Richmond Green is one of the finest surviving village greens in greater London — a broad, level expanse of grass ringed by Georgian and Victorian houses, with a cricket pitch in the centre that has been in use since at least the 18th century. The green is immediately behind the main high street and only a few minutes from the station, but feels removed from the town's busier streets.
On the south side of the green, a few fragments of Richmond Palace are embedded in later buildings — the gatehouse survives in recognisable form, and a Tudor arch can be seen in the wall. The palace was the favourite residence of several Tudor monarchs; today its traces are modest but the green itself retains the character of a royal park in miniature.