Marble Hill House stands on the Middlesex bank of the Thames at Twickenham, about a mile south of Richmond along the river. It is one of the finest surviving Palladian villas in England, built in the 1720s for Henrietta Howard, a favourite of George II. The white stuccoed exterior is as elegant as it appears in the many 18th-century paintings of the Thames at this point; the interior has been restored and contains period furniture and paintings including work by Hogarth.
The grounds — managed by English Heritage — are a public park, with a cafe, open lawns running down to the river, and a walled kitchen garden. The house is a short walk from Marble Hill Park or across the river from Richmond by boat or footbridge. Entry to the house is charged; the grounds are free.