Hampton Ferry (River Thames)

For the ferry near Evesham in Worcestershire, see Hampton Ferry (River Avon). For the ferry in Shropshire to the Severn Valley Railway, see Hampton Loade Ferry.

To the right a tiny part of the grass of Molesey/Moulsey Hurst also known as Hurst Park is shown. Hampton Ferry terminates, for the south bank, at the white gate on the right, the north bank gate can be seen in the background on the left, which otherwise shows the church, Garrick House and smaller Temple to Shakespeare.

Hampton Ferry is a seasonal foot (and cycle) ferry across the Thames in England. It is about 1 mile (1.6 km) upstream, west, of Hampton Court Bridge. The bridge links a busy zone of activity on both banks including Hampton Court Palace. The ferry links a large riverside park to the oldest parts of the town of Hampton, London, including its church, inn and various listed buildings such as Garrick House which is private apartments and Garrick's Temple to Shakespeare beside a narrow strip of sloped bank. This is known as Saint Albans Riverside, as it was owned by one of the Dukes of Saint Albans, seated at Hanworth House and Park, about two miles away. On the north side, this part of former Middlesex became outer-most London in 1965 by an Act of 1963. The towpath on the south side is for about 400 metres each way in public grassland with picnic places and beyond, for about 1 mile (1.6 km) shaded by trees, east and west.