London’s Pocket Parks: Terrace Gardens, TW10

This is a large sloping park close to the river in Richmond that has good views, loads of winding paths and seating, a few fun nooks to explore and a lot of flower beds. It’s also a legacy of the time when large mansion houses fronted the river, and were later bought by the council to open the lands for the public. Terrace Gardens is the former private garden belonging to Cardigan House.Cardigan House was built on the site of a medicinal spa that relied on a chalybeate spring in the hillsi