The course lies in an arc of Crown Estate land on the east bank of the River Thames which includes Kew Gardens to the north and other parts of Old Deer Park to the south.

The Old Deer Park sports ground, used by London Welsh RFC and other clubs, borders the east of the course.

[1] Within the boundaries of the golf course lies the Grade I listed Kew Observatory, established by King George III in 1769.

To the SW of the Observatory, under the fairway of the 14th hole of the golf course, lie the foundations of the former Carthusian Sheen Priory, founded by Henry V in 1414.

Taylor remained based at the club until 1946 and, along with greenkeeper Peter Lees, developed many features to relieve the otherwise flat landscape.