London Districts: Richmond (Documentary)

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Richmond is the principal district inside the massive London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames along with the areas of Kew, Twickenham and Hampton to name a few.

The view we are looking at are the meadows and riverbanks of Petersham, a village on the eastern end of the district and Ham Lands, a nature reserve in the Ham area which crosses over into Richmond.

This district is as large as most inner London boroughs and more than 75% of it is Richmond Park wrapped inside an 8 mile, Grade II listed wall. It's 7 times bigger than Hyde Park, 32 times bigger than Greenwich Park and Green Park can fit inside it 60 times. At 2,300 acres, it is by far the largest of all the Royal parks. About 650 red and fallow deer roam around in there freely with the public and they shape the way the park looks.

Richmond upon Thames is the only borough in Greater London stretching across both sides of our meandering river situated 8 miles away from Charing Cross in transport zone 4.

Until 1501, Richmond was known as Shene. The last two letters were later swapped around to read s-h-e-e-n. Henry VIII's dad, the last English king to win his throne on the field of battle, renamed the place Richmond. The word is adapted from old French Richmont which is simply rich or splendid together with mont which means hill.

"So, we're here in Richmond to enjoy this gorgeous day, by the river, fantastic foodie market. We're drinking Rose by Conte Leopardi; our wines are naturally made, just gorgeous drinking. No sugars added on a sunny day out in Richmond close by the Thames."

Richmond is a place that pays homage to its becoming. It includes a free museum which showcases its history and produces the remembrance poppies sold each November for Remembrance Day.

The atmosphere in Richmond is perfectly suited to its infrastructural make-up. On a nice day, the riverside quickly becomes full of people partaking in the beautiful setting by the river. If you plan to see all Richmond has to offer, I would advise renting a bike, a row boat or taking a cruise up and down it.

This place has a reputation for being well looked after and visually pretty. It is also officially the London district with the lowest amount of poverty and has very low-crimes rates. It's no secret that Richmond is the district of choice for several of our most renowned international actors, musicians and athletes. The list is long but you may find the likes of Angelina Jolie, Tom Hardy, Jane Horrocks, Brad Pitt, Mick Jagger and ahem Rick Astley walking past you.

This is the church of St Mary Magdalene, the sinner who Jesus reformed by casting 7 demons out of her. After she told her mates what he did, they also became his followers.

Richmond Theatre opened in 1899 beside Little Green with a performance of 'As You Like It'.

At the heart of the town sits Richmond Green which is almost square open grassland. The locals tell me this is the real treasure of Richmond. They go there to chill out on summer weekends and public holidays. It was traditionally used for archery since the 16th century but is now much better known as one of the places cricket matches began in England. The 92-year-old celebrated broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough actively lives in a house circling this green and describes Richmond as his ''favourite place by a long way''.

Gelateria Danieli was birthed in Richmond making authentic gelato more readily available in the UK. Richmond Bridge is 243 years old, the oldest surviving bridge over the River Thames. Ham house here is the most completely in tact one across Europe from 1610.
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The woman in front of the pub ‘The Old Ship’ freezes on the scene and the guy is going down backwards with the clutches..thought I was a bit crazy for a moment!LOL.Great vídeo as always brother.Please do not stop

georgefreitas
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Such an underrated channel. Keep up the good work

gamergamez
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Love this part of London, it's where I decided to settle. Grew up in Feltham Hounslow borough (rough times I had as a child), but have always had connections here and it really is a paradise in London (and I've lived all over). Twickenham is the sweet-spot. Well nice, no need to have one eye over your shoulder ever, and not pretentious like Richmond - Twickenham is a good mix of decent peoples. Having lived and traveled all over the world, this is where I choose to settle.

skabbymuff
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Oh I just loved this one on Richmond it reminds me of how life used to be in England. Thank you so.... much I just so look forward to each one you send me. Brings me home!

rosemaryriddle
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You are doingthey wonders for tourism in London! Love the serenity and coverage of the production of this video. Fantastic piece as always!!!

Grey_matter
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Richmond feels like it’s own little city away from the polluted stress machine that is London, hence why I’m moving over there next February! Its the one of two places within the Greater London boundaries I’d live in, I’m currently living in Blackheath which is also beautiful and similar to Richmond along with Greenwich

JayJay-ncpr
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Lovely place, if going to London again try visit this place

AdamBurt
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I love these videos, Dewyne! I find them relaxing, atmospheric, and very interesting (even though I've lived in London for years I have learned surprising things from these videos about areas I thought I already knew). The music is also excellent!

cantorsparadise
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Hello from Richmond, Virginia USA your sister city with the exact same view

Voodoo
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I used to have a friend on Richmond Hill so used to drink in Richmond but crazy busy to we used to walk over to Teddington as much quieter and easier to get served. I was there only a few weeks ago.

misfit
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I love Richmond. Sitting in London, but if feels like a small town

darkangelw
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Bakewell tart and biscuit brownie ice cream, thats so Richmond! After 4 years of living here Im moving away and Im going to miss this place alot.

honkeyhoohaa
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amazing video! You can really see all the effort put into it. Keep up the great work and can't wait for the next!

lukemitchell
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Thank you so much!!! This was absolutely beautiful 🙏🏽🥰

DemureDarlings
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RICHMOND IS AMAZING...THANKS BUT SO MUCH MORE TO SHOW OF RICHMOND ....

edinshealtiel
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Beautifully narrated. My childhood/teen early 20's home. Shame I couldn't afford to buy a place there so had to move West.

Oakleaf
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If you have never visited Richmond, then go now! It is my favourite place to go when I want to chill out. It's well worth the trip from Leeds.

TerryTheNewsGirl
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This place seems so amazingly lovely and, as a Yank trying to uproot, I can’t imagine a place further from removed from where I currently am.

Max-zgci
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4:13 Essentially explains that Richmond is the best borough. I mean, what’s not to like?

swedishguyonyoutube
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Wow. Just saw this on TV on ‘London Live’

KINGKING