Nonsuch Park
Ewell, Epsom and Ewell
Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0
A large historic park between Ewell and Cheam on the site of Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace, begun in 1538 and demolished in the 1680s. Today it has open grassland, woodland and formal gardens, with the 19th-century Nonsuch Mansion and a cafe at its centre.
Highlights
- Site of Henry VIII's Nonsuch Palace
- Formal gardens tended by volunteers
- Nonsuch Pantry Cafe beside the Mansion House
- Woodland and meadow walks
Good to know
- Public toilets are next to the cafe
- Displays about the palace are at Bourne Hall Museum in Ewell
- Managed jointly by Epsom and Ewell and Sutton councils
Getting there
Nonsuch Park, between Ewell and Cheam, Surrey, SM3 8ALParking: Two car parks off London Road, Ewell, and one off Ewell Road, Cheam. Vehicles reach the Mansion House only through the Ewell Road gate (sat nav SM3 8AL).
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