Kingston Tour Guides to Resume Free Walking Tours
Our regular walking tours of historic Kingston upon Thames have been suspended for over a year but now we are back! Starting on 23rd May, 2021, we will be offering…
Our regular walking tours of historic Kingston upon Thames have been suspended for over a year but now we are back! Starting on 23rd May, 2021, we will be offering…
Welcome to The Museum of Today The museum is now OPEN so come and explore a new online exhibition and virtual cabinet of wonders celebrating objects from our communities' homes,…
Famous residents mostly past, some present of Kingston and the surrounding areas. Any errors or any you think should be mentioned let us know via the form at the bottom…
From Bollywood films on the Thames to vox pop news reports in the Market Place, Kingston has been used for decades as a film and TV location. If it's a…
Ancient Market Place Kingston More of a triangle than a market square, this small area flanked by shops, a church and a pub has been a meeting point for the…
British Pathé uploaded 85,000 historical videos to Youtube April 2014. The Pathé Brothers invented this reel format of delivering news and topical information in 1908. The reels were shown in…
Follow the Hogsmill River 4 miles upstream from busy Kingston upon Thames and you'll arrive at an unassuming, quiet stretch of water. This is where John Everett Millais chose to…
The Kingston Green Fair was a remarkable event which took place every year by the river in Canbury Gardens. Its raison d'être was to create and grow environmental awareness and…
Anyone growing up in Britain in the 60s and 70s will remember the remarkable and loveable Barbara Mitchell. If you don't remember the name you will certainly remember her face.…
At the age of 6 Cesar was taken from his family in Senegal, West Africa and transported by ship to England by Captain John Parr. On arrival he was taken…
Note: Some of the comments below are from our old site. As they hold a lot of information about Kingston, we have transferred them. You can comment on any of…
Note: Some of the comments are from our old site. As they hold a lot of information about Kingston, we have transferred them. You can comment on any of these…
Surbiton Lagoon, Raeburn Avenue, Surbiton Surbiton Lagoon was a popular open air swimming pool lido in Raeburn Avenue in Surbiton, Surrey. It opened in 1934 and closed in 1979 for…