Just upriver from Richmond Bridge, this lovely Georgian-style town house dating from 1865 is an enticing escape from central London, with 15 very elegant and well-presented rooms – all of them recently restyled. Riverside rooms are naturally pricier, but worth it, as roadside rooms (although deliciously devised and double-glazed) look out over busy Petersham Rd.
Further treasures are the excellent restaurant and lounge bar and the lovely library. Guestrooms are named after works by Michael Field, a pseudonym for poets Edith Cooper and Katherine Bradley who lived here for a decade from 1899.Take bus 65 from Richmond tube or train stations.
