Friar Park, Henley-on-Thames

Name: Friar Park
Address: 2 Old Marston Road, Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom

#7 among attractions in Henley-on-Thames

Park, Relax in park, Vernacular architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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Friar Park is a Victorian neo-Gothic mansion in Henley-on-Thames, England, built in 1889. It was originally owned by eccentric lawyer Sir Frank Crisp and purchased in January 1970 by musician, and then current member of The Beatles, George Harrison. The site covers about 62 acres. Features include caves, grottoes, underground passages, a multitude of garden gnomes, and an Alpine rock garden with a scale model of the Matterhorn. Though rumour and tabloid reports often claim the building has 120 rooms, this was denied by the current owner, Olivia Harrison, while speaking to NPR Fresh Air in March 2004, at which time she clarified the number was somewhere around 30. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1889 (135 years ago)Architectural style: Gothic revivalElevation: 269 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°32'24"N, 0°54'52"W

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2 Old Marston RoadHenley-on-Thames United Kingdom

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Friar Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henley Town Hall, River & Rowing Museum, Fawley Court, Lambridge Wood.

0.4 miSE
City hall
Henley Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames
10 min walk • Henley Town Hall is a municipal structure in the Market Place in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The town hall, which is the headquarters of Henley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
1 miSE
Museum, Maritime museum
River & Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames
25 min walk • The River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, is located on a site at Mill Meadows by the River Thames. It has three main themes represented by major permanent galleries, the non-tidal River Thames, the international sport of rowing and the local town of Henley-on-Thames.
1.1 miNE
Museum
Fawley Court
28 min walk • Fawley Court is a country house, with large mixed-use grounds standing on the west bank of the River Thames at Fawley in the English county of Buckinghamshire.
1.2 miNW
Forest
Lambridge Wood, Chiltern Hills
31 min walk • Lambridge Wood is a 73.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Soil types in the wood vary from calcareous to very acid.
1.2 miSE
Park
Mill Meadows, Henley-on-Thames
30 min walk • Mill Meadows is part of the flood plain of the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. It is an area of natural beauty close to the town centre of Henley. Marsh Lock. Rod Eyot and the River and Rowing Museum, established in 1998, are all close by. There is car parking available for visitors.
0.5 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames
13 min walk • The Kenton Theatre is a theatre in the town of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The Kenton Theatre was founded on 7 November 1805 by John Jonas and Sampson Penley.
0.6 miE
Bridge
Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames
16 min walk • Henley Bridge is a road bridge built in 1786 at Henley-on-Thames over the River Thames, between Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The bridge has five elliptical stone arches, and links Hart Street in Henley with White Hill leading up a steep hill to Remenham Hill.
1 miSE
Island
Rod Eyot, Henley-on-Thames
27 min walk • Rod Eyot or Rod Ait is an island in the River Thames in England near Henley-on-Thames on the reach above Hambledon Lock. It is close to Mill Meadows and the River and Rowing Museum.
0.4 miE
Nightlife
The Old Bell, Henley-on-Thames
12 min walk • The Old Bell is a pub in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. It was built in 1325 and is the oldest building in Henley. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.2 miN
Park
Henley Park, Chiltern Hills
31 min walk • Henley Park is a country house and landscape garden in Bix and Assendon civil parish in the Chiltern Hills of South Oxfordshire, England. The house is about 1.5 miles north of Henley-on-Thames. The park adjoins the county boundary with Buckinghamshire.
1.6 miNE
Island
Temple Island
41 min walk • Temple Island is an eyot in the River Thames in England just north of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The island is on the reach above Hambleden Lock between the Buckinghamshire and Berkshire banks, and is part of Remenham in Berkshire.

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Which popular attractions are close to Friar Park?

Nearby attractions include Henley Town Hall, Henley-on-Thames (10 min walk), Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames (13 min walk), Henley Bridge, Henley-on-Thames (16 min walk).

How to get to Friar Park by public transport?

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Henley-on-Thames (20 min walk)