Nonsuch Park and Mansion, Sutton, Surrey. Open Daily. Free Entry.
Details
Accessibility:
There are many entrances to this large park with the paths ranging from wide and tarmacked to narrow and soil. The most suitable entrances for wheelchair access are likely to be from Castle Avenue (TQ228629), Nonsuch Stop/The Avenue (TQ235633) (car parks) and the A24 opposite the Nonsuch Park Hotel (TQ229643) (car park).
Disabled parking is available next to the Mansion House. Public toilets and accessible toilets (RADAR key accessed) are situated next to the cafe.
Brief Description:
Nonsuch Park is a public park in the London Borough of Sutton and is the last surviving part of Henry VIII's Little Park of Nonsuch, a deer hunting park. Nonsuch Mansion (Nonsuch Park House) is situated in the grounds of the park.
The history of the site may go back as far as an iron age settlement, but there are strong links to the Roman and medieval eras. The village of Cuddington (Codintone) was recorded in the the Domesday Book, but was demolished by Henry VIII to make way for a palace that was never completed in his lifetime and was subsequently demolished and sold off to pay the gambling debts of its then owner, Barbara, Countess of Castlemaine. There are markers in the park to explain where the original Palace would have stood.
The 'modern' Nonsuch Mansion is Grade II listed and was built in the centre of the park in the mid-eighteenth century and extended by Jeffry Wyattville at the beginning of the 19th century in Tudor Gothic style. The ground floor rooms have been refurbished to cater for weddings and private parties.
The park itself is now a very large open space with a network of surfaced and unsurfaced paths.
Further Information:
Address:
Nonsuch Park and Mansion, Ewell Road, Sutton, SM3 8AB
Telephone:
Park: 020 8786 8124
Mansion: 020 8786 7392 (for hiring the venue)
Email:
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Website:
Park: http://www.epsom-ewell.gov.uk/residents/venues-sport-and-leisure-facilities/nonsuch-park
Park: https://www.sutton.gov.uk/info/200453/parks_trees_and_open_spaces/1149/parks_and_facilities/14
Mansion: http://www.nonsuchmansion.com/
Opening Hours:
Park:
Monday to Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 3pm
Directions:
OS TQ234636
Transport:
Car: Cheam entrance: From London take the A3. Turn left at Tolworth Tower onto the A240. Follow this for approximately three miles then take a left at the traffic lights onto the A232 towards Cheam. Follow the Ewell Road until the road bends sharply to the right. Take the tight left hand turn on this bend just before the war memorial.
A24 entrance: From London take the A3. Turn left at Tolworth Tower onto the A240. Follow this for just under three miles and take the left hand turn at the traffic lights opposite the Honda garage onto the A24. After around 0.75 of a mile you should see a bus stop and the Nonsuch Park Hotel (a semi-detached house) on your left. The entrance is on the right.
Train: Nonsuch Park is a 10 minute walk from Cheam station (serviced by Victoria and London Bridge).
Amenities:
There is a cafe (Nonsuch Pantry Cafe) next to the Mansion House offering refreshments and ice creams.
Travel Information
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