#1 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
The All England Lawn Tennis Club
Church Road Wimbledon Not Applicable
~4.96 miles from Sutton city center
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The club currently has 19 tournament courts, 14 other grass courts, which serve as competitors' practice courts during the championship, and several clay and hard courts, which are hidden under temporary stands and marquees during the tournament.
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#2 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Wimbledon Centre Court
Merton
~5.10 miles from Sutton city center
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Wimbledon is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located 7 miles south west of Charing Cross. For most of the past one hundred years, Wimbledon has been internationally known as the home of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Held annually between late June and the beginning of July for two weeks, the tournament takes place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/index.html
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#3 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
No. 1 Court, Wimbledon
London
~5.36 miles from Sutton city center
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#4 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Chessington World of Adventures
Chessington
~5.37 miles from Sutton city center
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Chessington World of Adventures is a theme park and zoo in south-west London, England. It lies 12 miles from Central London, close to the A3 and M25 (junction 9 or 10). Historically opening as a zoo, a theme park was developed alongside it, opening in 1987.
The park has a selection of attractions, ranging from the Dragon's Fury roller coaster, to family-oriented rides such as the Bubbleworks. It also has animals, many of which can be seen from the Safari Skyway, an elevated monorail around the zoo. Since 1998 Chessington has been in the same ownership as nearby Thorpe Park, and since 2007, Legoland Windsor.[1] Recent changes in direction have stunted the growth of the park; however, infrastructure is currently being fully refurbished to prepare for relaunch in 2010
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#5 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Selhurst Park Stadium
London
~6.49 miles from Sutton city center
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#6 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Hampton Court Park
London
~6.54 miles from Sutton city center
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#7 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Richmond Park
London
~6.94 miles from Sutton city center
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#8 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Bushy Park
London
~7.14 miles from Sutton city center
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Bushy Park is the second largest of the Royal Parks of London, at 445 hectares (1,100 acres) in area,[1] and lies immediately north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton Court Park, a few minutes' walk west of Kingston upon Thames. It is in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south-west London and most of it is open to the public.
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#9 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Hampton Court Palace
London
~7.16 miles from Sutton city center
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#10 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Craven Cottage Stadium
London
~8.04 miles from Sutton city center
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Craven Cottage is the name of a sports stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896. The capacity of the stadium was increased to 26,678 following cosmetic repairs. Fulham recorded two record attendances early in the early in the 2009-2010 season, with both the 0-1 loss to Arsenal and the 3-1 victory over Liverpool drawing full capacity crowds of 25,700.
It is located next to Bishop's Park on the banks of the River Thames. 'Crave Cottage' was originally a royal hunting lodge and has history dating back over 300 years. The stadium is used by the Australian and Republic of Ireland national football team for some friendly matches due to a large expat population living in England (mainly in London).
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#11 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Stamford Bridge Stadium
London
~8.31 miles from Sutton city center
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#12 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Battersea Park
London
~8.50 miles from Sutton city center
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Battersea Park is an 83 hectare (200 acre) green space in Battersea, London, England. It is situated on the south bank of the River Thames opposite Chelsea. It was opened in 1858.
The park occupies a mix of marshland reclaimed from the Thames, and land formerly used for market gardens that served the London population.
Battersea fields, as it was once known, was once a popular spot for duelling. On March 21, 1829, the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchilsea met on Battersea fields to settle a matter of honour. When it came time to fire, the Duke deliberately aimed his duelling pistol wide and Winchilsea fired his into the air. Winchilsea later wrote the Duke a groveling apology.
Original designs for the park were laid out by Sir James Pennethorne between 1846 and 1864, although the park as opened in 1858 varied somewhat from Pennethorne's vision.
Battersea Park hosted the first football game played under the rules of the recently formed Football Association on 9 January 1864.[citation needed] The members of the opposing teams were chosen by the President of the FA (A. Pember) and the Secretary (E.C. Morley) and included many well-known footballers of the day.
From the 1860s, Battersea Park was home to the leading amateur football team Wanderers F.C., winners of the first-ever FA Cup in 1872. One team they are known to have played against at Battersea was Sheffield F.C. in the 1860s. The Wanderers are planning to reform, although it is unknown whether Battersea Park will be used as their home ground again.
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#13 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
City Centre Richmond
Richmond-upon-Thames
~8.55 miles from Sutton city center
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#14 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Chelsea Bridge
London
~8.76 miles from Sutton city center
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Chelsea Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames in West London, connecting Chelsea on the north bank to Battersea on the south bank. There have been two Chelsea Bridges, on the site of what was an ancient ford.
The first Chelsea Bridge was proposed in the 1840s as part of a major development of marshlands on the south bank of the Thames into the new Battersea Park. It was a suspension bridge intended to provide convenient access from the densely populated north bank to the new park. Although built and operated by the government, tolls were charged initially in an effort to recoup the cost of the bridge. Work on the nearby Chelsea Embankment delayed construction and so the bridge, initially called Victoria Bridge, did not open until 1857. Although well received architecturally, as a toll-bridge it was unpopular with the public, and Parliament felt obliged to make it toll-free on Sundays. The bridge was less of a commercial success than had been anticipated, partly because of competition from the newly built Albert Bridge nearby. It was acquired by the Metropolitan Board of Works in 1877, and the tolls were abolished in 1879.
The bridge was narrow and structurally unsound, leading the authorities to rename it Chelsea Bridge to avoid the Royal Family's association with a potential collapse. Unable to handle increased volumes of users caused by population growth in the surrounding area and the introduction of the automobile, in 1926 it was proposed that the bridge be rebuilt or replaced. Between 1934 and 1937 it was demolished and replaced by the current structure which opened in 1937.
The new bridge was the first self-anchored suspension bridge in Britain, and was built entirely with materials sourced from within the British Empire. During the early 1950s it became popular with motorcyclists, who staged regular races across the bridge. One such meeting in 1970 erupted into violence, resulting in the death of one man and the imprisonment of 20 others. Chelsea Bridge is floodlit from below during the hours of darkness, when the towers and cables are illuminated by 936 feet (285 m) of light-emitting diodes. As of 2008 it achieved Grade II listed status. In 2004 a smaller bridge perpendicular to the main bridge Battersea footbridge was opened beneath the southern span, carrying the Thames Path underneath the main bridge.
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#15 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Earl's Court Exhibition Center
Knightsbridge England
~8.91 miles from Sutton city center
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The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre, conference and event venue located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham. It is the second largest exhibition venue in London. It is served by two underground stations, Earl's Court and West Brompton, opposite its entrances on Warwick Road and the Old Brompton Road.
Earls Court and nearby Olympia are operated by EC&O Venues.
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#16 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Chiswick House
London
~8.94 miles from Sutton city center
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Chiswick House was inherited by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork, known as "the Apollo of the Arts." The mansion was a medium sized jacobean mansion used as a summer retreat to get away from the heat of London in the same way as Marble Hill, Strawberry Hill and Syon Park were used. He decided to add to the house by building a villa to one side solely to hold his collection of art and furniture. Since there was accommodation provided there was no need for bedrooms in the new annex. The "architect earl" designed it with William Kent and built it in 1726-9. Kent also designed the gardens which according to the Chiswick House and Gardens Trust Web site[1] were the inspiration for the English landscape garden.
Burlington's daughter Charlotte married William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, and the house and gardens passed to that family after her early death in the 1750s. The house was used occasionally by the Devonshires, who had many other residences, and they added two small wings to the villa to increase the amount of accommodation. Built in 1788 these were designed by James Wyatt in a sympathetic style, but inimical to the concept of the house as a compact perfectly formed villa, and were removed in 1952.
The 9th Duke of Devonshire sold Chiswick House to Middlesex County Council (with contributions from public subscription including King George V) in 1929[2]. The grounds are now in the care of the London Borough of Hounslow the House is in the care of English Heritage. The garden is open to the public without charge.
Hounslow and English Heritage formed the Chiswick House and Gardens Trust in 2005 to unify the running of the House and Grounds. The Trust will take over administration once the works are complete following an approx GBP 7.6M Heritage Lottery Fund Grant[3] complemented by approx GBP 4M from other sources, for restoration of the Grounds.
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#17 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Fulham
~8.94 miles from Sutton city center
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The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre, conference and event venue located in West London, England on the boundary between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Hammersmith and Fulham. It is the second largest exhibition venue in London. It is served by two underground stations, Earl's Court and West Brompton, opposite its entrances on Warwick Road and the Old Brompton Road.
Earls Court and nearby Olympia are operated by EC&O Venues.
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#18 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Twickenham Stoop Stadium
London
~8.99 miles from Sutton city center
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#19 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Kennington Oval
London
~9.13 miles from Sutton city center
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#20 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Hammersmith Apollo
London
~9.13 miles from Sutton city center
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#21 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Vauxhall Bridge
London
~9.21 miles from Sutton city center
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#22 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Twickenham Stadium
London
~9.23 miles from Sutton city center
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#23 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Sloane Square
Chelsea
~9.23 miles from Sutton city center
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#24 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Olympia Conference and Exhibition Centre
Richmond-upon-Thames
~9.26 miles from Sutton city center
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#25 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
London Natural History and Science Museums
Kensington England
~9.38 miles from Sutton city center
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#26 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Tate Museum Britain
City of Westminster
~9.46 miles from Sutton city center
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#27 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
London Science Museum
London
~9.48 miles from Sutton city center
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#28 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Kew Gardens
Richmond-upon-Thames
~9.50 miles from Sutton city center
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http://www.kew.org/
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#29 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Harrods
Chelsea
~9.56 miles from Sutton city center
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#30 of 30 Things To Do in Sutton
Victoria Station
City of Westminster
~9.58 miles from Sutton city center
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