Tour Locations | Kingston upon Thames: A walk through history and modernity

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LOCATION 1
Coronation Stone
Welcome to Kingston upon Thames. You are standing in front of the Coronation Stone, the emblem of Kingston’s history.
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LOCATION 2
Guildhall
Stop here for a moment to look at the grand front entrance of Kingston's Guildhall. The current building was constructed in 1935 by the architect Maurice Webb. In 1935, the architect also construct...
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LOCATION 3
Turn right on High Street
Okay, now cross over High Street and turn right to walk along the pavement.
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LOCATION 4
Sweet Revenge
We're going to keep left to walk through the pedestrian area ahead. Sweet Revenge, the little bakery on the corner, is a great place for cupcakes and cake. If you want to enjoy one now, you can go ...
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LOCATION 5
Charter Quay Restaurants & Walk to Riverside
There's a little entrance on your left here called Charter Quay. We won't go through it now, but don't worry, we'll enter Charter Quay from the other side later.
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LOCATION 6
Ancient Market Place
We're now walking through the alluring Ancient Market Place.
Kingston’s Market Place has been in use since about 1170, when Henry II was King of England. It has always been used for selling pro...
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LOCATION 7
Turn right on Church Street
Let's turn right here on Church Street.
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LOCATION 8
View of All Saints Church
As you walk, have a look to your left. You'll have a view of the beautiful All Saints Church. We are going to walk there and have a proper look at it in a few minutes. In the meantime, let me tell ...
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LOCATION 9
Veer left around shops
Stay left here, and walk around the shops.
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LOCATION 10
All Saints Church
Stop here, near the entrance to the All Saints Church. When standing in front of this Church, it is easy to feel captured and overwhelmed by its suggestive architecture and history. You almost feel...
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LOCATION 11
Turn left on Clarence Street
Follow the sidewalk to the left now, onto Clarence Street. As you turn, take a quick look to your right. That's Bentalls shopping centre. Let me tell you a bit about Bentalls as we continue walking...
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LOCATION 12
Local Hero
On a free afternoon, I like to meet my friends at the independent coffee shop, the Local Hero. It's just around the corner to your left, down Thames Street, and I'd highly recommend it. It's a cosy...
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LOCATION 13
Stay left towards the bridge
Let's stay left here and follow the road to the bridge. We're heading onto the bridge, but we're not going to go over all the way. Relax and look at the amazing surroundings of this area. I'll tell...
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LOCATION 14
Kingston Bridge
Let's stop for a moment to admire the magnificent view from Kingston Bridge.
It's one of the oldest bridges on the river Thames. It's believed that there has been a crossing here since the firs...
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LOCATION 15
Riverside Walk
We are now walking along Kingston Riverside, one of my favourite areas in this lovely town. If you want to have a walk or sit on a bench to chat with a friend on a sunny day, this is the ideal plac...
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LOCATION 16
Turn left on Charter Quay
Now, we're going to turn left on the Charter Quay. You can take your time and have a look at some of the shops and restaurants.
Keep following the walkway, and I'll meet you at the end on the o...
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LOCATION 17
Turn right on Wadbrook Street
Turn right now, onto Wadbrook Street. We are now walking towards Kingston's only theatre: the amazing Rose Theatre.
It is located just ahead of you at the bottom of this road, close to the guil...
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LOCATION 18
Rose Theatre
Stop here for a few minutes, I will tell you a bit more about the Rose Theatre Kingston, on your right.
The theatre offers circular seating around a wide, thrust stage, and the audience is seat...
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LOCATION 19
Proceed north-east on High Street
Do you recognise where we are? We're back at the guildhall, where we started. We're not quite at the end of our tour yet though.
We're going to continue walking straight here on High Street, pa...
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LOCATION 20
Turn right on Eden Street
This time around, we're going to follow the road to the right and walk down Eden Street.
We're heading towards the entrance of Kingston's War Memorial Gardens. As you can see, Eden Street is a ...
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LOCATION 21
Turn left on Union Street
Let's turn left here onto Union Street. This street is not among Kingston's most popular walking routes – usually it's used to approach the town centre by car. We are going to walk it to get to Kin...
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LOCATION 22
War Memorial Gardens
We've now arrived at the end of our walk, the War Memorial Gardens to your right.
In front of the entrance, you can see the War Memorial. It's a bronze, nude sculpture of a man trampling upon a...