London Apprentice

Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court


This riverside pub trumpets a lineage dating back to Tudor days, although the building you drink in today is 18th century. Henry VIII is said to have dallied with wife-to-be number five, Catherine Howard, at the tavern’s older incarnation; other regulars included smugglers and highwaymen, including Dick Turpin.

The pub provides an excellent conclusion to visits to Syon House nearby.


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