{"id":761,"date":"2008-10-01T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2008-10-01T12:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=761"},"modified":"2012-12-24T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T19:53:37","slug":"greenery-and-putting-greens-in-richmond-wandsworth-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/01\/greenery-and-putting-greens-in-richmond-wandsworth-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenery and Putting Greens in Richmond\u2013Wandsworth, London"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\"Wimbledon,\n\t
Wimbledon, a world famous tennis stadium <\/div>\n<\/div>Ask any tourists what their favorite places in London<\/a> are and they\u2019ll probably list Harrod\u2019s, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye<\/a> and Madame Tussaud\u2019s. Ask any Londoners about their favorite spots in the city and you\u2019re sure to hear less familiar choices like Kew Gardens, Richmond Park and Wimbledon Common, all near Richmond<\/a>-Wandsworth.<\/strong> While visitors don\u2019t mind queuing up to get their chance to see the famous sights, locals often opt to spend their free time off the beaten path. If you want to stay where Londoners make their weekend getaways, has London accommodations<\/a> in the insiders\u2019 favorite sections of the city.<\/p>\n

Look on any area map and you\u2019ll notice that Richmond-Wandsworth is literally awash in greenery, with ample parklands and golf courses. Near the much-loved Kew Gardens and Richmond Park are the Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club, the Richmond Golf Club, the Strawberry Hill Golf Club, the London-Scottish Golf Club<\/strong> and so many others that you can feel your score decreasing with each day you stay in your flat rental in London<\/a>. For golf fans, it\u2019s possible to book a tee time at a different course every day of your visit.<\/p>\n

For tennis lovers, however, there is always the famed Wimbledon Stadium<\/strong>, where tours will take you onto the grass and clay courts, as well as inside the building to areas usually restricted to the public. Like the old joke goes, another way to get to Wimbledon is through practice, practice, practice, and you can do that by playing in any of the local parks with plenty of tennis courts.<\/p>\n

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London accommodation: 2-bedroom apartment Richmond-Wandsworth LN-595<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

If you\u2019re not particularly a sports fan, there are many other ways to spend your time. Kew Gardens<\/strong> is a day-destination spot all its own (actually, more like two or three leisurely visits), with amazing botanical and ecological delights<\/strong> abounding. You can see the sculptural, 18th century Queen\u2019s Garden<\/strong>, the tropical and ornamental Waterlily House, the iconic Palm House Paterre, Kew Palace, and the new, exciting Treetop Walkway, which takes visitors about sixty feet up in the air and allows them access to unprecedented views from above.<\/p>\n

There are also fun and educational exhibits for the kids, including the Badger Sett, which lets children explore the real-life living conditions of those underground creatures; in the park sleepovers; and the fall through winter ice skating rink, set outside the gorgeously lit, glass Temperate House.<\/p>\n

Lest all this sumptuous greenery makes you feel too removed from the concrete splendors of central London, be assured that a fifteen-minute ride on the Underground or National Rail will bring you to the heart and hustle of the city<\/strong>, then back to your greater London retreat to retire for a peaceful night\u2019s sleep. Consider a\u00a0vacation rental in Wandsworth<\/a> for your stay. Our recommendations in Richmond-Wandsworth include:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0A chic and streamlined 2-bedroom vacation rental in Richmond-Wandsworth-Battersea (LN-595)<\/a> with modern design and conveniences such as a gym, laundry and sparkling, chrome kitchen. This riverside apartment is on the fourth floor and has a balcony with spectacular Thames views, as well as a corner reception room, hardwood floors and two bathrooms. It\u2019s only ten minutes from Clapham Junction station and right across the river from Cheyne Walk in Kensington-Chelsea.<\/p>\n

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London Accommodation 2-bedroom apartment in Richmond-Wandsworth (LN-595)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u2022\u00a0A funky and inviting 2-bedroom accommodation in Richmond-Wandsworth (LN-534)<\/a> that has a garden, terrace and bunkbeds for the kids. This ground- and first-floor accommodation is only a three-minute walk from the nearest National Railway station.<\/p>\n

Go \u201cgreen\u201d with a stay in aaccommodation in London\u2019s lush Richmond-Wandsworth area\u2014and let us know which park or golf course is your favorite with a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ask any tourists what their favorite places in London are and they\u2019ll probably list Harrod\u2019s, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and Madame Tussaud\u2019s. Ask any…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12394,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761\/revisions\/12394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}