Memorials & monuments · London
The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
Stefan Czapski — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- North Sheen · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
The Royal Oak is a public memorial in London, recording local sacrifice and named in the parish register of war and civic monuments. The site is part of the RICHMOND PARK National Nature Reserve. It sits within the Richmond Park parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is North Sheen, about 2.3 km away. Postcode area TW10.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Richmond Park SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: RICHMOND PARK
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Royal Oak was the English oak tree within which the future King Charles II of England hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree was in Boscobel Wood, which was part of the park of Boscobel House. Charles told Samuel Pepys in 1680 that while he was hiding in the tree, a Parliamentarian soldier passed directly below it. The story was popular after the Restoration, and is remembered every year in the English traditions of Royal Oak Day.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4446, -0.2835
- District
- Richmond upon Thames
- Parish
- Richmond upon Thames, unparished area
- Postcode
- TW10 5HY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Richmond Park
- Nearest railway station
- North Sheen — 2.3 km
Sources
- osm: n2767057311 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Royal Oak (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Royal Oak?
- The Royal Oak is in London, United Kingdom (postcode TW10 5HY), in the parish of Richmond upon Thames, unparished area.
- Is The Royal Oak a protected site?
- Yes — The Royal Oak is part of the Richmond Park SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the RICHMOND PARK National Nature Reserve.
- Is The Royal Oak free to visit?
- Yes, The Royal Oak is free to enter.
- How do I get to The Royal Oak?
- The nearest railway station is North Sheen, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TW10 5HY.