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Science Museum London
Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
13 km · about 25 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Kingston upon Thames works well as a base: 5 minutes from Long Ditton, 15km from Westminster Abbey.
Kingston upon Thames is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 10,001, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kingston upon Thames sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kingston upon Thames to your route.
Kingston upon Thames, colloquially known as Kingston, is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. It is situated on the River Thames, 10 miles (16 km) south-west of Charing Cross. It is an ancient market town, notable as the place where some Saxon kings wereRead more
crowned.
Historically in the county of Surrey, the ancient parish of Kingston covered both the town itself and a large surrounding area. The town was an ancient borough, having been formally incorporated in 1441, with a long history prior to that as a royal manor. From 1836 until 1965 the town formed the Municipal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames. From 1893 to 2020 Kingston was the seat of Surrey County Council. The town became part of Greater London in 1965, when the modern borough was also created as one of the 32 London boroughs.
Kingston is identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan and is one of the biggest retail centres in the UK, receiving 18 million visitors a year. It is also home to Kingston University.
The Kingston upon Thames post town corresponds to the KT1 and KT2 postcodes. The wider borough also includes the post towns of New Malden, Surbiton, Chessington, parts of Worcester Park and peripheral parts of several other post towns based outside the borough. The Kingston upon Thames post town roughly corresponds to the six wards of Canbury Gardens, Coombe Hill, Kingston Gate, Kingston Town, Norbiton and Tudor, which had a combined population of 54,925 at the 2021 census, while the borough overall counted 168,063.
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Kingston upon Thames is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.4126 latitude, -0.2974 longitude.
Kingston upon Thames has a population of approximately 10,001 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Home to pioneering scientific achievements including Stephenson's Rocket and the Apollo 10 command module.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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World-renowned museum in a stunning Romanesque terracotta building, housing 80 million specimens spanning 4.5 billion years of life on Earth.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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The world's largest museum of applied and decorative arts and design, spanning 5,000 years of human creativity.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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The birthplace of British motorsport and aviation, featuring the world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit from 1907.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
The 1938 North Circular roadside cafe that became the home of the ton-up boys and rocker culture, reopened on its original site in 1997 and still holding weekly bike and classic car meets.
14 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
The world's first purpose-built motor racing circuit, opened 1907, where surviving sections of the towering concrete Members' Banking rear up out of the Surrey woodland. The museum holds racing cars and aircraft on the original site.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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The world's greatest collection of British art from 1500 to today, including the definitive Turner collection.
15 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Gothic abbey church and traditional coronation site of British monarchs since 1066.
15 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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