Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton is a large suburban village on the River Thames, in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England.
Thames Ditton is a large suburban village on the River Thames, in the Elmbridge borough of Surrey, England. Apart from a large inhabited island in the river, it lies on the southern bank, centred 12.2 miles (19.6 km) south-west of Charing Cross in central London. Thames Ditton is just outside Greater London but within the Greater London Urban Area, as defined by the Office for National Statistics. Its clustered village centre and shopping area on a winding High Street is surrounded by housing, schools and sports areas. Its riverside faces the Thames Path and Hampton Court Palace Gardens and golf course in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its most commercial area is spread throughout its conservation area and contains restaurants, cafés, shops and businesses.
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Worth seeing in and around Thames Ditton
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace is a Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, 12 miles southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. The building of the palace began in 1514 for Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York and the chief minister of Henry VIII. In 1529, as Wolsey fell from favour, the cardinal gave the palace to the king to try to save his own life, which he knew was now in grave danger due to Henry VIII's deepening frustration and anger.
1.7 km · historic royal palace in Richmond, Greater London · Wikipedia - 02Kingston University
Kingston University London is a public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded in 1899.
2.5 km · UK university (1992-) · Wikipedia - 03Bushy Park
Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, at 445 hectares in area, after Richmond Park. The park, most of which is open to the public, is immediately north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton Court Park and is a few minutes' walk from the west side of Kingston Bridge.
2.7 km · Royal Park of London · Wikipedia - 04Kingsmeadow
Kingsmeadow is a football stadium in Norbiton, Kingston upon Thames, London, which is used for home matches by Chelsea Women and Cobham Next Gen. It was formerly the home of Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon and has a capacity of 4,850 with 2,265 seats.
3.8 km · football stadium in Kingston upon Thames, UK · Wikipedia - 05Hampton Court Bridge
Hampton Court Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge that crosses the River Thames in England approximately north–south between Hampton, London and East Molesey, Surrey, carrying the A309. It is the upper of two road bridges on the reach above Teddington Lock and downstream of Molesey Lock.
1.8 km · Broad bridge near to a palace, over the Thames linking outer south-west London with Surrey (in England). To an inter-war design. · Wikipedia - 06Hampton Court railway station
Hampton Court railway station is a suburban terminus station at East Molesey, in the Borough of Elmbridge in the county of Surrey, 100 yards short of Hampton Court Bridge, the midpoint of which is a boundary of Greater London. The station is 14 miles 76 chains down the line from London Waterloo.
1.7 km · terminus station opposite Hampton Court Palace near London, England · Wikipedia - 07Hampton Court Park
Hampton Court Park, also known as Home Park, is a walled royal park managed by the Historic Royal Palaces. The park lies between the gardens of Hampton Court Palace and Kingston upon Thames and Surbiton in south west London, England, mostly within the post town of East Molesey, but with its eastern extremity within the post town of Kingston.
1.7 km · park in South London, England, UK · Wikipedia - 08Kingston Railway Bridge
Kingston Railway Bridge in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, crosses the River Thames on the reach above Teddington Lock. It carries the Kingston Loop Line train service from London Waterloo station, where the majority of services begin and end and which line includes a maintenance depot.
3.1 km · arch bridge in Kingston upon Thames, London · Wikipedia - 09Sandown Park Racecourse
Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey, England, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes.
2.6 km · racecourse in Esher, Surrey · Wikipedia - 10Longford River
The Longford River is an artificial waterway, a distributary designed to embellish a park, that diverts water 12 miles from the River Colne at Longford near Colnbrook in England, to Bushy Park and Hampton Court Palace. Its main outlet is to the reach above Molesey Lock with lesser pond outlet channels to that above Teddington Lock.
3.7 km · ground-level aqueduct in London and Surrey, England, UK · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Church of St Nicholas
12th century in parts.
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Things to do
Because of its location you can catch some great shopping in surrounding area of Thames Ditton. It's a 20-minute walk and you'll arrive at Surbiton's main Victoria Road where most Thames Ditton residents get there shopping done. There are a couple markets, charity shops, and pharmacies.
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Where to eat
- 01Ye Olde Swan
If you want to be right on the River Thames, have a pint here.
- 02Bachmanns Patisserie
6, Criterion Buildings, Portsmouth Rd, KT7 0SS,.
- 03Christy's Fish and Chips
1 Portsmouth Rd, KT7 0SY (across the street from Bachmanns Patisserie),.
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Getting to Thames Ditton
- Airports
- London Heathrow (LHR), 13 km · London Gatwick (LGW), 29 km · London Luton (LTN), 54 km
- Stations
- Hinchley Wood railway station, 1.6 km · Surbiton railway station, 1.9 km · Claygate railway station, 3.3 km · Hampton Wick railway station, 3.1 km · Kingston railway station, 3.3 km
- Luton, Luton → Thames Ditton55 km · quickest by road, 1h 32m · £7–9
- London, Essex → Thames Ditton20 km · quickest by road, 1h 5m · £2.5–3.5
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Thames Ditton162 km · quickest by road, 3h 7m · £18–25
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- Get inThe South's major ferry ports are (clockwise from the east) Dover (ferries from Calais and Dunkirk in France), Newhaven (ferries from Dieppe in France) and Portsmouth (ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg, Caen, Le Havre and St.
- Get inPoole (which shares ferries from the Channel Islands, Cherbourg and St.
- Go nextLondon - The capital is practically on your doorstep when you're in South East England, so it is an obvious choice for a day trip or longer.
- Go nextGo Abroad - The South East is the closest part of the UK to the European mainland (the English Channel is just 20 miles (32 km) across at its narrowest), and with Channel Tunnel journey times from Kent to Calais as short as 35 minutes, day trips to northern France, Belgium and beyond are highly feasible and attractive.
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Next door to Thames Ditton
Thames Ditton is 18 km from Brent, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thamesroyal borough in the London Region in England2.8 km
- Kingston upon Thamesprincipal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London3.2 km
- Teddingtonlargely suburban town centred in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames3.9 km
- Eshertown in Surrey, England, UK3.2 km
- Surbitonsuburban area of south-west London within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, England2.2 km
- Elmbridgelocal government district with borough status in Surrey, England, UK3 km