Road, Teddington) before continuing to Hampton Court Green via Hampton Hill.

To the north the main Teddington gate on Park Road and a second on Sandy Lane are only served by an hourly 481 bus service. But the main gate is best reached, either on foot or by car, from Teddington's town centre, via Park Road, or from the railway station.

The main north and south Gates, connected by the Chestnut Avenue causeway, provide vehicle access to through traffic from 6.30am until dusk or 7.00pm in the winter months.

The public car parks are free, thanks in part to strong opposition from both the public and politicians of all parties to a plan by the Royal Parks to introduce charges in 2010. See the official map of Bushy Park .

This official plan omits one of the largest, most popular car parks, Upper Lodge (approx 500 metres west of Cannon Gate), foreshadowing Royal Parks decision to close it permanently on 8 November 2010, in favour of the new Pheasantry and Clapperstile car parks. However their combined capacity is unlikely to cope with parking demands on sunny weekends, with the potential for clogging nearby residential roads.