London accommodations with good access to all London sights

Southfields is an attractive London village, in a leafy suburb yet close to the centre, beside many areas of historic interest and natural beauty:-

WIMBLEDON COMMON
1½ mile - Wonderful woodland bordering historic Wimbledon Village .

RICHMOND PARK
1½miles. One of London's great parks. Teeming with deer, popular with model boat, aircraft and kite enthusiasts. Watch a game of polo, go riding, have tea at PEMBROKE LODGE and visit the beautiful Isabella Plantation , famous for its magnificent Rhododendrons and Azaleas.

RIVER THAMES
Closeby at PUTNEY (1¼ miles, 2 tube stops or short bus ride to Putney Bridge). River boats to central London can be boarded from Putney Pier. Delightful riverside pubs .

STATELY HOMES
Several Stately homes are within easy reach including:- Hampton Court Palace (9 miles, 27 mins drive, easy access from A3, or 30 mins by train) Ham House (8 miles, easy access through Richmond Park) Clandon Park ( 25 miles, easy access from A3) Polesden Lacey (18 miles, easy access from A3) Windsor Castle (39 mins by train).

THEME PARKS
Chessington World of adventure and Zoo is within 15 mins drive.

MUSEUMS
London has some of the finest museums in the world - 3 of the best are located in South Kensington (direct trains, 17 mins journey time).

PUBS
A short walk to the village locals, nice traditional English pubatmosphere with good (cheap) beer and food. Other good pubs within longer walk or short drive/tube distance, many regularly host jazz, rock, or folk groups.

RESTAURANTS
There are excellent local restaurants of many cuisines and take-away meals can be ordered by telephone for delivery to your door.

SHOPPING
There is excellent shopping. The local Southfields shops should cater for all your needs. There are 3 banks and 2 well stocked supermarkets are open from 8am to 11pm (Sundays 9.30am to 10.30pm). Neighbouring Wimbledon, Kingston and Richmond all have big department stores and several shopping malls and hypermarkets are within a few minutes bus or tube ride or drive. Always at weekends there are excellent local antique fairs, craft markets and car-boot sales.

SPORTS
Plentyof sports facilities close by including golf, riding, boating - and tennis of course! You can watch greyhound and stock car racing at Wimbledon Stadium, horse racing at nearby Epsom, Sandown Park and Kempton Park and, during June/July, there's Wimbledon Tennis. There is also an excellent Fitness and Health club within easy walking distance with membership available to guests at very reasonable rates.