At Fulham PalaceClick to book for The Gentle Author’s Tours. You enter the park by the Thames and go through a gate in a high wall to find yourself in a beautiful vegetable garden with an elaborate Tudor gate. Beyond the Tudor gate lies Fulham Palace, presenting an implacable classically-proportioned facade across a wide expanse of lawn bordered by tall old trees. In the sixteenth century, Bishop Grindal (1559-1570) sent grapes annually to Elizabeth I, and “The vines at Fulham were of that goodness and perfection beyond others” wrote John Strype. Sixteenth century gate with original oak doorsThe courtyard entranceChapel by William ButterfieldTudor gablesAll Saints, Fulham seen from the walled gardenFreshly harvested carrots and vegetable marrowsAncient yews preside at All Saints Fulham