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Places to Visit outside London
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Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1NJ Telephone 020 7766 7304 |
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Places to Visit in London
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Attraction |
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| London Hotels and Theatres | LondonTown.com | www.LondonTown.com/hotelmaps/next |
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The Pod Building, Bridges Court, London E: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
http://redhillhelicopters.com | |
| Museums | List of museums in London with addresses and Tel. No | http://www.worldartantiques.com/unitedkingdomMuseumsLondon.htm |
| Apsley House | 149 Piccadilly, Hyde Park Corner, London W1 Tel: 020 7499 5676 |
London Visions |
| Bank of England Museum | Bartholomew Lane, London EC2 Tel: 020 7601 5545 |
www.bankofengland.co.uk |
| Barbican Centre | Silk Street, London EC2 Tel: 020 7638 8891 |
www.barbican.org.uk (if you wish to return with the back button double click fast) |
| BBC Experience | Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London W1 Tel: 0870 6030304 |
www.bbc.co.uk (will open in a new window) |
| Big Ben | The Houses of Parliament, Parliament Square London SW1 | www.parliament.uk |
| Bramah Tea and Coffee Museum | The Clove Building, Marguire Street, London SE1 Tel 020 7378 0222 |
www.bramahmuseum.org.uk |
| Britain at War Experience | Closed | http://www.londondrum.com/cityguide/britain-at-war-experience.php |
| British Library | 96 Euston Road, London NW1 Tel: 020 7412 7332 |
www.bl.uk |
| British Museum | Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG Tel: 020 7636 1555 |
www.british-museum.org |
| The Brunel Museum | Brunel Museum Railway Avenue, Rotherhithe, London SE16 4LF Telephone: 020 7231 3840 (answer phone out of hours) |
www.brunel-museum.org.uk |
| Buckingham Palace | Constitution Hill, London SW1 Tel: 020 7930 4832 |
www.royal.gov.uk |
| Cabinet War Rooms | Clive's Steps, King Charles Street, London SW1 Tel: 020 7930 6961 |
www.iwm.org.uk |
| London Canal Museum | The Museum is beside Battlebridge Basin, on the Regent's Canal. Near Kings Cross & St Pancras Stations |
www.canalmuseum.org.uk |
| Chelsea Physic Garden | 66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 Tel: 020 7352 5646 |
http://www.chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk/ |
| Commonwealth Institute | 230 Kensington High St. London W8 Tel: 020 7603 4535 |
www.commonwealth.org.uk |
| Courtauld Galleries | Somerset House, The Strand, London WC1 Tel: 020 7848 2526 |
www.courtauld.ac.uk |
| Cutty Sark and Gypsy Moth | King William Walk, Greenwich, London SE10 Tel: 020 8858 3445 |
www.cuttysark.org.uk |
| Dickens' House | 48 Doughty Street, London WC1 Tel: 020 7405 2127 |
Charles Dickens (1812-1870) His only surviving London home |
| Dr Johnson's House | 17 Gough Square, Fleet Street, London EC4 Tel: 020 7353 3745 |
Dr Samuel Johnson published the first English Dictionary in 1755 |
| The Museum in Docklands | The Museum in Docklands unlocks the history of London’s river, port and people in a 19th-century warehouse at West India Quay. Originally used to house imports of exotic spices, rum and cotton, it now holds a wealth of objects from whale bones to WWII gas masks. The nine state-of-the-art galleries include ‘Mudlarks’, an interactive educational area for children and ‘Sailortown’ an atmospheric re-creation of the streets and alleyways of riverside Wapping as they would have appeared in the early nineteenth century. | www.museumindocklands.org.uk/English/YourVisit |
| F.A. Premier League Hall of Fame | Riverside Building, The County Hall, London SE1 Tel: 020 7928 1800 |
www.hall-of-fame.co.uk |
| Royal Festival Hall |
Royal Festival Hall & Hayward Gallery Belvedere Road London SE1 8XX Main Switchboard Tel: 020 7921 0600 |
http://www.sbc.org.uk |
| Florence Nightingale Museum | St Thomas's Hospital,2 Lambeth Road, London SE1 Tel: 020 7620 0374 |
www.florence-nightingale.co.uk |
| Geffrye Museum English domestic interiors from 1600 to the present |
Kingsland Road, London E2 |
www.geffrye-museum.org.uk |
| Hayward Gallery | Belverdere Road, London SE1 8XX Tel: 020 7921 0600 or 020 7261 0127 |
http://www.sbc.org.uk |
| HMS Belfast | Morgan's Lane, Tooley Street, London SE1 Tel: 020 7940 6300 |
http://www.iwm.org.uk/belfast/index.htm |
| Houses of Parliament | Parliament Square, London, SW1 Tel: 020 7253 9494 |
www.parliament.uk |
| Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) | Nash House, The Mall, London SW1 Tel: 020 7930 3647 |
www.ica.org.uk |
| Imperial War Museum | Lambeth Road SE1 Tel: 020 7416 5000 |
www.iwm.org.uk |
| The Jewish Museum |
The Jewish Museum |
www.jewishmuseum.org.uk |
| Kew Gardens |
Royal Botanic Gardensn Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ |
| Kensington Palace | Kensington Gardens, London W5 Tel: 020 7376 2858 |
www.hrp.org.uk |
| The London Aquarium | Riverside Building, The County Hall, London SE1 Tel: 020 7967 8000 |
www.londonaquarium.co.uk |
| London Brass Rubbing Centre | The Crypt, St Martins in the Field Church, Trafalgar Sq. London WC2 Tel: 020 7930 9306 |
The opportunity to create your own brass rubbings |
| London Dungeon | 28-34 Tooley Street, London SE1 Tel: 0891 600066 |
Infamous for its depiction of medieval torture and execution |
| London Eye | Jubilee Gardens | The largest observation wheel in the world. 135m 450ft high |
| London Transport Museum | Covent Garden Piazza, London WC2 Tel: 020 7379 6344 |
www.ltmuseum.co.uk (will open in a new window) |
| London Zoo | Regents Park, London NW1 Tel: 020 7722 3333 |
www.zsl.org |
| Madame Tussaud's and The London Planetarium |
Marylebone Road London NW1 Tel: 020 7935 6861 |
www.madame-tussauds.co.uk/ |
| Monument (Monument to the fire of London of 1666) |
Monument Street, London EC2 | Good view from the top if you climb the 311 steps |
| Museum of Garden History | Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 Tel: 020 7261 1891 |
www.museumgardenhistory.org |
| Museum of London | London Wall, London EC2 Tel: 020 7600 3699 |
www.museumoflondon.org.uk |
| National Army Museum | Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 Tel: 020 7730 0717 |
www.national-army-museum.ac.uk |
| National Gallery | Trafalgar Square, London WC2 Tel: 020 7839 3321 |
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/ |
| National Maritime Museum | Greenwich Park, London, SE10 Tel: 020 8312 6565 |
www.nmm.ac.uk |
| Natural History Museum | Cromwell Road, London SW7 Tel: 020 7938 9123 |
www.nhm.ac.uk (will open in a new window) |
| Old Royal Observatory & Queens House | Greenwich Park, London SE10 Tel: 020 8312 6565 |
www.nmm.ac.uk |
| Regent's Park Open Air Theatre | Regent's Park, Inner Circle NW1 Tel: 020 7486 2431 |
www.open-air-theatre.org.uk |
| Museum of Brands and Packaging | 2 Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill, London, W11 2AR. Tel: +44 (0)20 7908 0880 |
www.museumofbrands.com |
| Royal Academy of Arts |
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD |
www.royalacademy.org.uk |
| Royal Air Force Museum | Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London NW9 Tel: 020 8205 2266 |
www.rafmuseum.org.uk (will open in a new window) |
| Royal Albert Hall | Kensington Gore, London SW7 Tel: 020 7589 8212 |
www.royalalberthall.com |
| Science Museum | Exhibition Road, London SW7 Tel: 020 7938 8000 |
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk (will open in a new window) |
| Shakespeare's Globe | New Globe Walk, Bankside, London SE1 Tel: 020 7902 1500 |
www.shakespeares-globe.org |
| Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia | 230 Baker Street, London NW1 Tel: 020 7486 1426 |
Shop for Sherlock Holmes Memorabilia also a period set to view |
| St Martins-in-the-Fields Church | Trafalgar Square, London WC2 Tel: 020 7930 1862 |
Free lunch time concerts in the church built in 1722 |
| Serpentine Gallery | Kensington Gardens, London W2 Tel: 020 7402 6075 |
www.serpentinegallery.org |
| Sherlock-Holmes Museum |
221b Baker St., London NW1 6XE |
www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/home.htm |
| South Bank Centre | South Bank Centre, London SE1 Tel: 020 7921 0600 |
www.sbc.org.uk |
| St James's Palace and Park | Pall Mall, London SW1 |
www.royal.gov.uk |
| St Paul's Cathedral | Ludgate Hill, London EC4 Tel: 020 7236 4128 |
www.great-britain.co.uk/towns/london/stpauls.htm |
| Tate Gallery | Millbank, London SW1 Tel: 020 7887 8000 |
www.tate.org.uk |
| Temple Church | Inner Temple Lane, London EC4 |
www.templechurch.com |
| Thames Barrier Exhibition Centre | Union Way, Woolwich, London SE18 Tel: 020 8305 4188 |
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| Thorpe Park | Tel: 0870 444 4466 | www.thorpepark.co.uk |
| The Theatre Museum |
1Russell Street |
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| Tower Bridge Experience | Tower Bridge, London SE1 020 7378 1928 |
http://www.towerbridge.org.uk/TowerBridge/English |
| Tower of London | Tower Hill, London EC3 Tel: 020 7709 0765 |
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| The Victoria and Albert Museum | Cromwell Road, London SW7 Tel: 020 7938 8500 |
www.vam.ac.uk |
| Wallace Collection | Heartford House, Manchester Square, London W1 Tel: 020 7935 0687 |
www.the-wallace-collection.org.uk |
| Westminster Abbey | Westminster, London SW1 Tel: 020 7222 5897 |
www.westminster-abbey.org |
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The Millennium BridgeLondon Landmarks |
Linking the City of London at St. Paul's Cathedral with the Tate Modern Gallery at Bankside. | The Millennium Bridge |
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Boat Trips The Thames and The Regents Canal |
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Jason's Wharf Canal Boat Trips along Regent's Canal |
| London Attractions Pass | Visit London's Top Tourist Attractions FREE With London Pass which you have to buy for 1, 2, 3 or 6 days. |
www.londonpass.com |
| Open Air Theatre Regents Park | Regents Park | www.openairtheatre.org |
| The Original London Walks | . | Guided walks round London |
| Royal Palaces | . |
The Tower |
| Grant Museum of Zoology | Gower Street | www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology |
| Rugby Football Union | www.rfu.com | |
| London Sightseeing Tours | UK Sightseeing Tours provides guided sightseeing tours of London as well as tours from London across the UK and to Europe. | |
| London Museum Guide | There are over 300 to choose from, ranging from the traditional to the hi-tech. Most of the main London museums are free to enter. If you have a London Pass, it will give you free entry to other charging exhibitions, free audio tours and free museum guidebooks. | |
| London Theatre News and Reviews | This site publishes news, reviews and interviews for London Theatre – West End and Off West End. They also sell London theatre tickets and say tey are an Associate Member of The Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers. | |
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Local Shops
The nearest shop to "Thalia" is a few minutes walk away in Seaforth Avenue
Seaforth Newsagents (Grocery and Off-licence) sells newspapers, confectionery and a small selection of foods and non food items.
Open from 6 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday, 7 am to 7 pm Saturday and 7 am to 1 midday on Sunday.
TESCO Extra, is a little further away - about ten minutes walk
300 BEVERLEY WAY,
NEW MALDEN,
GREATER LONDON,
KT3 4PJ.
Telephone number: 0345 677 9494.
New Malden Extra is normally open on Monday: 24h, Tuesday: 24h, Wednesday: 24h, Thursday: 24h, Friday: 24h, Saturday: 24h. Its Sunday opening hours are: 10:00 - 16:00. Guests can use 38 facilities such as Pharmacy, Travel Money, 24 hours, Petrol, Grocery Collection.
TESCO Extra sells a large selection of food, newspapers, magazines, flowers, wines and spirits plus an in store pharmacy, bakery, delicatessen and fresh meat & fish counters as well as clothes, electrical goods and just about anything you can think of !
Tesco, New Malden opening hours
New Malden Extra is one of the stores that belong to the Tesco group, placed at 300 Beverley Way , New Malden , KT3 4PJ , in New Malden, Greater London region. The store serves attendees coming from neighbouring localities, like Merton Park, Merton. In order to get in touch with this outlet please dial the number 0345 677 9494. New Malden Extra is normally open on Monday: 24h, Tuesday: 24h, Wednesday: 24h, Thursday: 24h, Friday: 24h, Saturday: 24h. Its Sunday opening hours are: 10:00 - 16:00. Guests can use 38 facilities such as Pharmacy, Travel Money, 24 hours, Petrol, Grocery Collection.
300 Beverley Way
New Malden
Surry
KT3 4PJ
TESCO Extra sells a large selection of food, newspapers, magazines, flowers, wines and spirits plus an in store pharmacy, bakery, delicatessen and fresh meat & fish counters as well as clothes, electrical goods and just about anything you can think of ! Teasco 38 facilities
- PayQwiq
- Pharmacy
- Deposit Money
- Krispy Kreme
- Fully accessible toilets are available within our store.
- Travel Money
- Jetwash
- Optician
- Momentum 99
- Phone Shop
- Scan as you Shop
- Tech Support
- Games
- Jet Wash
- Photo Shop
- MoneyGram
- Food Collection
- Harris & Hoole Cafe
- Wifi
- ATM
- Car Wash
- Hand Car Wash
- Direct Order Point
- Grocery Collection
- Clothing Order Point
- Lap trays are available at our store.
- Facilities are available for people with mobility impairment.
- Facilities are available for people who are visually impaired. Including, audio tapes, large print, braille etc.
- Our store has automatic doors fitted.
- Recycling
- Non assisted wheelchair access is possible.
- Wheelchair assistance is possible in our store.
- Assistance dogs are welcome in our store.
- 24 hours
- Petrol
- Clothing Range
- Direct Collection
- Toilets
TESCO cash machines are near the main entrance and these accept most cash/credit cards.
The last time we looked the list of cards accepted was as follows:
Mastercard
Maestro
American Express
Cirrus
Plus
Link
VISA
Natwest
Bank of Scotland
RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland)
VISAelectron
V pay
Cashline
Top-Up
The TESCO petrol station is open 24 hours a day. Payment for fuel can be made at the pump or in the Kiosk but when the kiosk is closed payments can only be made by credit/debit card at the pump.
The kiosk includes a small supermarket with a wide selection of foods and other items and is open from 6am to 10pm except Sundays when it opens 7am to 9pm.
Raynes Park Shopping Centre is a little further away - twenty minutes walk
There is a selection of shops and services including Lloyds TSB, Barclays Bank PLC, hairdressers, florist, travel agents, estate agents, supermarkets, Boots the chemist, off licence, pub, bakers, greengrocers, newsagents, opticians, dry cleaners, cycle shop, electrical appliance shop, restaurants, take away food shops and others..
The opening times are approx. 9 am to 5.30 pm Monday to Saturday.
Car parking is available in the car park near Waitrose supermarket - this is a pay and display car park.
There is a NatWest cash machine in the Grand Drive entrance of Raynes Park station.
Coombe Lane
Raynes Park
SW20 0BS
(Telephone: 020 8944 8035)
Opening Times:
Opening: Closing:
Monday: 08:00 21:00
Tuesday: 08:00 21:00
Wednesday: 08:00 21:00
Thursday: 08:00 21:00
Friday: 08:00 21:00
Saturday: 08:00 20:00
Sunday: 10:00 16:00
68-74 Coombe Lane,
Raynes Park, London,
SW20 0AX
(Telephone: 020 8944 8862)
Opening Times:
Opening: Closing:
Monday: 07:00 22:00
Tuesday: 07:00 22:00
Wednesday: 07:00 22:00
Thursday: 07:00 22:00
Friday: 07:00 22:00
Saturday: 07:00 22:00
Sunday: 07:00 22:00
Co-Op Grand Drive
300 Grand Drive,
Morden Park,
Wimbledon,
London
SW20 9NQ
(Telephone: 020 8542 1133)
Opening Times:
Opening: Closing:
Monday: 08:00 22:00
Tuesday: 08:00 22:00
Wednesday: 08:00 22:00
Thursday: 08:00 22:00
Friday: 08:00 22:00
Saturday: 08:00 22:00
Sunday: 08:00 22:00
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Local Places to Visit
Please note: We take no responsibility for any information contained in this page or on the websites it links to, although we have tried to make the information as accurate as possible.
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Wimbledon Tennis |
Information on Wimbledon Tennis Championships |
Future Wimbledon Championships2014 23 June - 6 July |
Church Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 Tel: 020 8946 6131 |
Closed Mondays. A charge is made |
Wimbledon Windmill Museum |
Easter to October weekends & Public Holidays 2pm to 5pm Other times by prior arrangement Adults £1 Children 50p |
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Wimbledon Society Museum of Local History |
Museum
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22 Ridgway The corner of Ridgway and Lingfield Road, |
Saturdays 2.30pm and 5pm Admission is free |
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Cannizaro Park |
Grade 2 listed garden
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Open Air Summer Theatre
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Wimbledon Common | Admission is free to the park |
Cannon Hill Common |
Common land
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A walk close to "Thalia"
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10 minutes walk from both houses. | Free |
Hampton Court Palace(Royal Palaces) |
A magnificent palace and gardens built by Cardinal Wolsley and acquired by Henry VIII
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State apartments, Tudor kitchens, Henry VIII's Great Hall and the gardens with its famous maze
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East Molesey A3 west to junction with A3000 Tel: 020 8781 9500 |
Winter A charge is made |
Box Hill |
Over 800 acres of woods and chalk downland with magnificent views to the south downs
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The view from the top of the hill is spectacular. |
2.5 miles south of Leatherhead on the A24 Tel: 01306 885502 |
Open all year (visitor centre open 11am to 5pm) No charge except for parking (which is free to National Trust Members) |
Wandle Industrial Museum |
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The Vestry Hall Annexe, London Road, Mitcham, Surrey CR4 3UD: Tel: 020 8648 012 |
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Chessington World of Adventure |
A theme park full of exciting rides |
The new ride is "Comet Land" |
A3 west to junction Tel:01372 727227 Advanced bookings Tel: 0870 444 7777 |
5th April to end October 10am to 5pm (later during July and August) A charge is made |
Wimbledon Common |
Open common land with walks |
The Windmill (see above) Open air Theatre Ceasers Camp ancient settlement site (not much to see, but some ancient earth works) |
Wimbledon Common | No charge |
Wimbledon Theatre |
West End quality shows in Wimbledon. | . |
Tickets Tel: 0870 060 6646 Groups Tel:0870 060 6644 |
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Deen City Farm |
Farm animals for children | Riding School |
39 Windsor Avenue Tel: 020 8543 5300 |
Tuesday to Sunday 9.30am to 5.30pm Admission free |
Kew Palace |
Historic Royal Palace | Within Kew Gardens | . | Admission is charged for in addition to the entry to Kew Gardens |
Richmond Park |
A Royal Park open to the public | Deer roam free. The Isabella Plantation offers some spectacular displays of flowers |
Richmond Park |
No charge |
Merton Abbey Mill |
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Kew Gardens |
World famous botanical gardens | . | Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, TW8 8JF Tel: 020 8940 1171 |
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Whitehall |
Tudor House with later additions | Exhibitions of Nonsuch Palace, Cheam Pottery, Cheam School and fully furnished period room. |
Merton Road, Cheam, Surrey Tel: 020 8643 1236 |
Oct to March - Wed, Thurs & Sun 2pm to 5.30pm - Sat 10am to 5.30pm April to September - Tuesday to Friday + Sunday & Bank Holiday Mon 2pm to 5.30pm A charge is made |
Merton Heritage Centre |
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The Canons, Madeira Road, Mitcham, Surrey Tel:020 8640 9387 |
Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm (last entry 4.30pm) |
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Pound Street, Carshalton, Surrey Tel: 020 8770 4871 |
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Little Holland House |
1904 interior | Paintings, copper work and furniture |
Beeches Ave, Carshalton, |
Open 1st Sunday each month, plus Bank Holidays No charge |
Ham House |
Stuart House built in 1610 and extended in 1670 | Rare collection of 17th Century Furnishings and Fittings in original setting | Ham House, Richmond, Surrey TW10 7RS Tel: 020 8940 1950 |
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| Museum | 19th Century Water Pumping Station | Green Dragon Lane, Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0EN Tel: 020 8568 4757 |
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Morden Hall Park |
Historic parkland, with meadows, wetlands and a network of waterways Fragrant and colourful rose garden with over 2,000 roses (May-Sept) Local craft workshops – including potter, carvers, furniture restorer, artist in residence and handmade card maker Old Snuff Mill Environmental Centre brings learning to life | . |
Morden Hall Road Tel: 020 8648 1845 |
Park open all year during daylight |
Claremont Lake |
A tranquil oasis in urban Surrey Parkland created by some of the great names in garden history Unique 18th-century grass amphitheatre Serpentine lake with a superb variety of waterfowl - 52 species to spot! Home to one of the finest Lebanese cedars in England Lots of exciting children's trails |
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South Side House |
Southside House, on Wimbledon Common, was rebuilt by Robert Pennington in the William & Mary style, after the Great Plague of London in 1665. |
One of the oldest houses in Greater London, it is still used as a private residence by descendants of the Pennington family, and the house remains largely unchanged. |
Southside House Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Fax: 020 7376 3327 Southside stands on the southern corner of Wimbledon Common. in Woodhayes Road, beside Kings School School, and opposite a small green with two pubs - the Crooked Billet, and the Hand in Hand. |
Southside Housw is open for guided tours on Wednesdays and Saturdays, Sundays and Bank holidays from Easter Saturday to October 2nd. The guided tours last an hour, and start at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. No booking is necessary. Admission: adults £5.00, children £2.50, family ticket £10.00, concessions £4.00 |
Footprints South West London |
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