On the banks of the Thames and just a short 12 mile hop from Central
London, Kingston is a vibrant market town and one of the liveliest
London boroughs.
First recorded in a Royal Charter in 838, the town was established as
the coronation place for Anglo Saxon Kings. Today, our quietly
confident medieval market town is a rich mix of retail, arts &
culture and food & drink making Kingston a popular destination.
"Out of Order" by David Mach
David Mach RA is a Scottish sculptor and installation artist. Mach's artistic style is based on flowing assemblages of mass-produced objects.
Guildhall
Kingston’s Ancient Market, with over 800 years of history and a major
part of Kingston’s heritage, has 29 permanent stalls renowned for their
fantastic displays of fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, fish and baked
goods. Add to this, an array of fresh hot food stalls and a string of
pop-up stalls appearing throughout the year to keep the market fresh and
you have an exciting hub in the centre of Kingston.
This beautiful statue and water fountain in Market Place is a memorial
to Henry Shrubsole, a local banker and three times Mayor of Kingston.
Clattern Bridge, forming part of Kingston High street is the oldest
surviving bridge in London. Thought to have been built way back in the
12th Century, the earliest known mention of the bridge is in a
deed of 1293 with the beautiful stone arches, visible from downstream,
thought to have been built around 1180.
Early references to the bridge use the Medieval name ‘Clateryngbrugge’, thought to have been a description of the sound of horse hooves crossing the bridge to and from Kingston Market.
The bridge doesn’t cross the river Thames, but rather the river Hogsmill, with it’s own claim to fame being that it appears in the John Millais painting of Hamlet’s Ophelia.
Early references to the bridge use the Medieval name ‘Clateryngbrugge’, thought to have been a description of the sound of horse hooves crossing the bridge to and from Kingston Market.
The bridge doesn’t cross the river Thames, but rather the river Hogsmill, with it’s own claim to fame being that it appears in the John Millais painting of Hamlet’s Ophelia.
All Saints Church
One of the many things which makes Kingston a great and unique
destination is the fact that we are on the river. Take in the stunning
views as you take a relaxing walk along the riverside path that gently
meanders alongside the Thames.
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