Start around the Ancient Market
Kingston upon Thames is a south-west London town beside the River Thames. The Ancient Market and Market House form a useful starting point for exploring the older centre, with shopping streets, cafés and the riverside close by. Clarence Street and Eden Street lead towards other shops and services.
Our directory is for this Kingston in Greater London. Surrey remains part of many local postal addresses and business identities, but the town is within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. Read the actual business address rather than relying on a county label alone.
Leave time for the riverside
The Thames gives Kingston a different pace from its shopping streets. Canbury Gardens lies beside the river to the north of the centre, with lawns, mature trees and space for a walk. The park and the town-centre riverside can fit into the same outing, but choose a route that suits your group.
The Market House inspires our hero artwork, painted from an architectural reference rather than presented as a current photograph of the stalls. For more of the town's story, Kingston Heritage Service provides visitor information for Kingston Museum and the separate Kingston History Centre.
Choose the neighbourhood you need
Norbiton, Canbury, North Kingston, Coombe and Kingston Hill have services and residential areas of their own. Nearby Surbiton, Berrylands and New Malden are separate local centres. Ham and Hampton Wick are also useful neighbours, across borough boundaries rather than automatically part of Kingston's council area.
Use our area filters to find a practical location and check whether a business receives visitors or travels to customers. Kingston, Norbiton and Surbiton stations serve different journeys; a Kingston postal address does not mean every destination is beside the town-centre station.
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More local guides
- Things to do in Kingston upon Thames: riverside walks, history and theatre
- Kingston community contacts: services, volunteering and local activities
- Shopping in Kingston upon Thames: the market, shopping streets and independents
- Where to list your business in Kingston upon Thames: directories and local promotion