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Kingston upon Thames is a large town in south west London, England.

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By Car

Kingston has a Christmas Park and Ride service and is also planning to open a regular Park and Ride facility in November 2007, see National Park and Ride Directory

By Train

South West Trains operate a regular service from London Waterloo station to Kingston.

There are more regular train services to Surbiton, which is around 10 minutes away from Kingston by bus. Travelling via Surbiton can also be quicker when coming from towns to the southwest of London such as Guildford, Portsmouth or Southampton.

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Take your bike along the riverside and follow the Thames path to Richmond upon Thames, Kew (home of the botanical gardens) and beyond into Barnes and Putney. In the opposite direction you will find Hampton Court, which has open air picnic concerts during the summer months.

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The biggest shopping mall is the four-storey Bentall centre[1] on Clarence Street, which is anchored by a multi-level department store, Bentalls, which sells high-end fashion, homewares and some speciality food products. John Lewis is the other main department store in town and is noted for quality. It has a branch of Waitrose supermarket in the basement.

Kingston has the most extensive range of shops in the southeast of England outside central London, and is very popular, especially at weekends. Virtually all major chains have branches, as well as several independent shops and boutiques. Fife Road, between the Bentall Centre and the railway station, has several clothing boutiques.

The marketplace was historically at the heart of Kingston's prosperity, benefitting from a Royal Charter forbidding any other markets within seven miles. Today it mostly sells fruit and vegetables, although there are some other stalls. There are also occasional visiting markets from France and Germany that sell regional produce and takeaway food and drink.

Borders bookstore is built on the site of the old Empire department store. Its beautiful listed wooden staircase was maintained through recent renovations.

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There are a large variety of pubs and bars from cheaper chain pubs such as Wetherspoons to the trendy riverside bars. The main club is Oceana which is always very popular and attracts a great number of people from surrounding areas.

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