The pedestrian gates are open 24 hours a day, except during the six week deer culls from November to early December and February to early March. During these months, pedestrian gates open from am and close at pm. The vehicle gates open from am 7am during British Summer Time and close at dusk each day, which varies throughout the year.
This week's opening hours, and any public notices relating to temporary closures due to park events or maintenance, for example can be found on the Richmond Park web page. Train The closest mainline stations are North Sheen and Richmond to the north of the park, and Norbiton to the south.
All are served by services from South Western Railway. Walking times from each station vary between 15 and 25 minutes to the closest park gate. Tube You can travel to Richmond Park via the District Richmond underground line, which is located within the mainline station, above. Bus There are plenty of options for getting to the park by bus. Use an online planner from TfL or Google to prepare for your journey.
Cycle Cycling to Richmond Park has never been easier. There are a number of cycleways passing through and around the park, which you can explore by using the cycle map layer on OpenStreetMap or the cycling route planner from Google.
Richmond Park is the largest of the Royal Parks, at 1, hectares 2, acres in size - large enough to hold six Hyde Parks! The park's perimeter excluding the golf course is approximately 6. You can view or download the park map here. Richmond Park has changed little over the centuries and the varied landscape of hills, woodland gardens and grasslands set among ancient trees abound in wildlife.
