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Trinity Square Garden was laid out in 1795 as the setting for Trinity House, and the garden was preserved as open space under a Special Act of Parliament in 1797. To the north of the garden are the buildings that recall maritime history: Trinity House and the former Port of London Authority headquarters. Within the public garden is the Merchant Navy Memorial, consisting of the First World War section by Sir Edwin Lutyens and the Second World War section by Sir Edward Maufe, laid out in the form of a sunken garden. Two annual events take place at the Merchant Navy Memorial: Merchant Navy Day (3rd September), is commemorated with a service held on the nearest Sunday, organised by the Merchant Navy Association. Armistice Day (11th November) is also commemorated at the Memorial with the Remembrance Day service, organised by the Honourable Company of Master Mariners, taking place prior to or after the 11th, depending on the nearest Sunday. Within the garden is the Tower Hill Memorial marking the site of the scaffold where nobility were beheaded between 1381-1780 usually following imprisonment in the Tower.

Trumble Gardens were laid out on the site of three houses in Brigstock Road that were destroyed by bombing in WWII. The site was purchased by Croydon Corporation in 1947/8 and cleared of rubble, the new gardens' boundary walls built from the bricks of the houses. A series of different character gardens were laid out including a rose garden and an Italian-style garden. As well as quiet seating areas and ornamental gardens, the public were provided with tennis courts and a children's playground. Originally called Brigstock Road Gardens, the garden was later renamed to commemorate the late Alderman Trumble.

The main front of the Trumpeters' House with its grand portico faces the river across a lawn and gardens planted with numerous mature trees. The lawn was the former site of the Privy Lodgings of Richmond Palace. In the garden and close to the river is an C18th castellated summer house / gazebo, of one storey high but set on a high plinth in order to provide a good view over the river. Nearby is a knot garden and a modern aviary for doves. It gets its name from two medieval figures of trumpeters that once stood outside the entrance of Old Palace Yard.

Hanworth was called 'Hanworde' in the Domesday Book in 1086 meaning a small village, and at that time held by Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Arundel. It was described as 'a small Royal seat in which Henry VIII took great delight'. Tudor Court near Hanworth Park was formerly the location of Henry VII's hunting lodge, which burnt down in 1797. The stables survived the fire, probably c.1770, and were later converted into flats in 1924. In the garden are the remains of large Tudor walls and fireplaces, which were probably the royal kitchens.

Tufnell Park Playing Fields were formed on the site of a C19th cricket pitch. It was later the University of London Playing Field, but is now owned by LB Islington and is a large grassy expanse, part railed with trees around its south, north and west boundaries.

Turnham Green is former common land, now a triangular open space bisected by roadway, with Christ Church in the east part, built in 1841-3 to serve the expanding Victorian suburbs. Turnham Green is of particular interest as the place where the Earl of Essex collected his forces from the London area in the Civil War and drew them up in great numbers here, although there was little active fighting and Essex later took possession of Brentford. In 1873 a pond is shown on the west side of the Green but this was filled in by 1948. Near Christ Church and along the north boundary are flower beds with a war memorial to the east, but otherwise the Green is simply laid out with grass, paths and a few mature trees.

Twickenham Cemetery was once surrounded by fields and orchards. It was established by Twickenham Burial Board in 1868, originally on a site of c.3.23 hectares (8 acres) but since enlarged. It retains its pair of gothic chapels and ornamental entrance gates and although the monuments are generally quite modest, there is a charming garden commemorating the private graves of Variety Artistes. The cemetery is hedged to Percy Road and contains a number of mature trees, including conifers and monkey puzzle, numerous flat-topped yews and many of more recent planting.

Twickenham Green was originally common land, part of a much larger site known as Twickenham Common that was continuous with Hounslow Heath. It lies to the west of the centre of Twickenham, and still retains a village atmosphere. C19th and early C20th houses overlook the Green, which is triangular area mainly grassed, surrounded by mature horse chestnut trees.

Twyford Abbey is an historic landscape setting encompassing a listed house and garden walls. Between 1807 and 1809, owner Thomas Willan engaged architect, botanist and geologist William Atkinson to build a mansion in a romantic castellated gothic style, incorporating an earlier moated manor house. To this were added an impressively walled garden of approximately 0.5 hectares, a picturesque pleasure garden and park, and nearby St Mary's Church was remodelled in gothic style. During the C20th various extensions and alterations were made to the house, which the Alexian Brothers, an order of monks, ran as a nursing home. The property has been vacant since 1988.

Twyford Avenue Sports Ground has been used for sports since 1899 when it was leased to the Mill Hill Cricket Club by the Elms Estate. In 1921 the Gas Light and Coke Company, later British Gas, purchased the land and opened its Sports Ground here with football pitches, a cricket square, tennis courts, and a bowling green in the north-east corner. While primarily for its employees and their families, the facilities were also available to members of the Salamander Bowls Club and from the 1960s local schools and sports clubs were able to rent the facilities. In 2000 Loftus Road plc purchased the site and it is now owned partly by Shanley Homes and by Wasps FC, mainly used as the training ground of London Wasps RFC professionals and Wasps FC amateurs.

The area was farmed until the 1890s, much of it part of the Elms Estate owned by the Wegg family from the C18th until 1842. Twyford Avenue, originally an old field lane, was at one time called Wegg Avenue. The site that became the public gardens was predominantly a Fish Pond on the Estate, providing grazing for livestock and horses. The land was purchased by Acton UDC in 1903 from the Round family who had inherited the Elms Estate and began developing it for housing. The public gardens were laid out in two sections, divided by Twyford Avenue, each section having lawns with island beds, perimeter paths, tree and shrub planting. The gardens were renovated in c.2008 with a new entrance to the west and new planting to provide year-round interest.

Tylers Common is the last substantial area of commonland remaining in Havering consisting of grassland, scrub and has two ponds; there are additional areas to the south along Tomkyns Land and Shepherd's Hill that are commonland, including an area of oak trees. Its name is derived from the brick and tile industry. which flourished here from Saxon times. The common was successfully defended from enclosure by local people in the 1950s. Common rights remain for sheep, cattle, horses, donkeys, goats and pigs.