In the Footsteps of Alexander Pope in Twickenham
Mon 24 Aug
|Radnor House School
Guided Tour of Pope’s Grotto, St Mary's Church and Marble Hill House and Grotto
Time & Location
24 Aug 2026, 10:00 – 15:15
Radnor House School, Radnor House School, Cross Deep, Twickenham
About the event
Pope’s Grotto Preservation Trust and English Heritage offer this guided walking tour of key venues in Twickenham associated with Alexander. Pope.
Visitors will meet at Radnor House School in Cross Deep, Twickenham, for a tour of Pope's subterranean 18th century folly.
Following this, you will be able to visit St Mary’s Church in Twickenham to view Pope’s final resting place and memorials to his parents.
Visitors can then have lunch in the many bars and restaurants in picturesque Church Street or at Marble Hill's Coach House Café (please note lunch is not included in the ticket price).
In the afternoon, you will enjoy a guided tour of Henrietta Howard’s neo-Palladian Villa and end the experience with a visit to the recently restored garden grotto.
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