It takes up most of the final (lowest) meander of the non-tidal reaches of the River Thames and is mainly divided between a golf course, meadows interspersed with trees used for deer, seasonal horse grazing and wildlife.

[citation needed] The public towpath by the lowest part of the non-tidal Thames above Teddington Lock lies in all other directions apart from the palace (west).

[citation needed] The Long Water is a large garden canal constructed by Charles II, and given a curved extension at the palace end by William III.

It flows gently in the park roughly eastward from the back of Hampton Court Palace ending at the Golden Jubilee Fountain and is underground connected to a landscaped channel, the Longford River after the Upper Lodge Water Gardens and the Diana Fountain, Bushy Park.

[citation needed] The annual Hampton Court Flower Show is held in 25 acres (10 ha) of the park.