When France's Louis Philippe, who would become King of the French in 1830, lived in exile at Twickenham's Orleans House from 1815 to 1817, he declared "I bless heaven, morning, noon and night that I am in my peaceful house in old Twick!"
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| The Baroque Octagon Room. Dating from 1720, it is the only surviving part of the original Palladian villa. |
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| Octagon Room ceiling |
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| Art Space |
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| Nellie Ionides and her beloved poodle Clicquot. Nellie saved the Octagon Room from demolition in 1926. |
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| The Stables Cafe. Dining in former horse stalls! |
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| Orleans House |
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| Entrance to the grounds. |
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| Richmond Bridge |
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